Mighty Kingdom, Australia's largest independent game development studio are looking for a talented full-time Systems Designer to work on mobile and console games in Adelaide, South Australia!

As a Systems Designer at Mighty Kingdom, you will be responsible for designing and effectively communicating your design ideas across multi-disciplined teams, ensuring they are implemented in alignment with the product vision. 

Whilst the studio is based in Adelaide, this position may be offered as remote for the right candidate.

Mighty Kingdom:

Winner of Australia Game Developer Awards studio of the year.
A diverse team that values collaboration and creative problem solving.
Competitive salary.
Flexible work environment (flexible hours, work from home) and a CBD location.
Uncapped leave, including all statutory leave, additional personal leave, menstrual and menopause leave, and recharge leave for when you just need a break.
Employer paid parental leave including superannuation paid throughout parental leave.
Remote work available for the perfect applicant

Responsibilities:

Developing the details of key game systems, including player progression, item attributes, player matchmaking, AI behaviours, upgrade paths and economies to name a few.
Creating clear and detailed design documentation for the technical team.
Working closely with designers, programmers, product managers and producers to ensure that game systems are implemented in a functional way from the beginning of projects, though to live-ops.
Testing and balancing systems and providing feedback to improve gameplay, processes and techniques on our products.
Collaborating with multi-disciplined teams including product, UI/UX design, audio, artists, and programmers to define, design and implement unique, fun and innovative gameplay.
Building wireframes, storyboards, user flows, and prototypes to aid in efficiently communicating game design decisions to teammates and stakeholders outside of the project.
Working with other designers and disciplines to help shape overall game visions.
Articulating reasoning behind a system’s design and how it is relevant to the ecosystem of a game and the player’s expectations.

Qualifications / Experience:

4+ years experience within the games industry in a design or related role.
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
Great knowledge of Free to Play games, particularly within the casual market, and understanding of player desires.
Strong interpersonal and outstanding communication and collaboration skills; great at working in a team and independently.
Strong interest and belief in data-driven approach to support & validate intuition.
A strong passion for creating and playing video games.
A strong desire to be at the leading edge of systems design in multiple genres through research and competitive analysis.
Self-motivated with a passion for solving problems.
Strong attention to detail.

Highly Regarded:

Completed a game, marketing, or other relevant degree.
One or more shipped titles as a designer.
Experience in other disciplines of game development.
Proficiency within industry standard game engines and version control such as git/subversion.
Experience with mentoring junior team members.

Benefits:

Flexible hours: With core hours of 8.30am-6.00pm, employees can structure their work hours however it suits their lifestyle.
Work from home: Whether it's a regular day or last-minute, all employees can work from home when they need to, and the business is fully able to support Work from Home arrangements.
Cutting-edge leave options: Uncapped leave, including all statutory leave, additional personal leave, menstrual and menopause leave, and recharge leave for when you just need a break.
Paid parental leave: Employer paid parental leave from day 1 for every new parent or carer, including superannuation paid throughout parental leave.
Career Development: 1on1s, discipline representative support and a broad support network create an environment for you to learn, grow and reach your career potential.
Adelaide lifestyle: Great CBD location surrounded by some of Australia’s best restaurants and bars, and just a 20 minute drive from the beach and wine regions.

Apply:

Your application should include your CV, covering letter and links to your portfolio.

Covering letters (no more than 2 pages) should state where you are based and describe your skills, abilities, knowledge, qualifications and experience in relation to the position.

Who can apply:

To be eligible to apply for this role you must be legally permitted to work in Australia.