Location Game Designer
About the company
Playrix is one of the most successful mobile game development companies in the world. In terms of mobile application revenue, we rank first in Europe and are in the top 3 worldwide. Our games have been installed 2.3 billion times (that's a third of the world's population!) and more than 30 million people around the world play them every day.
Team, about the role
We're looking for a talented Location Game Designer. Together with the experts who created the popular Scapes series, you will make top-quality content and raise the bar in level design for one of the most successful games on the casual market.
Tasks
Customization of content and game parameters related to the game's visuals and the project's level design configuration
Technical customization of animations based on templates
Technical preparation of graphics (slicing, exporting) in Photoshop
Participation in the formation of a unified vision and generating ideas for level design
Development of the level design concept and elaboration of game mechanics from the standpoint of overall game design and visual assembly of game locations
Preparation of guidelines, and conducting presentations and workshops for the team
Management of level design at all stages — from concept development to quality control of its implementation in the game
Our stack
Our own engine, similar to Unity or Unreal, which we are constantly developing
Adobe Photoshop, Spine, Git, XML
Requirements
2+ years of experience working as a game designer or level designer of game locations
2+ years of experience creating and assembling maps (preferably in the expedition or farming genres)
Experience working with popular game engines (Unity, Unreal, or any other game editors)
Basic skills in Adobe Photoshop and Git, understanding of xml structure
Experience in animation and scripting
Extensive gaming experience, interest in casual games and/or RPGs
Preferred
Degree in visual arts or technical studies
Programming experience or knowledge of scripting languages
Experience mentoring a team
We offer
The ability to influence the quality of our tools, including the development of our proprietary level editor and our work with the VSO engine
The freedom to switch out processes and approaches for more efficient ones without lengthy approvals or bureaucracy
A flat team structure. Direct collaboration with the producer and game designer
Our Perks
Flexibility at work
For most positions we offer a flexible schedule, and employees can work from anywhere in the world (except for the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus). You can do your work however and wherever you like — we only evaluate your results.
Caring for health and well-being
We provide voluntary health insurance for employees and their children, and reimburse online sessions with a psychologist.
We offer fully paid vacation days and sick leave. In certain circumstances, you can request additional days off.
We support leading a healthy lifestyle and reimburse the cost of gym memberships and fitness app subscriptions.
Professional development and education
We pay for participation in specialized conferences and courses and hold our own internal conferences.
We offer discounts on English language courses and courses for the languages of the countries in which the company operates.
Events and merch
We regularly hold offline events like team meetings, big corporate parties, and informal office parties.
We also regularly organize fun competitions, quizzes, hackathons, and online fitness challenges.
We have a merch store with an internal currency you can use to buy unique gifts. We give out this currency as a gift for significant dates, and you can earn more by participating in events and company activities.