Are you a creative and dedicated games industry professional with experience in game design with a passion for 4X and Grand Strategy games?
As a Economic Designer working internally with a development team in Bucharest, you will be responsible for designing game mechanisms and as well the game balancing. You will have a direct and influential impact on the quality and feel of the game. Organizationally, you will report to Project Lead and become an internal member of the Game Design department at Playwing.
Playwing is a mobile, PC and Console developer and publisher focused on high-quality games across genres, platforms, and target audiences. At Playwing, we strongly believe in putting the fun front and center, and polishing every aspect of the player experience. This is a unique opportunity to take part of an exciting adventure as we gear up for an existing 2021 and beyond. The company also has operational offices in Bordeaux (France), Madrid (Spain), Sofia (Bulgaria), and Kharkov (Ukraine).
Responsibilities:
- Identify and design new gameplay features, fun and attractive to improve players engagement and retention
- Balance and adjust gameplay and mechanisms to ensure the success of the game
- Analyze KPIs to identify issues with the existing game design and propose adjustments
- Balance and tune game, progression, economy and resources to ensure long term retention and monetization
- Prototype and build new core features
- Define specs and communicate those effectively to the Project Lead, Artists, and Programmers
- Work closely with the Artists and Programmers to make sure the design is properly implemented according to the specifications
- Create and maintain game design documentation
- Benchmark the market to stay up to date on new emerging mechanisms or trends
Required Qualifications:
- At least 5 years in Game Design in gaming industry, with at least 4 years in F2P
- Experience in Live Ops, preferably on mobile game
- Knowledge and experience on 4X, Grand Strategy Games, or at least strong interest
- Good skills in maths & logic, good analysis capacities
- Fluent in speaking English and able to write design documentation in English
- Ability to work highly independently with assigned tasks and take responsibility for delivering game design specifications according to the project’s schedule
- Excellent communication skills
At Playwing, we desire individuals that are capable of open and clear communication skills within their team and co-workers. We strive to cooperate with each other by sharing and receiving constructive feedback while trying to be a positive influence on other team members and support each other.
Practical information
We would like your application to include any relevant work samples and/or a link to your portfolio if you have one or any game mods you have released publicly. We are especially interested in writing samples and any other content that you have produced for games or other media.
Scope: Full-time and permanent
Location: Bucharest
If you think that this description matches you, we highly encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we will interview candidates continuously. If you don't match all the requirements, please demonstrate how your passion, attitude and interest in 4x games might compensate for this.
We therefore encourage you, no matter who you are, to apply for this job if you think you’d be a great addition to our team.