Senior Game Designer, Clipwire Games

Position Overview:

Responsibilities:

Drive the game's creative direction throughout its entire lifecycle, from initial concept to live operations.
Pitch innovative game mechanics designed to enhance player behavior, increasing key metrics such as retention, engagement, and monetization.
Collaborate with development teams to implement new features and content, ensuring they meet our high quality standards.
Monitor game health using various dashboards, working closely with the data science team to ensure your data needs are met.
Gather player insights through playtests and maintain a strong connection with our player base.
Analyze player data and feedback to continuously improve the product and fine-tune the game economy.
Create and maintain game economy systems, ensuring they function as intended through live data analysis and variant testing.
Develop clear and concise game design documentation, including wireframes, flowcharts, and prototypes.
Support and mentor junior game designers, guiding them in their professional development.

Requirements:

5+ years of experience in mobile game design.
Proven experience across all phases of game development, from pre-production to live operations.
Deep understanding of game balance, economy design, and user behavioral motivations.
Advocate for excellent UX design and interaction principles.
Strong data analysis skills with the ability to make data-driven decisions.
Extensive knowledge of free-to-play games in the casual, puzzle, or casino mobile genres.
Excellent communication and critical thinking skills; ability to creatively solve key problems with minimal guidance.
Thrives in an agile, fast-paced, highly collaborative, and iterative team environment.

Nice-to-Haves:

Previous experience in social casino games
Experience working in Unity

Perks:

Full medical and dental coverage.
$500 a year Wellness Spending account that can be used on almost anything that makes life better, from daycare, to landscaping, to pet care, and much more!
2 paid days off to participate in charity activities.
Employee donation matching for charitable contributions.
Phased-in return for new parents and a 100% top-up on maternity-paternity leave.
Achievement of the month cash bonuses.
Regular activities and events.
Regular career and skills development.

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