What are the responsibilities and job description for the Game Designer position at Mediabistro?
Job Title :
Mid Level Game DesignerClient Location :
Seattle, Washington (Hybrid preferred, Open to remote)Starting :
03 / 17 / 2025Salary / Pay Rate :
55 / hr to $66 / hr.Firm, non-negotiable :
YesHours :
Full-timeDuration :
9 months, possibility to extend and convert
Job Description : Our client, a leader in the gaming industry, is looking for a Game Designer to partner with us as we build exciting casual games with a local multiplayer component. You should be comfortable with a degree of ambiguity that’s higher than most projects, while tracking feedback across multiple games. In this role, you'll work directly with game developers to give feedback on gameplay designs for casual content.
The opportunity to delight millions of gamers is massive, but it's also an ambiguous challenge. You will leverage your game design knowledge to help define and prioritize content for players. You'll work with world-class third-party game developers to assess and design great exclusive content. You thrive in an entrepreneurial environment and will collaborate with business development, engineering, marketing, and other stakeholders to resolve ambiguity and balance competing priorities.
Key Job ResponsibilitiesProvide compelling vision and thought-leadership on games to peers and stakeholders.Generalize requirements (functional and technical) gathered from a diverse set of customers, industry trends, and larger technology trends. Determine minimum viable product requirements.Participate in strategy planning by developing (or helping to develop) marketing-related ideas into concepts and prototypes.Constantly stay up to date with products and services across the game industry.Drive key projects worldwide with complete independence.Work with developers to ensure your content and features are delivered to high quality.
About the TeamOur client applies the principles of innovation and customer focus to the world of games, delivering gaming benefits for members. The team consists of talented, creative individuals pairing their love of games with the unique strengths that come with being part of a global technology company. Across all teams and locations, they are united by a common purpose : to share great gaming experiences with customers around the world.They believe in a future where everyone is a gamer and everyone can create, compete, collaborate, and connect through games. They are looking for the right people to help build that future. With strong resources at your fingertips, you will have the chance to innovate in gameplay, creativity, marketing, and technology, while working alongside some of the smartest and most creative minds in the industry.
Basic Qualifications3 years experience as a designer working in the game industryExperience working with third-party developers to build great contentExperience creating and documenting high-quality design guidelines and development strategiesHas shipped games across a variety of platforms on time and on budgetA portfolio that demonstrates process and capabilities in crafting compelling gameplayExperience communicating with customers, technical teams, and management to collect requirements, describe products, and technical designsExperience with Microsoft Office (PowerPoint), Figma, Photoshop
Preferred QualificationsCasual gaming design experienceBA, technical degree, or equivalent work experienceExperience creating end-to-end game experiencesIn-depth knowledge of game theory and design best practicesExperience building games in a wide variety of genres, for a variety of platformsExcellent oral and written communication skillsExperience with WebGL, and engine experience (Unity / Unreal)
Salary : $55 - $66
