Magic Media is a pioneering media, entertainment and tech group powered by creativity and innovation. We have a physical presence in 14 countries and expertise in the areas of art, animation, cybersecurity, game development, software development, VFX and video production amongst others. We work with leading developers and publishers within the games and tech industry, providing support and solutions designed around individual needs and carried out by global experts.
Magic Media is currently seeking a Senior Game Designer that can perform at a wide variety of game genres, platforms and target audiences and who is able to carry a project’s game design by handling most of the different game design fields. The person should be capable of working on multiple projects and cooperating with Producers, Customers, and other Stakeholders -internal and external- in a fast-paced international environment.
What you will do:
- Ability to create thrilling games that fit our client’s vision and provide solutions that match industry standards.
- Game theory and game mechanics design.
- Create detailed documentation of the Game’s Design both for Clients and for developers.
- Design game mechanics, systems, levels, UX/UI, game economy and everything that the game may need.
- Perform in-engine balancing, tweaking and polishing tasks related to game designs.
- Strong mathematical skills, with emphasis on Statistics and Probability; being able to formulate indexes to identify strengths and weaknesses of the economy design in the game.
- Experience designing Game Systems that efficiently achieve specific goals.
- Ability to create effective and well-documented wireframes for UX/UI.
- Work within a multidisciplinary team towards shared goals.
- Estimate, prioritize and coordinate game design activities.
- Coach teammates in game design tasks.
- Communicate and cooperate with Customers and other Stakeholders.
- Participate in different Design Department activities to collaborate and coordinate with fellow game designers.
- Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience.
- Professional experience in game design: +5 years.
- Ability to create games of a wide variety of game genres and for a wide variety of audiences.
- Deep knowledge creating Game Design Documentation.
- Fluent English and excellent communication skills.
- Experienced working with Art and Programming departments.
- Experience creating and tuning FTUE and game tutorials.
- Experience in game economy, F2P monetization and balancing.
- Deep up-to-date knowledge of the free-to-play market in mobile platforms.
- Experience working on games from pre-production to release and LiveOps.
- Shipped multiple game titles as Game Designer.
- Must be proactive, enthusiastic, flexible, capable of working autonomously and energetic.
Desirable Pluses:
- Experience developing pitches.
- Experience working with Unity and Unreal game engines.
- Basic scripting skills to adjust features created by developers.
- Experience developing for PC and console platforms.
- Knowledge of NFT Game Design.
- Experience in developing sandbox games.
- Experience in developing big open world games.
- Experience with mobile and WebGL games.
- Experience with play to earn concepts.
Benefits
- Permanently remote position.
- An opportunity to hone and improve your skills by applying them to a diverse variety of engaging projects.
- Be part of an international group with offices worldwide.
- Career growth and development.
- Working closely with a team of like-minded people in a fast-paced, multicultural environment.
- Ongoing training and professional self-improvement opportunities.
- Flexible working hours.
- An inclusive culture and open communication.
At Magic Media, our passion lies in gaming. Our vision is to create and deliver engaging and interesting games for our clients. We can deliver this high-quality work on any platform, whether it be on a console, PC, or mobile. We know that reputation and results go hand-in-hand. Therefore, we work hard to find experts and talented creators to deliver the best results.
If you do not meet all the requirements, but believe you’d still be a great fit for the role, don’t worry! We’d still love to hear from you, please get in touch!
