Senior Game Designer
Senior Game Designer
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Job Description
Who We Are:
Zynga is a global leader in interactive entertainment with a mission to connect the world through games and a whollyowned subsidiary of TakeTwo Interactive Software Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). With massive global reach in more than 175 countries and regions the combined diverse portfolio of popular game franchises has been downloaded more than 6 billion times on mobile including Star Wars: Hunters CSR Racing Dragon City Empires & Puzzles FarmVille Golf Rival Hair Challenge Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells High Heels! Merge Dragons! Merge Magic! Monster Legends Toon Blast Top Eleven Toy Blast Two Dots Words With Friends and Zynga Poker.Founded in 2007 Zynga is headquartered in California with locations in North America Europe and Asia. For more information visit www.zynga or follow Zynga on Twitter Instagram Facebook or the Zynga blog
Position Overview
Zynga is looking for an experienced Senior Game Designer to work on a popular game that runs on mobile devices. This role requires end to end responsibility for new content and feature creation.
Main Responsibilities
Create or adapt leading game features to work with an existing game
Pitch new insights to the team/hold brainstorming sessions
Writing specs. Rewriting specs. Ability to produce a complete design document ready for art and coding
Work with product managers developers and artists to lead all aspects of the implementation of new features and systems
Remain uptodate with game design literature new mobile titles and standard methodologies to be an evangelist for the craft of game design
Experience with free to play games a plus
Ability to design features with the player in mind
Desired Skills and Experience
5 years experience and a passionate gamer with a real knowledge and love of mobile gaming
Experience or knowledge of mobile games traditional board games social games and console/PC games
Understanding of systems mechanics and feature design
Expert or exposure to math and formulas in game environment
Comfortable with Excel/spreadsheets
Solid knowledge of game balancing and pacing
Narrative skills
5 shipped games preferred
Game programming background preferred
Phenomenal teammate and fun to work with!
What We Offer You :
Zynga offers a worldclass benefits package that helps support and balance the needs of our teams. To find out more about our benefits visit theZynga Benefits
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full Time
