Lead Game Designer, Card Design

Lead Game Designer Card Design

• Own and manage the card design pipeline from end to end including playtesting balancing and polish.
• Collaborate with the CPO to build & maintain the card design roadmap aligned with project goals.
• Coordinate with other departments (art engineering production QA) to ensure smooth execution and delivery of card content.
• Lead and mentor the card design team including a senior card designer to ensure clarity of direction quality of execution and timely delivery.
• Ideate design and iterate cards archetypes and mechanics that offer fun balanced and synergistic play.
• Use data player feedback and meta analysis to identify balance issues & opportunities for improvement.
• Facilitate and oversee structured playtests ensuring actionable feedback is documented and acted upon.
• Maintain high standards for clarity usability and thematic cohesion in card designs.

• 5 years of professional game design experience including at least 2 years in a lead or senior role overseeing content design or balance.
• Proven success in competitive card games at a high tier (Legend in Hearthstone Master in Legends of Runeterra Mythic in MTG Arena Infinite in Marvel Snap).
• Demonstrated ability to manage a content pipeline from design through cross-discipline delivery.
• Strong leadership organizational and communication skills able to clearly convey priorities and feedback to multiple stakeholders.
• Deep understanding of how competitive card game metas evolve with the introduction of new cards mechanics and synergies.
• Experience implementing content using scripting or game engines.
• Ability to balance hands-on design work with team leadership and cross-team coordination.
• Mentorship experience in a small-team environment.

• Experience running structured playtesting processes.
• Familiarity with statistics analytics and balance tuning tools.
• Understanding of player psychology and retention drivers.
• Ability to create compelling thematic card concepts and flavor.

• Thrive in creative and organizational spaces both designing great cards and managing the process.
• Proactively communicate progress risks and needs to the team and other departments.
• Set and maintain a high bar for design quality and clarity.
• Bring a collaborative no-ego approach to leadership while holding the team accountable to shared goals.
• Love competitive card games and stays current with trends meta shifts and player expectations.

Working at Koin Games Inc.

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