SeniorLead Game Designer

Lviv - Ukraine

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 10 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Founded in 2012 N-iX Games is one of the biggest game development and art production vendors in Ukraine and Poland working with leading publishers and media enterprises around the globe as a service provider. The team of 100 professionals focuses on full-cycle game development team extension VR solutions and content creation for all the most popular platforms. The studio has successfully collaborated with over 40 clients including Blizzard Entertainment Ubisoft Gearbox Software Paradox Interactive Tempo Storm and Supermassive Games.

As a Senior/Lead Game Designer in our team you would be responsible for creating documenting and improving exciting game mechanics. There will be creative work - story mechanics art style as well as technical design - correct and useful documentation game balancing monetization analysis of player behavior and a lot more so prepare to sink deep into the design space where there are no limits. Remember that you would a part of the team so fluent and effective communication with other team members would be a crucial part of the job. Be prepared to create exciting and engaging gameplay for millions of players!

Responsibilities:

Game & Asset Leadership Own the end-to-end design and delivery of educational games and supporting assets from concept development and prototyping through implementation and QA.
Design Direction Define and guide the creative and technical direction of games ensuring high-quality visuals and interactions aligned with brand standards accessibility principles and educational outcomes.
Asset Strategy & Scalability Oversee asset creation workflows and pipelines ensuring visuals are optimized for performance across target platforms. Lead the development of reusable systems libraries and scalable production frameworks.
Cross-Functional Collaboration Partner closely with animators illustrators product designers engineers and educators to deliver cohesive production-ready experiences that meet both creative and learning objectives.
Creative Quality & Consistency Review and provide structured feedback on games and assets maintaining visual polish usability and alignment with established design principles.
Workflow & Process Improvement Identify opportunities to enhance pipelines tools and collaboration processes to improve efficiency and team productivity.
Mentorship & Team Leadership Support and guide game designers and asset creators through feedback direction and professional development. Foster a positive collaborative and growth-oriented team culture.
Stakeholder Alignment Communicate roadmaps milestones risks and resource needs clearly to stakeholders and leadership ensuring alignment on priorities and delivery timelines.

Requirements:

5 years of experience in game production including at least 1 years managing or leading a creative team.
Proven track record of shipping games or interactive educational products on web and/or mobile platforms.
Strong understanding of UX and accessibility principles in games.
Deep knowledge of 2D asset pipelines file optimization and lightweight game development workflows.
Proficiency in asset creation and illustration tools (e.g. Adobe Illustrator Photoshop or equivalent).
Experience working with 2D game engines such as Unity Godot or similar platforms.
Experience mentoring or managing designers and artists.
Strong communication organizational and stakeholder management skills.
Familiarity with production management tools such as Jira Trello or similar systems.
At least Upper-Intermediate level of English

Nice to have:

Experience building scalable asset libraries or modular design systems for games.
Background in educational products serious games or learning technologies.
Experience working in cross-functional product environments with distributed teams.

We offer*:

Flexible working format - remote office-based or flexible
A competitive salary and good compensation package
Personalized career growth
Professional development tools (mentorship program tech talks and trainings centers of excellence and more)
Active tech communities with regular knowledge sharing
Education reimbursement
Memorable anniversary presents
Corporate events and team buildings
Other location-specific benefits

*not applicable for freelancers

Required Experience:

Senior IC