Game Designer
Lion StudiosAbout Lion Studios
Lion Studios is a mobile games publisher that works with mobile developers to get their games discovered by players around the world. Headquartered in San Francisco, Lion Studios’ creative and strategy teams utilize their expertise to help game developers break through the noise and grow their businesses. Since launching in 2018, Lion Studios has driven 90% of its games to the Top 10 in the App Store and Google Play and helped drive 16 games to #1 in the US App Store’s Top Free chart. Many of the studio’s games hit the top 10 and the top 20 across both the App Store and Google Play. Collectively, the studio has driven hundreds of millions of downloads. Check out some of our hit releases: Mr. Bullet, Happy Glass, Save the Girl, and Slap Kings.
A Day in the Life:
We seek a creative game designer to join our team and work on our hybrid-casual puzzle games. As a game designer, you will be responsible for conceptualizing, designing, and implementing game mechanics, systems, and features that provide engaging and addictive gameplay experiences for our players.
The Impact You’ll Make:
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Drive early-stage game development by contributing to concept ideation, core gameplay design and level design.
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Design and refine gameplay mechanics with a focus on difficulty tuning, progression, and player engagement throughout the game development phase
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Provide feedback and direction on core gameplay through internal reviews and early testing
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Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including artists, developers, and producers, to ensure cohesive game design and implementation, fine-tune game balancing, pacing, and feel.
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Analyze player behavior and gameplay data to identify areas for improvement and iterate on features to optimize key metrics
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Stay on top of industry trends across mobile, PC and console to help shape innovative and competitive gameplay experiences current mobile, PC, and console gaming trends.
Basic Qualifications:
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At least 3 years of experience as a game designer, focusing on hybrid casual games
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Strong understanding of game design principles, mechanics, and monetization, particularly in the puzzle genre
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Advanced analytical skills, ability to spot patterns and trends
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Experience with level design and funnel optimization
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Experienced with creating mock-ups and design documents
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Experienced in communicating with programmers, leading them through the execution of your designs, and giving feedback
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Proficiency in Vietnamese and English to communicate with both local Vietnamese and Lion teams
Preferred Qualifications:
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Proficiency in Unity is a huge plus
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Familiarity with Figma or similar visual collaboration software
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Experience and general knowledge of working with AI tool
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Track record of publishing/working on a successful hyper/hybrid casual or casual titles
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