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Principal Game Designer
Zynga
London, GBR
Senior
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Position Overview:
As the Lead Game Designer for a brand-new game team, you will initially champion the "0-to-1" development of an exciting new Merge 2 title. You will own the game’s creative vision, architecting its core loop, progression systems, and meta-game from scratch. As the project matures, you will transition the team into soft launch and live operations, overseeing the day-to-day economy balance, event pipelines, and monetization features designed to drive long-term player retention.
What You'll do:
Own and drive the game's vision, aligning it with product goals and communicating it clearly to the team and stakeholders to build shared commitment.
Lead ideation and brainstorming, and translate player motivations and behavior into user experience stories, wireframes, and optimal feature design.
Mentor and grow a team of designers, fostering a collaborative, creative environment with clear goals and strong execution standards.
Partner with product, engineering, and art to guide features from concept through implementation, reviewing and approving final designs.
Improve design tools and processes to streamline the pipeline and boost team efficiency and productivity.
Use live feedback and analytics to refine systems, maintain a balanced game economy, and champion design best practices across the studio.
What are we looking for?
Effective communicator with outstanding verbal, written, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
Highly proficient with mathematical concepts and formula creation in a game environment
Proven history of designing systems that influence player behaviors and achieve key product performance indicators.
Expert in crafting features, systems, core game loops, economies, and meta-designs to foster and enhance positive player behaviors.
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