Lead Game Designer

July 6, 2022

Description/Profile
As a Lead Game Designer at Toonz, you are the game architect. You are involved with the
design of the genre, environment, characters, gameplay system, objectives, and user
experience. A Lead Game Designer is the creative force behind the development of a game.
Game designers serve as the hub of the development team to facilitate the game vision and
distribute the right information to the different stakeholders. The user experience must
always be considered during the development process, as players need to feel engaged and
rewarded by the game to continue playing. It is the Lead Game Designer’s job to ensure that
teams and team dynamics work effectively to implement the game vision. The ideal
candidate is a jack of all trades, familiar with all the steps and aspects of the game
production. Whatever the scope of the task, the role of the Lead Game Designer requires a
mix of creative, managerial, and technical responsibilities
Eligibility / Experience
- Craft a consistent system design with a solid core loop; à Understand and design the
  required meta systems of the gameplay
- Make sure that the game design can scale according to the business goals of the
  project
- Take the lead on every element of the game including rules, setting, objects,
  vehicles, weapons, etc
- Define user interface, menus, and controls
- Generate the different Game Design Documents according to the audience and
  utility
- Make sure the project timeline is broken into meaningful stages that reflect the
  product strategy and the high-level business goals
- Decide on the devices and platforms on which the game is played à Define the user
  experience
- Research target audience to understand what they want in the game à Support the
  QA process by providing enough info and detailed definitions of features
- Oversee the marketing and distribution roll-out; à Ongoing development and
  versions of the game
- Make sure the game is prepared for detailed data collection and performance
  monitoring and work with Analytics team to analyze and identify anomalies
  addressing those with the corresponding design decisions
More Details
Software Tool: Unreal Engine

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