Senior Game Designer

Senior Game Designer

For over a decade, KIXEYE has operated in the competitive gaming sector - focusing on innovation, quality, and accessibility. With multiple games across both web and mobile platforms, KIXEYE has a strong history in releasing high quality strategy games focused on the experience of our players. KIXEYE is a global corporation keen to hire and retain the best talent from around the world, with our operations center located in Western Canada and employees across the United States, Australia, Vietnam and Spain.

Benefits and Perks at KIXEYE

• Compensation: We offer a competitive compensation structure
• Health, Dental & Vision Insurance: Good health is essential to your well being. Always look and feel your best at KIXEYE.
• Life & Disability Insurance: If you are ever knocked off your feet, you can rest assured that we’ll have your back.
• PTO / Holidays: You work hard, balance makes for better work. It’s your time off, use it however you want.
• Continuous Improvement: An annual budget to inspire you to pursue learning.
• Work-Life Balance: Flexible working times and places, such as working remotely.
  
• Cell Phone Plans: All staff have options between different cell phone plans that support them best

• Beautiful headquarters in the heart of Victoria: Situated in the BC’s capital city with stunning downtown harbor views

• Remote work: All staff have the option of working remotely and we offer a WFH stipend to help you get set up at home.

• Company Events: We love engaging our staff in employee team building activities!

As a Senior Game Designer at KIXEYE, you will work on stimulating game development and strategy. You will balance both quantitative and qualitative insights to design and optimize smart, engaging features for our active and growing user base.

What you get to do every day:

• Assist with the creative direction of a game including overarching systems and mechanics
• Model and tune complex game systems using Excel
• Deliver innovative features that are engaging and compelling
• Work with engineering and art teams to implement new features and systems
• Continually analyze live data and player feedback to optimize the game
• Provide clear feature documentation, diagrams, wireframes and/or prototypes
• Support with Mentoring other Game Designers

What you bring to the role:

• 5+ years game design experience for a shipped product
• 3+ titles shipped as a designer on a dev or publishing team
• Ability to analyze data into actionable tasks
• Experience and interest with player-driven economies
• Able to design game systems, individual gameplay features; player progressions
• Understanding of game balance, including statistics, virtual goods, economics and user motivations
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills
• Experience writing product specifications
• Self-starter with a good sense of accountability and ownership
• Ability to break down AAA and mobile RTS/Strategy games to its root mechanics and dissect its game balance
• Familiarity with scripting languages or other technical skills related to game development
• A passion for playing and making video games
• Game design degree a plus

Location: Canada, remote work or office in Victoria BC

Reports to: Executive Producer

KIXEYE is committed to inclusive hiring practices! All are welcome; diverse candidates, women, and LGBTQ+ persons are strongly encouraged to apply.