Lead Game Designer

About the Role: We are looking for a passionate and experienced Lead Game Designer to join our team and drive the creative vision of our projects. As a key player, you will be responsible for designing top-tier game mechanics, ensuring cross-platform compatibility, and mediating between clients and team leads. If you have a deep passion for anime games and an innovative mindset, we’d love to hear from you!

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain a high-level Game Design Document (GDD) outlining the vision, core mechanics, and gameplay structure.
• Design and refine game mechanics to ensure compatibility across multiple platforms.
• Act as the primary liaison between visionkeeper and team leads, ensuring clear communication and goal alignment.
• Take the initiative to resolve design challenges and make decisive adjustments to mechanics.
• Lead and structure comprehensive discussions on game mechanics to align with the overall vision.
• Ensure that development work packages from the Art & Development Teams align with the overall game design vision and objectives.
• Implement economic and character balancing to enhance player engagement and fairness.
• Create storytelling and narrative designs that elevate the gaming experience.
• Develop compelling characters and integrate them seamlessly into the game world.
• Design monetization strategies to optimize player retention and revenue streams.
• Craft unique boss behaviors and battle mechanics to enhance gameplay depth.
• Utilize Machination tools to validate and present mechanics effectively.
• Stay up to date with industry trends and ensure game designs remain innovative and competitive.

Requirements:

• Proven experience as a Lead Game Designer or similar role in the gaming industry (portfolio/ recent projects).
• Strong expertise in game mechanics, character balancing, and monetization models.
• Excellent understanding of storytelling, narrative design, and character creation.
• Familiarity with cross-platform game development and best practices.
• Experience in using Machination or similar tools to design and validate mechanics.
• Ability to mediate and communicate effectively with stakeholders**,**
• Strong analytical mindset to optimize economical balancing and player engagement.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to make critical design decisions proactively,
• Passionate about anime games, actively playing and analyzing them for inspiration and improvement.

Preferred Qualifications:

• years experience as a GameDesigner
• worked at least on 1 shipped project in RPG/ anime / fantasy branch (preferrably mobile platform)
• at least Bachelor Degree in GameDesign