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A game designer brings expertise and creativity to the challenges, production and accessibility of a game. The game designer’s duties include:
• Designing and implementing different game components (core gameplay, social features, reward structure, production, accessibility, viral aspects, monetization);
• Creating a game that is appealing, immersive and meets players’ expectations while respecting the technical capabilities of the platform;
• Benchmarking: documenting and analyzing the competition;
• Team management: coordinating teams of graphic artists and developers working together on the project.
Profile:
• Very good knowledge in game design (playability, learning curve, production, difficulty management, pacing, rewards, accessibility, etc.)
• Able to convey ideas concisely and analyze them in detail
• Able to illustrate ideas and/or create prototypes with standard production tools (Photoshop, Flash, Sketch-up, 3D Studio Max, Unity, Blitz, etc.)
• Able to communicate easily in a visual manner
• Knowledge of the major companies in social gaming and the leading titles on the market
• Good knowledge of classic console video games, major titles and their audience
• Leadership, motivation and ease of communication as part of a project development team
• Able to listen to comments from other team members and take them into account while being able to criticize your own work to improve its quality
• Fluency in English is mandatory
• Good knowledge of the workings of social networks is required for this position
Assets:
• Good general knowledge, especially in the entertainment field (movies, music, pop culture, fashion, international TV, etc.)
• Knowledge of programming languages/scripting
• Previous experience in designing social games
• Previous professional experience in community media (MSN, MSN Lifestyle, MySpace, etc.)
• The opportunity to work in a rich professional environment as part of a team that is passionate about creating video games
• Motivating salary and a merit based pay system
• Lunch tickets
• Medical insurance package, in partnership with Centrul Medical Unirea
• Working premises including:
o Cafeteria with hot food open during working hours
o Gym facilities, free for employees, massage being an option
o Relaxation area with pool tables, ping pong tables, darts, foosball e
With more than 400 engineers, developers and designers in 5 studios, Gameloft has assembled one of the largest and most creative in-house development teams in the industry. Gameloft's development team has won unanimous critical acclaim for creating some of the best games on the market (see awards on each product sheet).
Gameloft's main objective is to adapt its games to all the handsets available on the market. Each cellphone is different, from the size of the screen to the type of CPU to the layout of the keyboard. Therefore, a great amount of Gameloft's work is dedicated to the adaptation and translation of games.