THOUGHTFISH is looking for a:
Game Designer (f/m/d)
Thoughtfish develops games and gamified apps for mobile devices, VR/XR, PC, and consoles. We strive to create innovative products and technologies with areas of applicability beyond the scope of gaming. We are looking for professionals to strengthen our friendly, highly-motivated team.
Your Responsibilities:
- Design features and systems that fulfill the PC games’ ambitious visions
- Help refine the vision as a key stakeholder together with the vision-holder
- Create and maintain internal design documents
- Pitch features internally and drive them to completion together with the team of developers and artists
- Iterate, balance, and tune gameplay features based on KPIs and feedback
- Be the advocate of the player and design the experience, not just systems
- Proactively seek out gameplay problems and come up with solutions
- Maintain industry best practices in the team working environment
- UI/UX support
- Own the FUN
Your Qualifications:
- Minimum 3 years of professional experience as a Game Designer
- You have worked on at least one PC or VR/MR production from beginning to release
- You have worked on at least one Live product with an active community + high DAU + Data
- Experience in balancing complex gameplay systems
- Comfortable working in “new genres”, exploring uncharted space
- Systems/Mechanics Designer
- Avid gamer with knowledge and understanding of various games and game types
- Passion for Simulation and Sandbox Games
Your Skills
- Excellent organizational skills, particularly in design documentation
- Strong algorithmic and analytic skills
- Good communication skills; ample teamwork experience
- Previous experience with major game engines, preferably Unity
- Excel/Google Sheets
Bonus Points for Experience with:
- Strategy games
- Role playing games
- Free to play games
- Any form of programming
- User research and playtesting experience
What We Offer
- A positive feedback-culture featuring appreciation of your work, motivation, and room for mistakes
- Cool and unique projects
- We appreciate applicants from all backgrounds, working parents, and we value and respect the need for a proper work-life balance
Your Application:
Please send your application with cover letter, curriculum vitae, references and/or certifications to hello@thoughtfish.de
