Principal Level Designer | New Games
Principal Level Designer | New Games Apply locations: Barcelona - King - PG, Stockholm - King - Malmskillnadsgatan
Time type: Full time
Posted on: Posted 4 Days Ago
Job Description: King is one of the most successful mobile companies in the world, entertaining millions of players every day.
As a Principal Puzzle Level Designer working in a talented cross-functional team, you will play a key role in the development and delivery of new and exciting experiences for our players.
We're looking for an experienced, highly motivated, collaboration-oriented 2D Principal Level Designer to help drive the development of a flagship puzzle title.
If you want to contribute to creating an amazing brand-new experience for millions of players to enjoy on the go, then this is the right job for you!
As part of the New Games team, you will help shape and develop the next generation of King's games, playing a key part in leading the creation of well-balanced, consistent, and thrilling levels.
Your role within our Kingdom Drive 'Best in Market' level design for a key puzzle title at King. Maintain the highest possible levels of level design quality, while respecting technical limitations and performance targets. Collect, analyze, and utilize data and user feedback as part of the iterative process of improvement to your level designs. Establish level design best practice guidelines and workflows. Create task breakdowns to assist with scheduling. Track and report key issues and risks to production and project management departments. Develop pipelines and processes to allow efficient and effective delivery of game environments, both for launch and as the game grows as a service. Stay up to date with industry techniques, standards, and workflows, aware of current & upcoming game titles & technology. Set the standard for the team in terms of level creation, quality assessment, and best practices. Support your team in continuously improving workflow and process efficiency. Be the go-to expert for any questions around level design, content cadence, balancing strategy, and data analysis. Work closely with Team Leadership, Developers, Creatives, and Data Scientists to shape new features and contribute to creative discussions. Skills to create thrills Experience and knowledge around level design processes for puzzle games. A great passion for games and understanding of the casual market. Experience working within a game production team and/or knowledge of game production best practices. Strong design (layout) skills and experience. Experience using qualitative and quantitative data to improve level designs. Confidence and experience to self-manage and self-motivate. Experience working on mobile as a gaming platform and F2P games. Articulate with strong written and verbal communication skills. About King At King, we're Making the World Playful.
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With game studios in Stockholm, Malmö, London, Barcelona, and Berlin, and offices in Dublin, San Francisco, New York, and Malta, we have a 20-year history of delivering some of the world's most iconic games in the mobile gaming industry.
King strives to be a place where everyone can be their most authentic self.
We recognize that diversity, equity, and inclusion is a vital and continuous conversation.
Applications need to be in English.
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