Game Designer

About the Position

Thoughtfish is looking for a Game Designer to join their innovative team in Berlin, Germany. 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.

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

Requirements

• 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

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

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 [email protected]

Thoughtfish GmbH

Karlsruher Str. 8

10711 Berlin

Germany

We are hiring!