Game Designer

About Lion Studios

Lion Studios is a mobile games publisher that works with mobile developers to get their games discovered by players around the world. Headquartered in San Francisco, Lion Studios’ creative and strategy teams utilize their expertise to help game developers break through the noise and grow their businesses. Since launching in 2018, Lion Studios has driven 90% of its games to the Top 10 in the App Store and Google Play and helped drive 16 games to #1 in the US App Store’s Top Free chart. Many of the studio’s games hit the top 10 and the top 20 across both the App Store and Google Play. Collectively, the studio has driven hundreds of millions of downloads. Check out some of our hit releases: Mr. Bullet, Happy Glass, Save the Girl, and Slap Kings.

A Day in the Life//Introduction:

• We seek a creative game designer to join our team and work on hybrid casual games. As a game designer, you will be responsible for conceptualizing, designing, and implementing game mechanics, systems, and features that provide engaging and addictive gameplay experiences for our players.

The Impact You’ll Make//Responsibilities:

• Using the latest technologies, conceptualize and design gameplay mechanics, systems, and features for hybrid casual games
• Create and iterate on game prototypes to test and refine gameplay mechanics and features
• Analyzing the progression systems of the game and using data to optimize the game economy
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including artists, developers, and producers, to ensure cohesive game design and implementation, fine-tune game balancing, pacing, and feel
• Stay on top of current mobile, PC, and console gaming trends

Who You Are//Basic Qualifications:

• At least 4 years of experience as a game designer, focusing on hybrid casual games
• Strong understanding of game design principles, mechanics, and monetization; prior experience with tower defense and RPG games will be a bonus
• Hands-on experience in balancing complex economies (involving several resources), designing meta systems (involving gacha, linear/non-linear upgrades, etc.), and simulating potential scenarios for different player segments
• Advanced analytical skills, ability to spot patterns and trends
• Hands-on experience in A/B testing and a strong knowledge of spreadsheets
• Experienced with creating mock-ups and design documents
• Experienced in communicating with programmers, leading them through the execution of your designs, and giving feedback

Additional Strengths//Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficiency in Unity is a huge plus
• Familiarity with Figma or similar visual collaboration software
• Experience and general knowledge of working with AI tool
• Track record of publishing/working on a successful hypercasual, casual, or AAA title.

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