Lead Game Designer

Square Enix Montréal
Montreal, QC, Canada
Job type: Permanent

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Job Description

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Participate in the development and growth of one of our Mobile projects;
  • Participate in the definition and implementation of the vision of the game including its history, target market, emotions and gaming mechanics;
  • Design and implement a strategy that will maximize the engagement, the retention and the monetization of the players;
  • Prototype different concepts and evaluate the performance and efficiency in his context;
  • Validate that the learning curve and the gameplay is interesting and engaging, throughout the development of the project;
  • Work and collaborate with all other departments (Art, Programming, Audio, Marketing...) to ensure that every element supports the vision of the game;
  • Lead a team of 3-5 designers, setting tasks for each designer to help achieve the goals set by the creative and production team;
  • Ensure that creative intent is maintained and upheld within the detailed design;
  • Present designs to stakeholders and determine the best course of action and next steps to answer the expectations;
  • Provide mentorship and guidance for design team including: performance goal setting, growth opportunities and coaching.

Skills & Requirements

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS

  • 8+ years of experience in Game Design in the Video Game industry;
  • Mastering game design principles: Camera, Control, Character
  • Ability to understand the new paradigm of engagement, retention and monetization as well as classic games design
  • Basic knowledges of Unity and ability to be "hands-on" in the engine, and so debug, script, prototype...;
  • Bilinguism French-English.

INTERPERSONAL QUALITIES

  • Excellent communication skills to illustrate ideas;
  • Ability to perform multiple tasks and collaborate with various teams in the same time;
  • At ease in a team innovation-oriented;
  • Ability to learn and share knowledge;
  • Ability to give and receive constructive feedback.

MOTIVATION & INTERESTS

  • Ambition and passion for video games are essential!

How to Apply

Create the mobile games of tomorrow, today! Apply today on our website.

About the Company

Founded in 2011, Square Enix Montréal is a multi-award-winning mobile game studio that develops games based on existing franchises and new intellectual properties. Square Enix Montréal is dedicated to the creation of innovative and carefully crafted games that become international benchmarks such as the critically acclaimed titles Hitman Sniper®, Hitman GO®, Lara Croft GO® and Deus Ex GO®. In 2021, Square Enix Montréal announced that it was in development on a newly imagined mobile experience based on Taito’s Space Invaders and the upcoming release of project Hitman Sniper Assassins (working title). To date, the studio’s games have been downloaded over 130 million times in 175 countries. 

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