Principal Game Designer

4 hours, 17 minutes ago
Lead
Software Development
Fortis Games

Fortis Games

Fortis Games focuses on developing engaging and meaningful gaming experiences that foster collaboration, challenge players intellectually, and build strong community connections.

Internet Software & Services
251-1K

Description

  • Carry the product vision and guide major design decisions for the game.
  • Shape the game and design vision from prototyping through production and launch.
  • Drive alignment across the team on complex and ambiguous design challenges.
  • Architect game systems that support product goals and commercial viability.
  • Ensure design decisions are connected to player motivations and clearly communicated.
  • Build, mentor, and elevate a highly effective game design team.
  • Share design expertise and learnings with the broader product organization.
  • Partner with designers, product managers, engineering, art, and production teams on design execution.

Requirements

  • Holistic understanding of game systems, including downstream effects across the product and player lifecycle.
  • Strong grasp of fundamental design principles, metagame systems, game economies, and player psychology.
  • Deep insights into the game’s design space, including key differentiators, challenges, and opportunities.
  • Ability to connect design decisions with product goals and player motivations.
  • Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams, including engineering, art, and production.
  • Ability to synthesize feedback from team members, user playtests, and validation efforts into product insights.
  • Ability to articulate abstract concepts clearly in a structured communication style.
  • Extensive knowledge of games as a service and live operations, including efficient design processes, workflows, and tooling.
  • Enthusiasm for mentoring and developing others.
  • Curiosity and eagerness to learn, with awareness of current trends and future-facing game spaces.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to have a big impact on products and company direction in an early-stage organization.
  • Work on games that aim to create connected communities and a strong sense of belonging.
  • Join a culture that celebrates diversity, embraces inclusivity, and fosters growth.
  • Collaborate with a seasoned team of accomplished game industry veterans.
  • Equal Opportunity Employer consideration without discrimination based on protected characteristics.

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