Game Design Team Leader

freeC's Client

Game design and development:

• Actively participate in the creation and development of the Game Design by working closely with the Learning Experience and Content Manager and Product UI/UX Design stakeholders. 
• Understand the learner/player’s needs and ensure the gamified components developed by the team contribute to an engaging player experience.
• Create innovative games for edutainment and education purposes.
• Conceptualize and develop characters, rules, settings, and stories for new games.
• Pitching new game ideas to the team and stakeholders.

Game design team management & development (leadership role):

• Actively participate in the recruitment of future team members.
• Supervise and provide clear and structured documents to the project, that clarify the game design and gameplay, and allow the team to work on productive tasks (game systems, game economy, etc.)
• Actively communicate and participate in the decision-making process with the product and content management team
• Manage and oversee the necessary adjustments to ensure the Game Design team can deliver on expectations in a manner that will failsafe team health and learners’ experience.
• Manage and review design distribution and work performance of your newly built game design team and outsourced team.

• At least 5 years of experience in the gaming industry in general, preferably in mobile games.
• Prior experience in leading, training, and building up a team’s capacity is advantageous.
• Decent knowledge of Art/Animation/Sound/Code is an advantage.
• A portfolio of game deliverables is highly preferred.
• Ability to articulate and pitch game ideas and reasoning with customer-focused data insights. 
• Having experience or being familiar with educational or edutainment products/apps before is a big PLUS.

Education & Background:

• Bachelor’s degree in game design, computer science, or computer engineering.
• Proactively get yourself updated on knowledge and best practices in the industry.

Interpersonal & Communication Skills:

• Be a strong visual communicator and excellent at both receiving and delivering feedback.
• Be highly organized and able to plan ahead and complete tasks timely.
• Be open-minded to creating a positive work environment that will impact the team’s motivation and performance.

• Attractive salary and benefits package.
• English scholarships for candidates & their families (unlimited courses)
• The most professional, fair, and modern working environment.
• Participate in specialized training courses.
• Great opportunity for advancement and development.
• Fully participate in social insurance, health insurance, and unemployment insurance.