Bandai Namco are seeking a highly creative, veteran Game Designer / Game Director with a wealth of experience in F2P to explore and challenge new territory in the Mobile space! Pac-Man to Tekken, Tamagotchi to Dark Souls, Bandai Namco are a games company steeped in history.
You will be joining their very senior games team, responsible for some of the world's top-grossing F2P Games. With this team, you will be prototyping innovative new games from scratch, with the goal of providing an experience to players like no other has done before. As well as championing best design practices in the studio.
As they are in the early stages of development, your ability to prototype, define the right questions that the prototype must answer, and iterate with the rest of the development team is paramount. With this, you must be able to look at your ideas from an outside perspective, decide collectively when and why to kill a project and be ready to start the next one incorporating new learnings.
Although an experienced voice when it comes to Video Games, you understand that there is always more to learn from both your peers and from the community. You are flexible and open to change within a fast-paced team environment and a firm believer that world-class games begin with a world-class team. You understand that processes are not written in stone to be followed regardless, that everything can always be changed and improved, and that change can bring innovation.
The skills and experience you'll need...
8+ years of professional development as a Game Designer
Currently a Lead Designer or above
Credits on at least 1 mobile F2P title
Expertise in creating concepts and leading their execution.
A passion to innovate and disrupt the market with new genres and experiences
Clear & concise communicator of game concepts
Extensive knowledge of the design process, having participated in all stages of game development, from prototype to live operations across several titles.
Ability to facilitate and contribute to group ideation sessions, gather feedback, and define action points for future iterations
An understanding of the constraints and challenges of designing from scratch
An intuition for constructively critiquing ideas or designs from the team, whilst welcoming and integrating feedback on your own work.
A proactive and productive, self-management approach to Game development.
Programming skills (C#, Unity) would be a welcome addition, but not necessary for the role
Bandai Namco offer a truly flat structure, full role autonomy and the creative freedom of a start-up, whilst still having the legacy, resources and stability of Bandai Namco, a global gaming powerhouse. The goal in Barcelona is to enrich Bandai Namco's list of successful IPs by creating original and innovative mobile games.
