Director of Game Design

Zynga is a global leader in interactive entertainment with a mission to connect the world through games and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). With massive global reach in more than 175 countries and regions, the combined diverse portfolio of popular game franchises has been downloaded more than 6 billion times on mobile, including Star Wars™: Hunters, CSR Racing™, Dragon City, Empires & Puzzles™, FarmVille™, Golf Rival™, Hair Challenge™, Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells™, High Heels!™, Merge Dragons!™, Merge Magic!™, Monster Legends, Toon Blast™, Top Eleven, Toy Blast™, Two Dots, Words With Friends™, and Zynga Poker™.Founded in 2007, Zynga is headquartered in California with locations in North America, Europe, and Asia. For more information, visit www.zynga.com or follow Zynga on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, or the Zynga blog

We design and build creative free-to play mobile games, with jaw-dropping visuals and super-accessible gameplay.
You will be joining a team of passionate, hardworking, and ambitious, designers, programmers and artists, to work on Live games, new project that has dreams to exceed our already high-standards. This is your opportunity to shine in the growth area of the industry.

Key Roles & Responsibilities:

• Drive the design, bringing creativity, vision, market knowledge, design experience and a collaborative working style to become a key design leader in the team.
• Provide clear and concise communication of the product vision, design approaches and requirements to team members, product owners, senior management and other relevant key partners through documentation, presentations and visual tools to convey key concepts, mechanics and systems required.
• Develop systems and behaviors for core gameplay, retention, and social game features that monetize, engage and motivate players through amazing game experiences and highly enjoyable progression.
• Strong System Design knowledge & experience in handling how different systems in the game interact with each other and affects game economy.
• Tune game and monetization features, and the overall freemium game economy to maximize the player experience and revenue potential.
• Observe and analyze user testing and analytics to recommend design solutions and improve/fix design features during the life of the product as a service.
• Establish and model key player progression and game economy statements, balance the game towards them.
• Lead design reviews/evaluations on a regular basis. Respond to emergent QA and design issues/problems in development and ensure these are addressed to meet product goals and release plan targets
• Define features post-launch spanning several months with a clear understanding of impact on retention/monetization, working closely with a Project Manager/Lead to effectively push them into content releases that drive value.

Essential Requirements:

• 9+ years of professional game development experience as a game designer, experience with system game design.
• You have experience handling a design team, directing work and mentoring staff. You have hands-on experience tuning for different systems in a game and strong knowledge of their interplay with each other and how it affects the game economy.
• You understand that we can only create outstanding games as a team and have the experience and energy to together turn visions into fully developed game mechanics.
• You have a strong attention to detail and understand the importance of balance and strong system design.
  Great experience at writing design specifications and building playable prototypes.
• You have hands-on experience managing the design of a live game.
• You are a F2P design expert and know how to integrate both a fun user experience and effective monetization strategy into a product.
• You’re great with numbers and a master of Excel.

What we offer you:

• Work in a studio that has complete P&L ownership of games.
• Create next-gen games that will be played and loved by millions of players around the world.
• Work in a collaborative team that invests in your development and growth on-the-job.
• Competitive salary, bonus plan and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• 20 days annual leave + company holidays.
• Extended medical coverage that includes OPD, dental, vision and telehealth.
• Group Life, Disability and Critical Illness insurance.
• Equitable Childcare facilities for all employees.
• Virtual mental health and neurodiversity support programs
• Family planning and nurturing support programs.
• Comprehensive leave options and flexible working hours to ensure work life balance.
• Keep your health on track with our wellbeing programs covering fitness expenses and complimentary meals served around the clock.
• Employee Assistance Programs.
• Around the year employee events and casual dress every single day.
• A diverse team of friendly, fun and supportive co-workers to work with and, impact millions of daily players.
• Re-engage with your special interest by being a part of our employee resource groups that connect Zyngites through inclusivity, culture, lifestyle and fun.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, which means we are committed to creating and celebrating diverse thoughts, cultures, and backgrounds throughout our organization.  Employment with us is based on substantive ability, objective qualifications, and work ethic – not an individual’s race, creed, color, religion, sex or gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, status as a victim of domestic violence or sex offenses, reproductive health decision, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing the necessary support and accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities, health conditions, or impairments (subject to any local qualifying requirements) to ensure their full participation in the job application or interview process. Please contact us at accommodationrequest@zynga.com to request any accommodations or for support related to your application for an open position.

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