LITTLE RED DOG GAMES

Game Designer
Little Red Dog Games is an established international remote studio that is seeking a Game Designer to join our team and conceptualize gameplay features, systems, and game mechanics.
Little Red Dog Games is an ethical developer whose company philosophy is to provide a healthy and fun work environment that is diverse, inclusive and puts employees first. Little Red Dog Games has been developing deceptively strategic video games that look and feel different for almost a decade.
Requirements:
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5+ years of commercial video game design experience.
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An excellent verbal and written communicator, comfortable liaising with both internal and external stakeholders.
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A deep passion for strategy games, particularly strategy games made by small teams. You’ve got a favorite ‘mech, a preferred civilization or a polished deck to talk about.
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Nice to Have: Experience working with distributed teams.
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Nice to Have: A cool dog to join you in remote meetings.
Responsibilities:
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Work on developing and refining novel game mechanics.
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Collaborate with writers to ensure narrative/story elements complement and support the game design.
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Identify, offer feedback/solutions, and iterate on existing game design shortcomings.
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Work closely with designers, artists and engineers to provide technical, creative, and scheduling feedback.
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Clearly communicate updates and concerns to the Executive Producer.
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Transform high-level ideas into accurate, intelligible, and quantified specification.
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Routinely collect feedback from user-testing, the development team and design management.
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Identify solutions to expressed problems that won't negatively impact other systems or mechanics.
Benefits:
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A highly competitive salary.
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Flexible working hours.
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Medical benefits.
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Defined vacation and compensatory leave.
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A defined training and career growth plan.
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Annual retreats.
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A no-crunch employer who believes in maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
Interested applicants are encouraged to contact ryan@lrdgames.com.