Game Designer (Mobile)

About the role

Ubisoft Barcelona Mobile brings together experienced professionals focused on crafting high-quality free-to-play (F2P) games for mobile. It is looking for a Game Designer to help define game specifications from initial concept to launch and to refine games continuously, maximizing user retention and monetization. Experience in the social gaming industry and F2P business models on mobile is required.

Key responsibilities

• Design new features, systems and content, collaborating with producers, developers and artists, and streamline production and content creation.
• Own the tuning and balancing of gameplay systems and content, writing design briefs and product specification documents.
• Take features end to end, from concept and design through development and release, iterating on player feedback and performance.
• Analyze data and player feedback to optimize the game experience, and collaborate with stakeholders and producers on gameplay loops, new features, content and events.
• Coordinate with translators to ensure quality translations in multiple languages and integrate them into the game.
• Analyze current games to improve design and monetization, and stay up to date with the mobile market and emerging technologies.

Required profile

• At least 3 years as a game designer.
• Experience designing free-to-play RPGs with a strong track record of balancing live gameplay systems such as progression and difficulty.
• Understanding of engagement and monetization KPIs, and of game design, balancing, pacing and monetization strategies for F2P games.
• Ability to analyze gameplay mechanics and design level systems and individual features.
• Excellent written communication in English; Spanish is a plus.
• Work permit for Spain obtained before applying is mandatory.

Required skills

• Microsoft Excel.
• Psychological models of motivation and didactics.

What we offer

• Ticket restaurant of 220 EUR per month, with flexible compensation.
• 40-hour week with flexible start times and early leave; reduced schedule in July and August, Easter, Christmas and special days.
• 24 hours of paid personal matters time and 25 days of holiday plus extra days after 5, 10, 15 and 20 years.
• Cigna health insurance and AXA life insurance.
• Office gym, mobile device grant of 400 EUR in the first year, and language training in English, Spanish and French.
• Discounted Ubisoft games and free Ubisoft Connect on PC.