Game Designer

**CAREERS**:
**Game Designer (Pune)**:
**Company: Reliance Games/Zapak**
**Role: Game Designer**
**Experience: 1-3 Years**
**Location: Pune**
**Who We Are**
Reliance Gamesis a leading Games developer and publisher with over 500 + million worldwide downloads with an average rating of 4+. We are the biggest IP developer in India and Studio leads the conceptualization, development, and P&L for the new games. We have produced some of the biggest and best IP-based Games in the world with Sports icons in WWE and also with Hollywood studios like Dreamworks, Warner, Paramount, Sony, etc. Some of our most popular games are WWE Mayhem, Drone Shadow Strike, Real Steel World Robot Boxing, The Hunger Games, Pacific Rim, and Total Recall.
We are also the number 1 kids-based Studio in India with association with Cartoon Network, Discover Kids, Sony, Rohit Shetty Pictures. Some of the games are Little Singham and Little Krishna.

**Responsibilities**:

- Create concepts and pitch game ideas; evangelize these concepts to the studio and generate excitement and enthusiasm among the teams.
- Collaborate with the Creative Director and other Designer to define and improve the game’s vision and overall player experience.
- Lead the creation of the game’s design through Concept Proposals, Game Design Documents, and Functional Specifications.
- Create concepts for characters, environments, props; design levels, create UIs, place sound/music, and tune/balance gameplay.
- Perform as an enabler between the development functions to ensure game design fits within the parameters of the project.
- Research game industry and product design trends to enhance the player’s experience and enjoyment.
- Serve as a mentor and guide to Junior Designers; offer them your wisdom and insights regarding the game design process; promote good design principles.
- Ensure the commercial success of our product offerings.

**Requirement**:

- Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science or equivalent with Game Design course.
- Relevant years of experience in mobile game design, including no fewer than two (2) shipped games.
- Should have game economy design experience in freemium models.
- Should have experience in making free to play.
- Demonstrated experience and understanding of both premium and freemium mobile games.
- Solid understanding of popular mobile, casual, and social games - recognizes what makes them fun.
- Understands current game design concepts, prototyping, Agile/Scrum, non-linear storytelling, core loops, USP, etc.
- Experience in social/viral marketing; understands game analytics.
- Must exhibit a strong and current passion for games and a strong sense of aesthetics applicable to producing AAA entertainment products.
- Must be an avid gamer and play games across genres and platforms.
- Knowledge of other game platforms and current trends.
- Early-adopter when it comes to mobile electronics and other consumer products and services.
- Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.
- Prior working experience with movie-based or franchise Ips will be an added advantage.

**What we offer you**:

- Work in a studio that has complete P&L ownership of games.
- Competitive salary and Performance Link Incentives.
- Full medical, accident as well as life insurance benefits.
- Generous Paid Maternity/Paternity leave.
- Employee Assistance Programs.
- Active Employee Resource Groups - Women at Zapak.
- Frequent employee events.
- Flexible working hours on many teams.
- Casual dress every single day.
- Work with cool people and impact millions of daily players.