Principal Level Designer | New Games

4 days ago


Stockholm, Sweden Blizzard Entertainment Full time

Principal Level Designer | New Games

Principal Level Designer | New Games

Apply locations: Barcelona - King - PG, Stockholm - King - Malmskillnadsgatan

Time type: Full time

Posted on: Posted 4 Days Ago

Job requisition id: R024590

Craft: Games Design & Production

Job Description:

King is one of the most successful mobile companies in the world, entertaining millions of players every day, and we are always looking for people who are as excited as we are about making it even bigger and better.

As a Principal Puzzle Level Designer working in a talented cross-functional team, you will play a key role in the development and delivery of new and exciting experiences for our players.

We’re looking for an experienced, highly motivated, collaboration-orientated 2D Principal Level Designer to help drive the development of a flagship puzzle title. If you want to contribute to creating an amazing brand-new experience for millions of players to enjoy on the go, then this is the right job for you

As part of the New Games team, you will help shape and develop the next generation of King’s games, playing a key part in leading the creation of well-balanced, consistent, and thrilling levels.

Your role within our Kingdom

- Drive ‘Best in Market’ level design for a key puzzle title at King.
- Maintain the highest possible levels of level design quality, while respecting technical limitations and performance targets.
- Collect, analyze, and utilize data and user feedback as part of the iterative process of improvement to your level designs.
- Establish level design best practice guidelines and workflows.
- Create task breakdowns to assist with scheduling.
- Track and report key issues and risks to production and project management departments.
- Develop pipelines and processes to allow efficient and effective delivery of game environments, both for launch and as the game grows as a service.
- Stay up to date with industry techniques, standards, and workflows, aware of current & upcoming game titles & technology.
- Set the standard for the team in terms of level creation, quality assessment, and best practices as you create, assess, balance, and tune new and existing levels.
- Support your team in continuously improving workflow and process efficiency.
- Be the go-to expert for any questions around level design, content cadence, balancing strategy, and what actions are needed to ensure that the game is competitive in a rapidly changing industry.
- Work closely with Team Leadership, Developers, Creatives, and Data Scientists to shape new features and contribute to creative discussions.

Skills to create thrills

- Experience and knowledge around level design processes for puzzle games.
- A great passion for games, understanding of the casual market, and what makes a great game
- Experience working within a game production team and/or knowledge of game production best practices.
- Strong design (layout) skills and experience.
- Experience using qualitative and quantitative data to improve level designs.
- Confidence and experience to self-manage and self-motivate.
- Experience working on mobile as a gaming platform and F2P games.
- Articulate with strong written and verbal communication skills.

About King

With a mission of Making the World Playful, King is a leading interactive entertainment company with more than 20 years of history of delivering some of the world’s most iconic games in the mobile gaming industry, including the world-famous Candy Crush franchise. King games are played by more than 200 million monthly active users. King, part of Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), has Kingsters in Stockholm, Malmö, London, Barcelona, Berlin, Dublin, San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, and Malta. More information can be found at King.com or by following us on LinkedIn, @lifeatking on Instagram, or @king_games on X.

We bring moments of magic to hundreds of millions of people every single day. We create unforgettable games that are loved around the world.

We take the art and science of gaming to the next level through curiosity for the unexplored, passion for games, respect for each other, and love for our players.

Who we are
King is a leading interactive entertainment company for the mobile world, with people all around the world playing one or more of our games, including franchises such as Candy Crush, Farm Heroes, Pet Rescue, and Bubble Witch.

Our passion
Making great games is incredibly challenging, but we’ve proven it can be done. We’re passionate about bringing moments of magic to our players and we’re not afraid to have fun along the way. Above all, we play as a team, helping each other have an impact on a massive scale.

If you share our passion, our values, and our hunger to shape the future, join us in Making the World Playful

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