Game Design Director

Who we are: 

Let's have fun shaping your future!

We are Socialpoint, a world-renowned mobile game studio proudly part of the Zynga & Take-Two Interactive family. We’re the creators of hits like Dragon City, Two Dots, Top Troops, and Monster Legends, loved by hundreds of millions of players around the globe.We craft the best social games, bringing joy from Barcelona to the world. Now, we want to bring the world to Barcelona! At Socialpoint, work and play intertwine seamlessly, and we celebrate the diversity that makes us stronger. No matter who you are or where you’re from, you’re welcome here. Join us for a future where making games is as thrilling as playing them!

 

Position Overview:

Socialpoint is excited to welcome a Game Design Director to our Dragon City Team. As the Design Director, you will report directly to the GM and lead a team of talented designers while collaborating with product leaders, engineers, and artists. Your mission is to develop fun, engaging, and immersive experiences that influence and evolve player behaviors. You will offer a design vision for the game, collaborating with the GM to create a narrative for the roadmap from the players' experience perspective.

 

What You'll do: 

• Own and drive the game's vision, ensuring it aligns with overall goals. Clearly communicate this vision to the team and stakeholders, fostering a shared understanding and commitment.
• Propose new ideas to the team and lead brainstorming sessions. Develop user experience stories, and create wireframe screens and workflows.
• Ensure every feature is supported by optimal design solutions rooted in a deep understanding of player motivations, behavior drivers, product goals, and design levers.
• Lead and grow a team of designers by providing mentorship, fostering a collaborative environment, and supporting professional development. Encourage creativity and innovation, set clear goals, and ensure the team has the resources and guidance needed to excel.
• Establish and prioritize goals, offer guidance throughout the development process, and approve finalized design work. Work with product managers, developers and artists to lead all aspects of the implementation of new features and systems
• Create and enhance tools to streamline and accelerate the design pipeline, ensuring the team can work more efficiently and effectively. Continuously evaluate existing processes, identify areas for improvement, and implement solutions that optimize workflow and productivity.
• Analyze real-time feedback and metrics to refine game designs, ensuring they remain engaging and balanced. Adjust designs as needed while maintaining a stable and thriving live game economy.
• Be an advocate of good design practices across the studio. Remain up-to-date with Game Design literature and standard methodologies to be an evangelist for the craft of Game Design

 

What You Bring: 

• Effective communicator with outstanding verbal, written, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
• Highly proficient with mathematical concepts and formula creation in a game environment
• Proven history of designing systems that influence player behaviors and achieve key product performance indicators.
• Expert in crafting features, systems, core game loops, economies, and meta-designs to foster and enhance positive player behaviors.
• Excels in a live service game environment, adept at making adjustments based on feedback from an active community.
• Solid experience in the gaming industry in a design role, contributing meaningfully to multiple released titles
• Extensive experience leading a diverse and skilled design team
• Proven track record of successfully shipping games

 

What's in it for you as a Socialpointer?

• Hybrid working model from home and office. What does this mean? You need to live within commuting distance of our Barcelona office to attend important meetings and events.
• Relocation support to help you move to Barcelona, if you're not already here.
• An impressive 25 days of annual leave, not including public holidays.
• An additional 5 days of annual leave during Christmas.
• Full Catering for Breakfast and lunch at the office 
• Private medical insurance for you and your family to keep your health bar full.
• Choose from the latest iOS or Android device upon joining (phone or tablet).
• Free language lessons in English and Spanish.
• Spotify Premium to add a special soundtrack to your adventure.
• Legendary social events and parties to let off some steam.
• Personal development is key for us: enjoy a significant budget to enhance your skills and knowledge, providing real growth opportunities!

 

What We Offer You:

Coming to work in the office? Don’t worry – we have you covered. Check out some of our onsite benefits:

• Gym Facilities: Want to stay in shape? We have state-of-the-art gym facilities so you can level up your build stats.
• New Office: Enjoy our brand-new office, complete with top-tier amenities, including a professional barista and delicious breakfast options.
• Onsite Physiotherapist: Book an appointment with our onsite physiotherapist for any aches and pains.
• Onsite Hairdressers: Drop by our onsite hairdressers for a trim (and forget your wallet; it's a Guild perk).

The list just goes on & on... so get your game on and apply now! Click “apply” to level up and submit your application in English.

 

Diversity & Conclusion Statement:

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 recruitment@socialpoint.es to request any accommodations or for support related to your application for an open position.

Please be aware that Socialpoint does not conduct job interviews or make job offers over third-party messaging apps such as Telegram, WhatsApp, or others.  Socialpoint also does not engage in any financial exchanges during the recruitment or onboarding process, and will never ask a candidate for their personal or financial information over an app or other unofficial chat channel.  Any attempt to do so may be the result of a scamp or phishing attack, and you should not engage.  Socialpoint’s  in-house recruitment team will only contact individuals through their official Company email addresses (i.e., via a zynga.com, naturalmotion.com, smallgiantgames.com, themavens.com, gram.gs email domain).