Game Designer

Job Description

Game Designer I

At Slingshot, EA Mobile game studio based out of Hyderabad, our vision is to be the center of excellence for Live Services while helping grow the footprint of EA's games in emerging markets.

EA SPORTS is one of the most iconic brands in entertainment with over 25 years of innovation, passion, and connecting millions of players across the globe to their favorite sports, teams, and players.

Here are the values we truly believe in:
• Tenacity – Hunger to prove yourself and keep pushing the boundary
• Ownership – Get things done
• Passion – Passionate about the art of making games
• Collaboration – Great things are not done by an individual but by a team of highly motivated folks
• Alchemy – Create magic in everything you do

The Challenge Ahead:

This Game Designer position will work directly on creating content for FIFA Mobile. Reporting to the team Producer, the Designer will maintain and balance the core and meta-game while creating and implementing live service ideas and features to entertain our players.

What a Designer does at EA:
• Support the game vision as set by the Producer and the Product manager.
• Maintain all design aspects of a game-as-service through the entire project life cycle.
• Create engaging designs while maintaining EA SPORTS' high standard of quality.
• Balance game with consideration to fun gameplay, player acquisition, monetization, and engagement.
• Retain original IP's core brand values and game experience in the service.
• Inspire game team through progressive, creative design.
• Provide and receive critique in a constructive manner with suggestions and solutions for improvement.
• Remain current on industry trends including new game genres, new game design methods, and latest platforms

The next great EA Live Services Designer needs:
• 3-4 years of industry experience specifically in game design.
• Knowledge of FIFA, its players and teams will be your playground.
• Experience with F2P, Live Service mechanics, theories, and implementation.
• Experience creating and implementing game concepts using different tools.
• Knowledge of and enthusiasm for sports gaming
• Experience troubleshooting problems and discovering solutions either individually or with a team
• Designed and developed major game systems for at least one shipped mobile title.
• Demonstrable content creation skills.
• Outstanding self-motivation and initiative in a highly dynamic environment.
• Creatively, analytically and organizationally skilled with proven ability to write, communicate and maintain detailed design documentation throughout the game life cycle.
• Demonstrative proof of an open-minded, upbeat, progressive thinker who is flexible, energetic, and driven with the ability to overcome obstacles and challenges with working solutions.
• Remain current on industry trends including new game genres, new game design methods and emerging platforms.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Scripting experience is a plus.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g4w66z-3-129-45-92-42 in your application.