Crazy Panda - a developer of mobile games that we and millions of players worldwide enjoy. For 16 years, we've been creating games in various genres and settings.
We are forming a new direction within the company - small product teams that quickly come up with, test on the real market, and launch PC games on Steam. We are looking for game designers who not only generate ideas but also bring them to fruition with their own hands.
Join us, go crazy with panda!
Tasks:
- Generate and develop PC game concepts within the given deadlines, budget, and team size.
- Lead a concept from idea to external testing: form the hook, core loop, player fantasy, and key selling points.
- In collaboration with artists, animators, and developers, determine the minimum amount of content necessary to test the idea.
- Participate hands-on in preparing prototypes, levels, content, or marketing materials within your strong competency.
- Analyze competitors, the market, and test results.
- Defend product decisions before the team and provide reasoned explanations for the choice of genre, mechanics, visual direction, and scope.
- Quickly adapt concepts to new conditions and external testing results.
- Use AI and other modern tools to accelerate idea generation, visualization, and prototyping.
We value if you have:
- Practical experience in creating at least one game project, mod, UGC project, or a completed prototype.
- At least one strong applied competency: game design, level design, scripting/programming, art, UI/UX, technical design, marketing, content production, or another area useful in game development.
- A good understanding of game design fundamentals: core loop, player motivation, progression, feedback, pacing, risk/reward.
- The ability to design a game considering constraints on deadlines, team, and budget.
- The ability to control scope and find the minimal implementation that preserves the product's core hook.
- A basic understanding of the PC / Steam market and the ability to analyze similar products.
- The ability to defend your decisions with sound reasoning.
- Independence, initiative, and readiness to work in short iterations.
- Readiness for frequent concept changes and working in conditions where some ideas will be closed.
- English at a level sufficient for working with Steam, YouTube, Twitch, Reddit, and other English-speaking gaming resources.
We offer:
- Work on diverse projects in an energetic and passionate team;
- Stable official salary with no delays;
- Remote work format, flexible start of the workday;
- Partial reimbursement for Voluntary Medical Insurance (DMS) and sports memberships;
- Free group English lessons for various levels;
- Budget for professional development and conference attendance;
- Corporate events, online activities, cyber tournaments, cool merchandise.
IMPORTANT. The vacancy has a test assignment (it will appear after clicking the "Apply" button). We consider applications with a completed test assignment.
