Craft: Games Design & Production
Job Description:
Are you a Game Design Maestro and Gameplay Whiz? We’re looking for a product‑minded Senior Game Designer—someone who balances creativity with analytical thinking and loves tackling player and business problems through design to help shape a beloved game that impacts millions of players every day in an industry‑leading and genre‑defining game.
Your role within the Kingdom
As a Senior Game Designer in the Core Gameplay area of Candy Crush Saga you’ll work within clear strategic and product frameworks to discover and solve gameplay opportunities. You’ll collaborate closely with Creative Directors, Product Managers, UX & UI Artists, Engineers and Data Scientists to shape ideas, validate hypotheses and bring delightful yet purposeful gameplay experiences to life.
This role is ideal for someone who blends creative design thinking with a strong product mindset: a designer who loves to experiment, analyse and refine within clear goals and constraints; who is as motivated by player delight as by data‑driven insight.
Key Responsibilities
* Frame and challenge problem and opportunity spaces by translating insights, hypotheses and data into compelling gameplay opportunities.
* Drive the discovery process for strategic bets related to player gameplay experience.
* Design solid and engaging game features that serve both player engagement and product strategy.
* Create, validate and operate levels to delight the players and contribute to the business goals.
* Provide clear structured documentation that communicates design intent and system logic effectively.
* Operate effectively within constraints designing impactful solutions inside established systems and priorities.
* Analyze performance of released features and use data and player feedback to iterate and improve.
* Collaborate across disciplines to explore, ideate and refine ideas grounded in player research and business strategy.
* Stay ahead of market trends in casual and F2P design, bringing new ideas and perspectives to the team.
* Contribute to the overall design craft, ensuring your features integrate smoothly into the wider Candy Crush ecosystem and mentoring others.
Skills to create thrills
* Innovative: You can conceptualise, document and develop creative yet feasible gameplay solutions that improve the player experience.
* Product‑minded: You see design as problem‑solving and understand how to balance creativity, player value and measurable impact.
* Analytical: You use research data and insights to inform decisions, validate hypotheses and refine solutions.
* Collaborative: You thrive in multidisciplinary environments and can rally diverse teams around a shared vision.
* Player‑focused: You’re eager to learn directly from player behaviour and feedback to identify what truly engages them.
* Comfortable with constraints: You view boundaries not as limitations but as design opportunities that sharpen creativity.
* Strong communicator: You can clearly articulate rationale, value and trade‑offs to stakeholders at different levels.
* Growth mindset: You’re constantly looking to improve, open to feedback and eager to learn new skills, driving others to grow with you.
* Mentor: You’re constantly looking to share knowledge and run initiatives to grow others.
Bonus points
* Experience designing gameplay systems or mechanics for large‑scale F2P games.
* Experience designing levels for large‑scale puzzle games.
* Background or strong collaboration experience in product design or product management.
* Familiarity with live operations and iterative development cycles.
About King
With a mission of Making the World Playful, King is a leading interactive entertainment company with more than 20 years of history delivering some of the world’s most iconic games in the mobile gaming industry, including the world‑famous Candy Crush franchise and other mobile game hits such as Farm Heroes Saga. 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 on the King website.
Required Experience
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full‑Time
Vacancy
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