Responsibilities

• Plan the design roadmap for our hybrid free-to-play and web3 MMO to be a fun game that retains and monetizes
• Hire and manage a small team of designers
• Oversee and participate in the design of the game (this is a player-coach role)
• Work closely with the leadership team to ensure the game design meets the business goals
• Communicate and iterate on the design with the whole team and get them on board with the direction
• Collaborate with the Product Manager to ensure the game’s economy is robust and non inflationary
• Ensure the crafting experience has sufficient depth to support a player trading economy for many years to come
• Write, review, organize and maintain design documentation for easy collaboration with the team
• Oversee the development of spreadsheets detailing game content, in-game text, and values
• Collaborate closely with artists and engineers to shepherd the design from concept to prototype to finished product
• Plan the roadmap for new features and new content for the game’s live ops
• Iterate on prototypes by seeking feedback from the team, playtests and the community
• Ensure in-game content is balanced to ensure players have a fun experience
• Lead the writing of a white paper to communicate the design to the community
• Play the game religiously and constantly strive to improve the design
• Work with the Data Analyst to understand and improve the game design in a data informed manner
• Keep up with the latest game design across the broader gaming landscape

Requirements

• You don’t need to be an expert in web3, but a willingness and an interest in learning is a must
• 8+ years of video game design experience
• 2+ years of experience designing MMOs/MMORPGs or RPGs
• Experience hiring and managing designers
• Experience shipping games from concept to prototype to launch and live ops
• Experience designing free to play features for retention and monetization
• Experience designing a deep and engaging game economy
• Can design complex systems that are compelling and fun for players
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills to communicate designs both internally and externally to the community
• A desire to get everyone on the team and in the community bought in and excited about the games we are building
• Capable of working efficiently to incorporate feedback and data from many different sources into the design
• Ability to both deliver and receive honest constructive feedback in a professional and open manner
• Excellent mastery of written and spoken English

Nice to haves

• A Bachelor's Degree in Design, Game Design or related field
• Knowledge of Unity game engine
• Ability to draw and sketch
• Ability to build advanced spreadsheet functionality such as joins, complex formulas, etc.
• Ability to program to quickly prototype and iterate on ideas
• Playing web3 games and participating in the community of web3 projects
• Deep knowledge of many different games across various platforms, genres and business models

Why work with Roboto Games?

• As a member of a small team, your voice will be heard and you will have an immense impact on our games and community
• Make games that you can play with your friends. Make games you can play on your phone, on your PC, on your mom’s Chromebook. You get the idea
• Work alongside a diverse group of game industry game veterans with 12+ years of experience
• Work from anywhere as long as you have enough overlapping hours with the Pacific timezone (plus or minus 3 hours for this position)
• Occasionally travel to Roboto’s HQ in California for work weeks and company offsites (attending remotely will always be supported)
• Full time role with benefits (4 weeks of paid time off, stock options, health, dental, vision, 401K, charitable donation matching)
• What’s not to like?