Kabam

Game Designer (Contract)

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Montréal, QC, CAN

Hybrid

Mid level

Gaming

The Role

Designs and tunes game features, mechanics, systems, economies, and progression loops. Responsibilities include pitching concepts, writing game design documentation and narrative content, defining technical specifications and balance parameters, building tools in Unity, presenting prototypes, and coordinating implementation handoffs with development teams.

Summary Generated by Built In

At Kabam, we’re constantly raising the bar of excellence in free-to-play gaming. We hire for passion and diversity so that we can triumph in our collective skill. Our teams are made up of a fusion of personalities and interests bound together by a collaborative nature, fun-loving culture, and a drive to do what it takes to make great games. And this is where you come in...

The Contractor shall provide the following services on an independent, deliverables basis, exercising their own professional judgment, expertise, and methods in performing the Services.

In this role, you can expect to:

Provide design input on assigned game features in alignment with core vision.
Pitch feature concepts and design rationale to internal leads for sign-off.
Write game design documentation (GDDs) for assigned mechanics, systems, and features.
Write narrative scripts and dialogue copy for assigned game content.
Detail technical specs and system requirements for implementation teams.
Define rules, formulas, and balance parameters for assigned game mechanics.
Implement and tune assigned systems, economies, and progression loops.
Present design specs and prototypes to cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
Hand off finalized design documentation and implementation guidelines to dev teams.

To be successful in this role, your background includes:

3+ years of experience designing systems, characters, and/or economies on at least one shipped title
Strong project management
Experience working directly within the Unity engine and building tools
Strong math skills
Advance technical excel expertise
Strong oral and written communication skills.

Excited by this opportunity? Kabam is dedicated to growing our diverse and inclusive workforce, so if your past experience doesn’t perfectly match the listed requirements we encourage you to apply anyways - you could be a great fit for this or other positions.

We invite you to apply now and start the conversation with us. Together, we can create and support some of the best games ever made and entertain the world!

About Kabam

Kabam is a world leader in developing entertaining, immersive, and highly social multiplayer games, bringing high-quality graphics, next-generation technology, and revolutionary gameplay to players around the world.

Kabam’s games, Marvel Contest of Champions, Shop Titans, and more have generated hundreds of millions of downloads and have received multiple awards including Apple’s Editor’s Choice and Google Play’s Best Game of the Year.

Founded in 2006, Kabam has studios and offices in Vancouver & Montreal in Canada, and Los Angeles & San Francisco in the United States. Kabam is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Netmarble Games.

Kabam is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and equitable workplace, and inclusive environment for all existing and potential employees. Employment decisions are based on candidate qualifications and business need, not race, color, ancestry, place of origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, political belief, religion, creed, marital or family status, medical condition, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, prior criminal conviction or any other protected class in accordance with federal, state or provincial and local laws and ordinances. Accommodations will be provided as requested by candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Skills Required

3+ years of experience designing systems, characters, and/or economies on at least one shipped title
Strong project management skills
Experience working directly within the Unity engine and building tools
Strong math skills
Advanced technical Excel expertise
Strong oral and written communication skills

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The Company

HQ: Vancouver, British Columbia

911 Employees

Year Founded: 2006

What We Do

Kabam is a world leader of developing entertaining, immersive, and highly social multiplayer games. We merge consumer behavior with the art of game design to create experiences that are enjoyed by millions of players across the globe. Each game has raised the benchmark in mobile gaming, bringing high-quality graphics, next-generation technology and revolutionary gameplay to the palm of player’s hands. We have partnered with leading entertainment brands like Disney, Hasbro, and Universal to create mobile games based on some of the world’s most iconic franchises. Our games have generated hundreds of millions of downloads including Marvel Contest of Champions, Disney Mirrorverse, Shop Titans, Transformers: Forged to Fight, Mini Guns, Fast & Furious 6: The Game, Fast & Furious: Legacy, and Blastron. Many of these games have also received multiple awards such as Apple’s Editor’s Choice and Google Play’s Best Game of the Year. Founded in 2006, we have studios and offices in Vancouver, Montreal, Charlottetown, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Austin, and Seoul. Kabam is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Netmarble Games.