About the role
Company Overview
Virtuos is one of the largest independent video game development companies, founded in 2004. Headquartered in Singapore with offices in Asia, Europe, and North America, the company specializes in full-cycle game development and art production. Virtuos has delivered high-quality content for more than 1,500 console, PC, and mobile games and works with 23 of the top 25 gaming companies worldwide. The Shanghai studio, founded in 2004, provides full-stack game development and co-development services.
Responsibilities
- Work directly with the creative director and other members of the project’s management team to define the vision for the game.
- Work directly with the Design Manager and Producer to define the designers' workload and processes necessary.
- Create documents and visual materials that clearly communicate design ambitions.
- Create creative guidelines.
- Define clear goals for designers at different stages of a project.
- Lead the team through the development of different types of console game.
- Run regular game review sessions and other data-gathering exercises in order to gather the information necessary to refine and polish the game experience.
- Mentor designers throughout the project as well as other designers in the department.
- Serve the team as an expert on competitive products and as an advocate for our core audience.
- Work with the Design Manager to grow the Design Department: participate in interviews, evaluations and training.
Qualifications
- Strong gameplay design skills, with experience creating engaging content, challenges, quests and mini-game modes.
- Experience developing and shipping mobile games, ideally including live events and ongoing content updates.
- Self-motivated and able to work autonomously, taking ownership from concept through implementation and launch.
- Ability to lead day-to-day delivery, prioritize tasks and coordinate with design, engineering, art and QA teams.
- Strong communication skills, including presenting design proposals to clients and turning feedback into clear actions.
- Hands-on experience with design tools and content implementation, including prototyping, tuning and testing.
- Understanding of progression, rewards, game balance and player engagement.
- Ability to use player feedback and gameplay data to improve content after release.
- A passion for football (soccer) and an understanding of its rules, tactics and fan culture.
- Sports-game experience is a strong advantage.
What We Offer
- Work alongside industry veterans.
- A total of 14 different nationalities working together.
- Live and work in an exciting, cosmopolitan city.
- Contribute to the world’s biggest AAA games.
- Customized training programs and regular workshops.
- Group fitness, wellness activities.
- Reasonable and flexible working hours.
- Gaming corners with consoles and canteens on every floor.
- Comprehensive medical healthcare provided for all staff.
- Relocation support provided.
- Career and international mobility opportunities with Virtuos Internal Mobility Program.
Additional Information
- Location: Shanghai, China
- Division: Game Division
- Workgroup: Design
- Employment Type: Full time