Principal Level Designer, Zynga

• Experience designing levels for free-to-play (F2P) games, with strong expertise in level flow, pacing, and challenge balancing
• Data-driven mindset, with experience using tools such as Tableau and Excel to analyze data and support design decisions
• Working knowledge of Unity or Unreal Engine
• Passionate gamer, with deep knowledge of casual F2P games and player motivations
• Proactive, detail-oriented problem solver who can independently tackle design challenges
• Collaborative team player with strong English communication skills

Desirable

• As a Principal Level Designer at Social Point, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the level design strategy for a Free-to-Play (F2P) game based on levels
• Benchmarking and Quality Goals: Conduct benchmarking of similar games in the industry, extracting best practices, and setting clear quality goals
• Level Creation: Create new levels using different tools, following high-level objectives set by the Product Leads
• Continuous Improvement: Learn quickly to achieve expected quality and "fun factor" for the target game's audience.Identify weak points of the game and propose solutions to solve them
• Analyze and understand levels data to deliver insights and propose improvements. Analyze economy to soften or adjust its impact (boosters, gold, etc)
• Ownership of the Process: Take ownership of the level creation process, collaborating with developers and artists to oversee the implementation of new features and systems
• Production Process Optimization: Improve and streamline the production process and content creation pipeline, applying efficient methodologies. Document and track the level creation pipeline, and Bugs/QA
• Strategic Decision-Making: Determine the level design strategy, including layout, timing, gameplay elements, difficulty, and the overall fun factor of the game