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Fortis Games · 3 hours ago

Senior Manager, Game Design - Twilight Towers (Soft Launch)

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

Fortis Games is dedicated to creating great games that foster community and belonging. As a Senior Manager of Game Design, you will lead the design and evolution of the game Twilight Towers, transforming high-level goals into actionable plans while mentoring and guiding a multidisciplinary team.

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Responsibilities

Distilling high-level objectives and vision into clear, concise, and thorough design & product specifications to cross-functional teams

Setting the goals, driving the direction, and holding the quality bar for a cross-discipline subteam of game developers

Leveling up the design output of the team by providing design direction and feedback on the team’s output

Managing and growing designers through coaching and mentorship

Coordinating results across disciplines, pods, and leadership levels within the team

Building expertise in our genre, target audience, and feature set, and sharing learnings across the team and company

Qualification

Game design leadershipSystems design expertiseGame economies understandingPlayer psychology knowledgeGames as a service experienceRemote managementIterative design processDiversityInclusionTower defense genre knowledgeClear communicationMentorship skillsTeam collaborationConflict resolution

Required

Strong design sensibilities across a range of domains

Fluency in systems, content, and experiential design, with deep expertise in at least one area

A firm understanding of fundamental design principles, metagame systems, game economies, and player psychology that enables you to design from first principles

Holistic view of the product and business; being able to problem solve against target KPIs with specific system designs

Ability to synthesize feedback from team members, user playtests, and other validation efforts into actionable product insights and rapidly iterate on designs

Clear communication and vision setting to align others around your objectives, build positive momentum, and resolve conflict when necessary

Proven experience in games as a service and live operations – demonstrating a clear vision of excellence and the ability to establish effective design processes, workflows, and tooling

Strong leadership and management skills, adept at developing design teams through mentorship and remote management

Ability to drive impact and get things done while balancing leadership and management responsibilities

Preferred

Extensive experience with merge or tower defense genres preferred

Benefits

We strongly believe we are changing how games studios operate and at the core of what we do is making great games that create a connected community

We're not just about making Games Where You Belong. We're also about building communities where our people belong. That's why Fortis is a thriving environment that celebrates diversity, embraces inclusivity, and fosters growth.

Build and grow with a seasoned team of accomplished talent who have left an impactful mark in their disciplines, both in and out of gaming