Board · 3 weeks ago
Senior Game Designer
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$130K/yr - $180K/yr
8+ years expBoard is on a mission to reimagine play with their innovative tabletop gaming console. They are seeking a Senior Game Designer to lead the design of games from concept to launch, ensuring a cohesive and engaging player experience while managing internal teams and external partners.
Consumer Electronics
Responsibilities
Author complete game designs, including: Core fantasy and player promise; Core loop, progression, and pacing; Mechanics, systems, and rulesets; Theme, story, and setting; UI/UX flows and player onboarding
Create clear, actionable design documentation (one-pagers, pillars, specs, etc)
Rapidly prototype and iterate on mechanics using paper, digital tools, or in-engine collaboration
Playtest relentlessly and refine based on player feedback
Set and communicate a strong creative vision that teams can execute against
Maintain design cohesion across gameplay, UI, narrative, and art
Make final calls when tradeoffs are required to protect the player experience
Act as the “player advocate” in all discussions
Direct the work of internal teams and/or external development partners
Break high-level vision into clear goals, milestones, and priorities
Collaborate closely with production to scope features, manage risk, and hit deadlines
Review work, give actionable feedback, and course-correct when necessary
Align stakeholders around tradeoffs, constraints, and decisions
Qualification
Required
8–12+ years of professional game design experience or equivalent shipped work
Experience designing and shipping complete games, not just individual features
Demonstrated ability to lead design across a project lifecycle
Strong systems design skills (economy, progression, balance, tuning)
Experience working cross-functionally with engineering, art, and production
Clear communication skills—written, verbal, and visual
Preferred
Shipped your own indie game, board game, or tabletop experience (commercially preferred)
Experience directing or collaborating with external studios or contractors
Familiarity with light project management practices (milestones, roadmaps, scope control)
Comfort owning schedules and making scope tradeoffs in service of shipping
Benefits
Competitive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, vision)
401(k) plan
Self-directed, paid time-off
Company
Board
Board is a tabletop gaming console that blends the magic of video games with the feel of board games for a totally new way to play.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase