Game Designer
Capacity: Full-Time
Location: North America, WFA (work from anywhere)
We Are Supersocial
Founded in 2020, Supersocial operates a cutting-edge studio and a next-generation agency, developing, producing and publishing world-class games, experiences and brand worlds on Roblox, Web3 and other emerging platforms. Our mission is to create and empower digital communities to play, explore, socialize and meaningfully express themselves in the next era of the Internet.
Supersocial was founded by Yonatan Raz-Fridman “Yon (CEO), Pedro Romi (CFO), Luiza Justus (Head of Creative) and Tatiana Wlasek (Chief Operations Officer), together bringing demonstrable track record in building and scaling consumer tech companies and brands. Our CEO Yon is recognized as a trailblazer and thought leader in the metaverse space both for his work with Supersocial and his podcast Into The Metaverse.
Our special sauce is combining creator talent who grew up on the Roblox platform with creatives and operators with decades of experience building consumer brands and telling stories in creative ways. The Supersocial team combines deep Roblox expertise with AAA experience and creative storytellers who, together, design cutting edge experiences that feels authentic to metaverse communities.
How You’ll Make an Impact
Supersocial is rapidly growing and we are hiring a Game Designer to join our team and oversee development and production of games and experiences on an emerging game platform. In this role, you will be responsible for owning the vision of a new game and guiding a team of passionate and talented developers and artists, communicating needs and updates to the Leadership Team, and ensuring the team has the best organizational structure, processes, and practices to produce high-quality work efficiently and on time. Previous experience overseeing development of a PC or Console game is a plus, but more importantly you must be curious and able to role up your sleeves to solve any design problem that arises.
You will report to the Head of Design and ensure we build the most cutting-edge experiences that are also keep players engaged for months at a time. You will partner closely with the Chief Operations Officer, Head of Product Management and CFO to align on business targets and game performance. You will work closely with our concept development team to ensure that the games we make are both desirable for the audience and feasible for the platform. Most importantly, you will make sure that our games live up to the high quality standard of metaverse experiences that Supersocial has become known for.
You’ll Enjoy This Role If You can…
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Own the design vision and development for a new game we’re developing.
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Guide concept development to ensure that we build experiences that are both desirable and feasible.
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Ensure the team has the best organizational structure, processes, and practices that allow them to produce high quality work efficiently and on time.
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Communicate needs and updates to the Leadership Team
Qualifications
Must Have
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Proven experience leading and inspiring game teams to produce the best work of their lives
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Experience shipping at least one title on console or PC - ideally with oversight over the entire game, even if at a smaller studio.
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Excited to build on emerging platforms like Fortnite and Roblox.
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Deep understanding of game development and the process in launching a successful game
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Capacity to prioritize and work across multiple projects
Why You’ll Enjoy Being Part of Supersocial
Work from home or from anywhere! Our supersquad works closely together with transparency, empathy and trust. We value our team members and believe each one plays an instrumental role in creating a unique, magical experience for our players. We have a warm and welcoming company culture: we love what we do and we love working together. You’ll love it too!
Benefits
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Competitive salary & bonus scheme
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Health insurance, vision and dental
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Access to a 401(k) plan
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Unlimited Vacation, Paid Sick Days & Holidays
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Paid parental leave
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Generous home office stipend
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Company-sponsored meetups & travel perks
Supersocial is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
