Director of Game Design & Development
Located in San Francisco, KLab America is looking for a Director to lead Design and Development of all games from our San Francisco studio. You will be responsible for creating concepts for new games, overseeing prototype production and tuning, and working with the development team to deliver these new titles.
Responsibilities
- Lead preproduction of new titles, originating game ideas and creating initial concept docs to pitch internally
- Hands-on oversight of the game prototype, tuning the initial idea for maximum engagement
- Provide qualitative and quantitative data to backup your creative ideas
- Design compelling game mechanics as well as model an efficient game economy
- Balance revenue opportunity and customer experience within the game
- Motivate and oversee the game development team including Game Designer and Developers
Requirements
- Strong knowledge of game mechanics, balancing, pacing, and monetization strategies for free-to-play games
- Excellent communication skills to see your game vision realized
- Experience in free-to-play online or social games
- The passion to create fun games with an engaging player experience
About KLab
Founded in 2000, KLab is a wildly successful publisher of social games in Japan. Employing over 400 people in Tokyo, the company is proud to be publicly traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Based on our success in Japan, KLab decided to venture out and bring their expertise to the global marketplace. The San Francisco branch, opened in April, is looking to expand our portfolio and make a splash in the iOS and Google Play markets. Consider our SF branch like a startup, but with the backing of a major public company. We are looking for the initial key members to help us scale up our US business. Come join us on our ride to success!