Senior Game Designer - Hearthstone

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Hearthstone

Find out more about this role by reading the information below, then apply to be considered.Job Title: Senior Game Designer - HearthstoneRequisition ID: R023975Job Description: Pull up a chair and join us by the hearth! Blizzard is looking for a Senior Game Designer to join the Hearthstone card design team. If you have a passion for the design and craft of card games and want to participate in the future of Hearthstone, we want to hear from you! Our team values creativity, collaboration and a commitment to quality and we are searching for experienced developers to add to our team of passionate game makers.As a Senior Game Designer on the card design team, you will have the core responsibility and specialization in making fun-to-play, clear, and balanced cards for our upcoming expansions. Your player insight, analytical abilities, and creativity will help create player-focused designs that will surprise and delight millions of players all around the world. As with every design role on the Hearthstone team, you will be a champion of Blizzard's commitment to delivering world-class quality.This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position, with some work required to be on-site and some work-from-home. The home studio for this role is Irvine, CA.Responsibilities

Create engaging cards and mechanics for Hearthstone’s future expansionsUse your keen design and analytical sensibilities to help design and develop cards, concepts, and flavor that encapsulates the charm of HearthstoneScripting and implementing cards using internal toolsParticipating in playtests and giving feedback on other designers' cardsSet a good example for your team to collaborate, communicate, listen and be respectful. Inspire designers through your actions, so that others may observe and be motivated to join inAdvocate for and explain product vision and design decisions both inside and outside the initial design teamMinimum Requirements ExperienceMinimum of 5 years of game design experience, with at least 2 years working on a CCGExperience working with data on a live product to inform design decisionsKnowledge and SkillsA strong sense of what makes a gameplay experience compelling and fun, as well as the ability to articulate well why a game design decision is good or badA demonstrable understanding of how the player experience in competitive card games evolves as a consequence of the introduction of new mechanics and synergiesKey AttributesOutstanding self-motivation and initiativeDemonstrated ability to work well within a highly collaborative environmentExcellent written and verbal communications skillsCommitment to creating a safe space for collaboration, communication, and creativity across all subject areas and departmentsExtra Points ExperienceExperience implementing game content using a programming or scripting languageExpert/Tournament level CCG play experienceKnowledge and SkillsCreative writing skillsA familiarity with statistics or analytics

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