Game Designer III - Trading Card Game (TCG)
About the position
This role will create content and features, ensuring your work aligns with business and design goals with unwavering attention to theme, quality, and the needs of our players.
Responsibilities
• Be a game design champion constantly looking to evolve TPCi’s Expansions product line and ways to optimize the users’ experience.
• Develop and execute product plans for Pokémon Trading card game (TCG) products.
• Construct and edit game design presentations for communication within the Project Management team as well as internal stakeholders.
• Assist with Pokémon TCG card text templating to ensure clear and consistent standards.
• Contribute innovative and creative ideas to TPCi’s TCG Products.
• Review and provide editorial feedback on game design documents, proposals, and conceptual prototypes.
• Write product stories for Pokémon TCG products.
• Utilize user feedback into clear actionable items to improve products and design processes.
• Coordinate with and support other Game Design teams as necessary.
• Ensure that the final product quality meets the high expectations of TPCi’s Expansions brand.
• Proof Pokémon TCG products.
• Be extremely organized in the game design workflow from initial concept to final release and post-release support.
Requirements
• Five (5) to seven (7) years of related professional experience.
• Experience working on trading card games preferred.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Understanding of TPCi brand, specifically Pokémon TCG, with a focus on Community and Organized Play.
• Extensive knowledge of Play! Pokémon events, tournaments, and community, or other similar programs.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and the ability to synthesize game-play data to improve the game as necessary.
• In-depth Game Design experience and knowledge, specifically as it relates to the Pokémon TCG.
• Proofing experience.
• Interest in all things gaming from mobile to tabletop and wider industry trends with a specific passion for crafting amazing gaming experiences for TCGs!
• Ability to work independently, handle multiple assignments, balance priorities, and meet deadlines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
Benefits
• Competitive cash-based compensation programs.
• 100% employer-paid healthcare premiums for you.
• Generous paid family leave.
• Employer-paid life insurance.
• Employer-paid long and short-term income protection insurance.
• US Employees: 401k Employer Matching.
• UK/IRE/MX Employees: Pension Employer Contributions.
• Fitness reimbursement.
• Commuter benefit.
• LinkedIn learning.
• Comprehensive relocation package for certain roles.
• Hybrid work environment.
This role will create content and features, ensuring your work aligns with business and design goals with unwavering attention to theme, quality, and the needs of our players.
Responsibilities
• Be a game design champion constantly looking to evolve TPCi’s Expansions product line and ways to optimize the users’ experience.
• Develop and execute product plans for Pokémon Trading card game (TCG) products.
• Construct and edit game design presentations for communication within the Project Management team as well as internal stakeholders.
• Assist with Pokémon TCG card text templating to ensure clear and consistent standards.
• Contribute innovative and creative ideas to TPCi’s TCG Products.
• Review and provide editorial feedback on game design documents, proposals, and conceptual prototypes.
• Write product stories for Pokémon TCG products.
• Utilize user feedback into clear actionable items to improve products and design processes.
• Coordinate with and support other Game Design teams as necessary.
• Ensure that the final product quality meets the high expectations of TPCi’s Expansions brand.
• Proof Pokémon TCG products.
• Be extremely organized in the game design workflow from initial concept to final release and post-release support.
Requirements
• Five (5) to seven (7) years of related professional experience.
• Experience working on trading card games preferred.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Understanding of TPCi brand, specifically Pokémon TCG, with a focus on Community and Organized Play.
• Extensive knowledge of Play! Pokémon events, tournaments, and community, or other similar programs.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and the ability to synthesize game-play data to improve the game as necessary.
• In-depth Game Design experience and knowledge, specifically as it relates to the Pokémon TCG.
• Proofing experience.
• Interest in all things gaming from mobile to tabletop and wider industry trends with a specific passion for crafting amazing gaming experiences for TCGs!
• Ability to work independently, handle multiple assignments, balance priorities, and meet deadlines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
Benefits
• Competitive cash-based compensation programs.
• 100% employer-paid healthcare premiums for you.
• Generous paid family leave.
• Employer-paid life insurance.
• Employer-paid long and short-term income protection insurance.
• US Employees: 401k Employer Matching.
• UK/IRE/MX Employees: Pension Employer Contributions.
• Fitness reimbursement.
• Commuter benefit.
• LinkedIn learning.
• Comprehensive relocation package for certain roles.
• Hybrid work environment.