Lead Game Designer (m/f/d)

About Fishlabs

Fishlabs GmbH, headquartered in Hamburg, has been delivering outstanding video games since 2004, consistently expanding its portfolio of shipped titles. In December 2013, the studio joined Plaion (formerly known as Koch Media), a world-leading developer, publisher, and distributor of digital entertainment products. As part of Plaion and alongside the various sister studios across the globe, FISHLABS keeps creating stunning immersive experiences that inspire millions of players worldwide. The 80-strong, multinational team of FISHLABS has assembled a broad portfolio of award-winning own IPs as well as co-development titles and keeps at the forefront of gaming.

We are looking to continue building on our success with humble but talented and creative people who have a passion for making outstanding games and want to be at the forefront of gaming.

Are you ready for the challenge? Join us! This is going to be a thrilling ride.

Your Crew

You will be part of the Teardown project, a voxel destruction co-development working with Tuxedo Labs. You will be in the center of it all, working closely with programmers, artists, and leading overall design to make this project a great success.

Your Mission

• Along with external and internal stakeholders, design and implement environment puzzles and challenges in a highly detailed 3D sandbox world
• Provide vision, guidance, and direction to a multi-disciplinary team
• Create and maintain design documentation using 2D and enterprise tools
• Work closely with programmers and artists to bring game worlds to life
• Define design goals and work with all disciplines to ensure the game meets them
• Provide point of contact service for external stakeholders
• Openly share your work, knowledge, progress, and risks with the team and the studio at large
  
  

Your Qualifications

• Proven and aspirational people and project management skills
• Veteran generalist design skills
• Excellent sense of 3D space and environmental storytelling
• Demonstrable experience designing, documenting, and implementing game systems/mechanics from concept to completion
• Experience designing puzzles, particularly environmental puzzles
• Good understanding of all aspects of design (UX, Content, Narrative, etc.)
• Strong ability to collaborate and bring a team together
• Demonstrable ability to evangelize vision and direction in a succinct manner
• Additional coding, scripting or art skills are a plus, knowledge of LUA is a big plus
• Minimum 6+ years as a game designer, preferably credited on shipped titles
• Minimum 1-3 years of leading designers in any capacity
• Experience with voxel work flows is a plus
• Good understanding of development lifecycles
• Strong spoken and written English communication skills required
• Ability to give and receive feedback
  
  

Portfolio Requirements

• A portfolio is desirable, but not required for this position. You may be tested for suitability.
• If submitting a portfolio, please provide a detailed breakdown of your work and clarify what you were responsible for.
• Only digital applications will be accepted such as a website, blog or online album. Physical media will not be accepted.
  
  

Mission Support

We are just as passionate about our games as we are about their creators (Could that be you?!). Your job comes with personal responsibility, freedom and short decision-making routes. And most importantly - A motivated, international team full of fellow gamers.

The studio is located in a bright, modern office, right in the center of Hamburg. With a selection of benefits for all our staff: Including discounted gym membership, fresh fruit and a variety of free drinks. A healthy work-life balance is important to you? For us too! That’s why we are also awarded as a family-friendly workplace. Coming from abroad? No problem! We also offer relocation packages.

Sounds good? Take a look here: www.fishlabs.de

Get In Touch!

Did we spark your interest? We are looking forward to your application. Simply click on the button below and apply by uploading your CV.

If you have any further documents which you think might be worth sharing to underline your background and talents, we are happy to receive them as well. If you have questions regarding the application just drop us an e-mail at [email protected]. An application via our online tool is preferred.