Sorare
Job title:
Game Designer
Company
Sorare
Job description
No information about remote work conditions has been provided for this job.What type of contract is offered for this position?Type of contract for this position: Permanent contractThe positionJob descriptionAt Sorare, we bet on passionate and innovative people! Are you looking for an empowering environment to grow professionally and personally? Join us in this tremendous adventure!Our MissionSorare is a fantasy sports gaming experience and marketplace featuring officially licensed digital player cards. With Sorare you build legacy teams – buying, selling, collecting and trading player cards — and compete with them in free-to-play fantasy games to win rewards week over week and season over season, just like a professional sports owner.Sorare is revolutionizing digital sports fandom, and now has over 3,5 million users across 180 countries. More than 300 iconic teams, clubs, and organizations including the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, MLS, NBA, NBPA, MLB, MLBPA, and many others have partnered with Sorare to build the next sports entertainment giant.Our JourneySorare was founded by Nicolas Julia and Adrien Montfort in 2018 in Paris to bring sports fans across the globe closer to the players, teams, and leagues they love.With 130-plus employees across France and US, Sorare is one of Europe’s fastest-growing startups and recently raised a $680 million Series B funding round from world-class investors including SoftBank, Accel, and Benchmark. Sorare also has athletes Serena Williams, Zinedine Zidane, Rio Ferdinand, Antoine Griezmann, Gerard Piqué, Blake Griffin, and Rudy Gobert among its investors, ambassadors, and advisors.Our ValuesOwn your game: Think and act like an owner, and expect your teammates to do the same. You are an “entrepreneur” empowered to make decisions and own the outcomes.Build with the fans, and for the fans: Have an obsession for high-quality user experiences. Engage our community with transparency to build trust and learn from the fans to deliver effective changes.Run fast: Take bold risks and outpace the competition in an ever changing environment. Have a bias for action (connected to team goals) and strive to ship and iterate.Have fun and bring joy: Sports have the power to unite people around the world, and as fans ourselves, we believe it is a privilege to work in this industry.Win as a team: We are all in this together as one team, win or lose. Inspire your teammates to always be better.Responsibilities :You are responsible for gameplay, metagame design, user journeys and game economy; you will design any given game elements as neededDrive a strong design processes that leverages problem definition, usability principles, research, sketching, and prototyping of design concepts to come up with design solutions that will enrich the experience of our players and address different game challengesTake creative directions or loosely defined ideas and carefully translate them into a full design including balancingPrototype, iterate, and eventually ship successful game features that fit seamlessly into the overall gameWork in a cross-functional team with Product Managers, Product Designers, Engineers and Creatives on turning designs into the final feature.Create working design documents (“specifications” and “balancing / tuning”) used in the course of implementation and that aid in the development of QA test plansRequirements3+ years of relevant experience in the mobile gaming or “Live service gaming” industryInterest in Sports, particularly footballGame design craft with a deep understanding of meta-game design, free-to-play monetization concepts, and live operations tactics.Strong understanding of the mobile free-to-play industry and experience in playing the most successful mobile gamesBasic knowledge of applied mathematics – statistics, probability, calculus.Skilled in any spreadsheet software (Google Sheets, Excel)Proven track record of shipping/ publishing games/features as a Game DesignerAbility to pitch and visually communicate designs clearly and concisely within the team and throughout the company using quick prototypes when neededAbility to work cross-functionally, communicate design influenceCurious approach to problem-solving and ability to work through ambiguity to develop clear interaction and end-to-end engagement models for multiple user segmentsExcellent communication skillsOpenness to feedback, with a bias toward open dialogueExcellent spoken and written communication skills in EnglishPerksHealth Care: Great medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage fully covered by SorareWellness Benefit: Sorare contributes to employees wellness (gym membership and sports classes in our office)Commuter Benefits: Sorare contributes to the cost of your commute with 100% of Navigo pass reimbursedLatest Tech: Sorare provides equipment such as laptop, monitor, etc.Lunch: Sorare will contribute to their employees lunch vouchersTime Off: we offer 5 weeks of paid holidays per year in addition to the national holidays and attached RTTOur Hiring ProcessStep 1: Recruiter Screen (30 min)Step 2: Hiring Manager ScreenStep 3: Case Study + Panel interviewsStep 4: Reference Check & OfferSorare is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to: race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, or any other basis prohibited by law.As we are an international company, please note we speak English in the workplace. Please apply for the role with an English CV so we can process your application.Want to know more?Rencontrez Nadini, Head of Global communicationRencontrez Sylvain, Head of EngineeringDiscover the companyExplore the company’s profile or follow them to find out if they’re the right fit!Follow them!The companyBlockchain, Video Games, Sports140 employeesFounded in 2018Average age: 32 years oldRevenue: 300M€Employee turnover: 2%30%70%Who are they?Sorare is at the intersection of sports, gaming and NFTs. Through tradable digital cards, Sorare is designing a collective fantasy sport experience where you can manage your favorite Football, Baseball and Basketball players, hone your passion to earn prizes and be part of a community. Anyone, anywhere, can connect with the game on Sorare. The company’s mission is to build “the game within the game” and to give fans, players and clubs the platform to celebrate, share and own the game.Founded in 2018, Sorare has seen tremendous growth. The platform had a card sales volume of over $300M (€270M) since January 2021 across 160 countries. Sorare is backed by a world-class team of investors including Softbank, Benchmark, Accel Partners, footballers such as Gerard Piqué, Antoine Griezmann and Rio Ferdinand, and key tech investors such as Alexis Ohanian.The workplaceNeed more info?Company life, atmosphere, achievements… We still have a lot more to tell you!These job openings might interest you!These companies are also recruiting for the position of “User Experience (UX) and Design”.SorareParisPermanent contract2 months agoLedgerParisPermanent contract2 months agoBitstackParisPermanent contractA few days at home2 months agoSaveAboutMeet usThe newsletter that does the jobRelevant advice, informative Q&As, inspirational portraits, newsworthy reports, videos, job openings, company profiles, and more.SubscribeYou can unsubscribe whenever you want. We won’t bother you-we promise. To learn more about our data protection policy,
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Paris
Job date
Sat, 03 Aug 2024 04:27:29 GMT
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