Candy Crush Saga is one of the biggest games in the world, entertaining millions of players every day, and we are looking for people who are as excited as we are about making it even bigger and better. Working in a talented cross- functional team, you will play a key role in the development and delivery of new and exciting experiences for our players.

 We’re looking for a Senior Level Designer to deliver world- leading mobile games. If you want to contribute to creating an amazing experience for millions of players to enjoy on the go then this is the right job for you!

As part of Candy Crush Saga team, you will lead a team of Level Designers supporting one of our largest franchises and play a key part in creating well- balanced, consistent and thrilling levels based on the game’s rules as well as support the delivery of the game’s core vision.

Ultimately, you will ensure our content is fun to play!

 

Your role within our Kingdom

• Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of level designers

• Set the standard for your team in terms of level creation, quality assessment, and best practices as you create, assess, rebalance and tune new and existing levels.

• Lead your team in continuously improving workflow and process efficiency.

• Be the go- to expert for any questions around level design, like how much content to release, what balancing strategy makes the most sense for your title, what decisions should be taken based on your understanding and analysis of the data, and what actions are needed to ensure that the game continues to be competitive in a rapidly changing industry.

• Work closely with our leads, developers, creatives and data scientists to shape new features and contribute to creative discussions.

• Have the ability to blend creativity with methodical testing and balancing.

• Remain up- to- date with Level Design literature and best practices to continue contributing to our Level Design expertise.

Skills to create thrills

•  Must have prior experience managing or mentoring level designers.

• Experience and/or knowledge of level design processes for casual games

• You have a great passion for games, understand the casual market and know how to think out of the box. And, of course, you’ll need to know what makes a good game.

• You know how to support others in their growth trajectory.

• Experience working within a game production team and/or knowledge of game production best practices

• Effective communication skills

What makes King a great place to work is all our people. We’re powered by a determination to be better tomorrow than we are today - and to have some fun along the way. So we offer sweet benefits and perks to match.

• Competitive pay

We always check the market to make sure our pay is competitive. And we have profit sharing to reward our people for having an impact at King.

• Coverage for the important life stuff

We make sure you can plan for the future. We’ve got you covered with medical insurance, financial saving plans, and other local offerings depending on where you live.

• Time off

We have a generous holiday allowance, most of our offices close between 25 December and the New Year, and you can take a day to volunteer and give back to your community.

• Learning opportunities are everywhere

Learn@King has hundreds of courses, books, and resources you can access anytime. Want to advance your C++, or Java skills? How about a live drawing workshop? We’ve got those too. We also do special assignments for on the job learning and we’re part of Activision Blizzard so career options are everywhere.

• Next level workspaces

We have open spaces, desks on wheels, jam boards, cosy nooks for when you need to get in the zone, and rooms for teams to map it all out. Since our job is making the world playful we also have ping pong tables, cosy couches, and gaming zones. Yep, coffee, healthy snacks, drinks, and breakfast too.

• Wellbeing

Wellbeing is important to us. Doing your best work requires being your best self. Our offices either have a gym on site or offer a gym & wellbeing allowance.

• Employee networks to connect with people

Our employee networks bring people together. You can get involved in the planning or just enjoy perks! Whether its theatre trips, fitness classes, conversations on inclusion, or Pride, passionate employees make it all happen.

• Kingfomarket

We don’t want to brag but Kingfomarket is kind of a big deal. Every year the entire company gets together to learn, share ideas, focus on the future, and celebrate our wins. Our events in general are epic but Kingfomarket is one of a kind.

• Carbon offsetting

We want a playful and sustainable world so we participate in CO2 offsetting each year to make us carbon neutral across our office footprint, business travel, and game’s servers energy consumption.

• King Swag

Use your Royal Store tokens to get some sweet headphones or a King trolley (that’s a suitcase for our US peeps). You’ll get new tokens every year so don’t forget to pick out a gift for your friends who are candy crushing over the fact that you work for King.