Designer

Essential Functions

MumboJumbo is a premium publisher and developer of games targeted to the casual market. We’re looking for a designer or entry level designer with writing skills to join our Dallas studio family.

Our Next Team Member:
Will work directly with the Director of Design concepting, researching, creating and updating various design documents from concept through final production.

You:
* Have a professional understanding of story development.
* Are proficient with MS Word, Powerpoint and Visio.
* Say more with fewer words.
* Understand what makes a casual game fun yet profitable to make.
* Can add charm in simple ways to make an adventure game an uncomplicated pleasure to play.
* Design diabolically simple puzzles that are unique and satisfying to solve.
* Harmonize story pacing with gameplay pacing.
* Can show a developer how a game flows from start to finish using powerpoint and talented concept sketch artists.
* Can diagram a flow chart of game progression.
* Are willing to throw away ideas when confronted with better alternatives.
* Can play a game in development and add insightful comments to improve the gameplay to be more attractive to our audience.

Other Responsibilities

1. Enjoys playing games, and talk in depth about what makes a good casual game.
2. MS Word, MS Power point, MS Viseo or equivalent means to flow chart a project.
3. College degree in area of studies relating to design or writing.
4. Excellent ability to research themes using the internet.
5. Communication skills.
6. Listening skills.
7. Problem solving skills.

Desired Skills

1. Experience working at a video game design company.
2. Any professional writing experience.