Are you a creative and dedicated games industry professional with experience in game design and a passion for strategy games? Are you interested in Paradox Grand Strategy Games and have a desire to help us bring them to the next level? Then you may be the one we’re looking for!

About the Role

As a Senior Game Designer working with the Paradox Development Studio in Stockholm, you will be an on-site project team member involved in designing gameplay features and systems under the guidance of the Game Director. You will have a direct and influential impact on the quality and feel of the game.

We are seeking new employees that enjoy working in a team where everyone supports each other, but where you are also given the freedom and responsibility to take charge of a task and deliver. We care about quality and are motivated by the idea of our many fans around the world praising your work after release. You will thrive in a modern, creative environment where people working with you love their jobs and the games we make.

Relationships

• The Senior Game Designer reports directly to the Production Director while regularly working alongside the Game Director and other appropriate stakeholders.

• Collaboration with the discipline team leads to ensure different aspects of features all align with the stated vision.

• Engagement on various levels to identify and solve design problems, e.g. fanbase, other Paradox designers and Game Directors, user research and analytics team

Responsibilities

• Design and implement new game systems and features

• Help to deliver the creative vision set by the Game Director

• Write and maintain design documentation

• Come up with your own ideas and creative contributions

• Work closely with other members of the team to make sure that implementation is done according to the design

• Be autonomous and proactive in your work

• Coaching junior designers and providing constructive feedback on their work

• Delegation of less complex tasks to junior designers

• Uphold good relationships within the team with a clear understanding of expectations on what game we are making

Required Qualifications

• At least four years of professional games industry experience in Game Design

• A demonstrable experience with the system and feature design

• Ability to work highly independently with assigned tasks and take responsibility for delivering game design specifications according to the project’s schedule

• A solid understanding of core loops and player experience

• A genuine passion for strategy games

• Fluent in spoken and written English

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work and inspire in a team environment

As a bonus, you might have

• An academic or personal interest in history, economics, and/or politics

• Experience with programming or scripting

• Experience with creating mods for Paradox games

• Experience with other strategy games

• Tertiary skills in related fields such as UX, Art, or Sound

Practical Information

Please make sure you include a cover letter where you outline why you want to join Paradox, what level of experience with Paradox games you have, and what other games you play.

We would like your application to include any relevant work samples and/or a link to your portfolio if you have one. We are especially interested in examples of gameplay systems and related work that you have previously designed or implemented.

Some of our benefits include:

If you think that this description matches you, we highly encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we will interview candidates continuously. If you don't match all the requirements, please demonstrate how your passion, attitude and interest in Paradox might compensate for this.

At Paradox Interactive we celebrate difference and care deeply about diversity and inclusion. We therefore encourage you, no matter who you are, to apply for this job if you think you’d be  a great addition to our team.