Creative Services Designer, Playables

Summary

LeadStack Inc. is seeking a Creative Services Designer, Playables, with a strong eye for visual design and experience in designing action-oriented playable ads. The role involves assisting with level design and asset creation for playable ads, collaborating with various stakeholders, and utilizing AI tools to enhance the design process.

Responsibilities

• This role reports directly to the Creative Director of the Creative Services team within Mobile Game Publishing
• Rapidly design and create mockups of mini-game and playable concepts that the team will implement and test with UA
• Support 3D modeling needs including rigging, topology cleanup, and asset optimization
• Communicate, collaborate and give feedback to the creative team on implementation targets of creative playable outputs
• Think critically, demonstrate empathy, and create recommendations for player interactions and desired themes for future playables
• Seek reviews from stakeholders, peers, and UA to rapidly iterate upon designs, making decisions informed by feedback and user data
• Work closely with PMM and CS Creative Director to create playable campaigns
• Utilize AI tools to rapidly inform new playable concepts, iterations and leverage AI to streamline the playable creation process

Skills

• Knowledge of Unity, Unreal, or HTML games
• 3+ years
• Familiarity with 3D tools, such as Maya, Blender, ZBrush, Substance, and other digital content creation software
• 3+ years
• Experience with 3D modeling, including rigging, topology cleanup, and asset optimization
• 3+ years
• Strong communication skills including oral, visual and written
• Understanding of current mobile market in the midcore/hybrid casual space
• A portfolio demonstrating knowledge of level design, preferably in a playable ad or casual game format, 3D modeling skills
• Understanding of UA mini-games and playable ads
• Experience with 3D modeling, including rigging, topology cleanup, and asset optimization
• Experience with the casual game spaces or hyper casual games
• Understanding of art layout, UI, game pacing/level design
• Knowledge of Unity, Unreal, or HTML games
• Familiarity with 3D tools, such as Maya, Blender, ZBrush, Substance, and other digital content creation software
• Familiarity with emerging AI-assisted creative tools or an interest in learning how to incorporate them into art workflows
• Knowledge of Game of Thrones or House of The Dragon
• Knowledge of 4x Strategy Games
• Mobile gaming industry experience

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Knowledge of Unity, Unreal, or HTML games
• 3+ years
• Familiarity with 3D tools, such as Maya, Blender, ZBrush, Substance, and other digital content creation software
• 3+ years
• Experience with 3D modeling, including rigging, topology cleanup, and asset optimization
• 3+ years
• Strong communication skills including oral, visual and written
• Understanding of current mobile market in the midcore/hybrid casual space
• A portfolio demonstrating knowledge of level design, preferably in a playable ad or casual game format, 3D modeling skills
• Understanding of UA mini-games and playable ads
• Experience with 3D modeling, including rigging, topology cleanup, and asset optimization
• Experience with the casual game spaces or hyper casual games
• Understanding of art layout, UI, game pacing/level design
• Knowledge of Unity, Unreal, or HTML games
• Familiarity with 3D tools, such as Maya, Blender, ZBrush, Substance, and other digital content creation software
• Familiarity with emerging AI-assisted creative tools or an interest in learning how to incorporate them into art workflows

Nice to Haves

• Knowledge of Game of Thrones or House of The Dragon
• Knowledge of 4x Strategy Games
• Mobile gaming industry experience