Game Designer — United States — LinkedIn — 4491268047

Tic Toc Games is seeking an experienced Lead Game Designer with outstanding communication skills and a proven track record of helping create and ship high-quality video games. The successful candidate will bring a clear creative vision, thoughtful design practices, and the ability to work collaboratively across disciplines. This role offers the opportunity to shape engaging player experiences and contribute to games throughout their development and live operations.

About The Company

Tic Toc Games is a game development studio focused on creating memorable, high-quality interactive experiences. The studio values creativity, thoughtful collaboration, and a commitment to continually improving its games. Team members work across disciplines to turn ideas into polished products and to deliver experiences that players enjoy. Tic Toc Games welcomes people who are enthusiastic about the games industry and interested in contributing their ideas, skills, and perspective to a supportive, inclusive team.

About The Role

As Lead Game Designer, you will own the design direction for major game features and user experiences, guiding them from early concepts through implementation, launch, and live operations. You will translate project goals into clear designs, wireframes, specifications, and user stories that help the development team understand what to build and why. You will collaborate closely with product, development, and design partners, incorporate feedback, and communicate decisions to internal and external stakeholders. The role is suited to a designer who can balance creative ambition with practical execution in a dynamic, iterative environment.

Qualifications

• At least three years of experience as a Lead Game Designer.

• Experience shipping multiple high-quality products as a Game Designer.

• Strong knowledge of and passion for video games, including an ability to understand player needs and evaluate game experiences.

• Outstanding written, verbal, presentation, and collaboration skills.

• Demonstrated ability to establish a clear vision for features and communicate it through concise, accessible documentation.

• Self-motivation, initiative, and a consistent drive to improve games and design outcomes.

• Ability to work effectively with cross-disciplinary teams in a fast-moving, iterative development environment.

Experience with mobile or touch-based games, live-service or live-operated products, and free-to-play games is an advantage. Familiarity with modern coding languages or game engines is also helpful. Personal game-development projects are welcome, as is a curiosity about how games are designed, built, and improved.

Responsibilities

• Own game design and lead the development of major features and user experiences from initial concept through live operations.

• Partner with the product team to identify features and content that support project goals and create value for players.

• Collaborate with developers to ensure designs are understood and accurately represented in the game.

• Support fellow designers by providing clear, constructive feedback on specifications, wireframes, and proposed solutions.

• Create concise design documentation that can be translated into actionable user stories and development tasks.

• Seek feedback proactively, assess differing perspectives, and turn useful insights into thoughtful design improvements.

• Present designs, explain decisions, and respond to questions from internal and external stakeholders.

• Analyze competing games and products, identify relevant lessons, and apply those insights to strengthen Tic Toc Games’ experiences.

Benefits

Tic Toc Games offers the opportunity to help shape games alongside a collaborative, cross-disciplinary team. You will have meaningful ownership of design work, the chance to contribute throughout the product lifecycle, and opportunities to learn from feedback and the development process. The studio encourages initiative, creative problem-solving, and open communication. Specific compensation, benefits, and employment details will be shared during the hiring process.

Equal Opportunity

Tic Toc Games is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and encourages applications from people of all backgrounds. We know that candidates from underrepresented groups may hesitate to apply if they do not meet every listed qualification. If you are enthusiastic about improving the games industry and believe you could contribute to this role, we encourage you to apply. The team welcomes the opportunity to consider your experience and potential.