Lead Game Designer (Meta, Unannounced Project)

Yerevan, Tbilisi

ChillBase is an independent game studio. We build products we genuinely care about —that’s our core principle.
We’re currently launching a new project — and building a new meta-vertical from the ground up. In this role, you will own feature development end-to-end: from concept and documentation to validation in the build and final quality.
If you are seeking to be a part of an engaged team, work on captivating projects with minimal bureaucracy, and receive regular, constructive feedback, then you’ll find your place with us.

Expectations

What we want to see:

• 4+ years of experience as a Game Designer / System Designer / Product Game Designer / Feature Owner

• Experience owning large features from ideation through implementation and build validation

• Experience writing and maintaining vision documents, specifications, and GDDs

• Experience breaking down complex systems into individual features and production-ready tasks

• Strong understanding of game systems, flows, states, and dependencies

• Ability to build effective communication with Dev, UI/UX, QA, and Production teams

• Experience making independent design decisions and articulating the rationale behind them

• English proficiency sufficient to comfortably read technical and professional literature

Additionally, it would be great to have:

• Experience working on a project in pre-production or at the start of production

• Experience developing mobile F2P games

• Experience working on multiplayer, open-world, or social projects

• Understanding of game economy and progression systems

• Experience with Unity

• Experience mentoring or functionally leading other Game Designers

What you will be doing:

Game Design Leadership

• Define and maintain the overall vision for systems, their relationships, progression, and economy

• Own the domain roadmap together with the Producer, setting priorities for systems and features

• Assign features across designers, review documentation and design decisions

• Set documentation standards and feature acceptance criteria

• Participate in hiring and onboarding Game Designers, provide regular feedback, and support team development

• Coordinate the domain with peer teams and Production

• Own the quality and overall results of the domain

Feature Ownership

• Own major features throughout production: break them down into tasks, communicate the design intent, and answer team questions

• Write and maintain GDDs, specs, and feature documentation

• Identify risks, dependencies, and open questions before development starts

• Align decisions with Development, UI/UX, and QA

• Review and accept features in builds, ensuring quality and completeness of implementation

• Analyze external projects and references

Benefits

Growth and development
Our project is actively growing, as well as the team that creates it. We invest in the growth of each specialist and regularly review salaries based on performance. Moreover, we have a promotion system that allows specialists to showcase their talents in more responsible positions.

Comfortable conditions
You can choose various work types: hybrid or office in Tbilisi. Also we have flexible hours with the option of taking days off.

Care for employees
We offer sick days without salary loss, assistance in difficult life situations, no bureaucratic nightmares and processes for the sake of processes.