Mid-Level Game Designer Jobs

Who We Are

Second Dinner is an award-winning independent game development studio that is here to make the most fun games in the world. Not super fun games. Not SUPER DUPER fun games. We mean the MOST fun games. And for our first game, MARVEL SNAP, we’ve partnered with Marvel. That’s right, we get to play in the Marvel Universe!!

As a remote first company, we want the most talented teammates wherever they call home. While our headquarters is in Irvine, California, most of our team is fully remote! We strongly believe a diverse team with varied perspectives makes us a better company, and in turn, will help us make better games. If you can bring something new to the table and expand our point of view, that's a huge upside, and we’d love to meet you! Even if you feel like you don't meet all of the requirements for a specific role, we encourage you to apply anyways. We look forward to meeting awesome candidates like you.

Our Design Team

At Second Dinner, we believe great design ideas come from everywhere and everyone, and it’s our job as Game Designers to collate, refine, implement, iterate and help bring those ideas to life. We partner with every part of the studio, art, engineering, production, UX, product, analytics, and sound, to make the most fun and engaging experiences possible for our players. The Design team drives the designs of both live in-game experiences and all upcoming features and content going into the game worldwide.

Your Role

Second Dinner is looking for a game designer to help us create our next world class game! In this role you will work closely with project leadership to design and playtest new content for an unannounced game.

While this is primarily a content-focused role, the responsibilities of the job can grow with you! The right person for this position will be comfortable designing and implementing content and running effective playtests. They’ll also be hungry to learn and grow in their skills, and an excellent communicator.

**Please attach your cover letter AND resume as one document.**

What You’ll Do:

• Organize and run effective playtests that generate actionable feedback
• Assist with a broad range of other game design work, sometimes as a collaborator and sometimes as a core designer and implementer
• Iterate on content based on playtest feedback
• Design and implement super fun new content

What You’ll Need:

• Experience designing games
• Hunger to learn how to implement and adjust game content using tools and scripting
• Passion for Game Design
• Experience playing a wide variety of games, especially turn-based strategy and mobile.
• Excellent communication skills

Nice to Have, But Not Necessary:

• Technical experience implementing gameplay mechanics (either via scripting or code).
• Experience developing and/or working on a live service or mobile game.
• Understanding of the needs/desires/motivations of a wide variety of gamers.

The total compensation for this position includes a new hire offer base salary range of $80,000 - $150,000 USD + equity + comprehensive benefits + potential for discretionary performance bonuses.

Individual pay within this salary range may span multiple levels within the discipline and is determined by assessed job-related skills, experience, relevant education or training. It also factors in market demands and business needs. The disclosed range is not adjusted based on location and may be subject to change or modification based on business needs in the future. Your recruiter can answer any questions about new hire total compensation during the hiring process.

An overview of the benefits and perks at Second Dinner:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance plans with Second Dinner paying 100% of premiums for employees and 75% for dependents for many plans
• 401(k) contribution with no waiting period
• 16 weeks paid parental leave with no waiting period
• Home office improvement bonus
• Company Events - In-person Summer all-hands gathering, in-person holiday party, annual camping event, and virtual events throughout the year
• Company Winter Holiday shutdown (Dec 25-Jan 1)
• Company Summer Holiday shutdown (week of July 4)
• Paid Vacation & Sick time

We are an equal opportunity employer that places high value on diversity and inclusion. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, age, disability status, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military status, or veteran status.

You must be eligible to work in the United States to be considered for this position.