Founded in 2012, N-iX Games is one of the biggest game development and art production vendors in Ukraine and Poland, working with leading publishers and media enterprises around the globe as a service provider. The team of 100+ professionals focuses on full-cycle game development, team extension, VR solutions, and content creation for all the most popular platforms. The studio has successfully collaborated with over 40 clients, including Blizzard Entertainment, Ubisoft, Gearbox Software, Paradox Interactive, Tempo Storm, and Supermassive Games.
As a Senior Game Designer in our team, you would be responsible for creating, documenting, and improving exciting game mechanics. There will be creative work - story, mechanics, art style, as well as technical design - correct and useful documentation, game balancing, monetization, analysis of player behavior, and a lot more, so prepare to sink deep into the design space, where there are no limits.
Responsibilities:
- Define and guide the creative and technical direction of games, ensuring visual and interaction quality align with defined standards for accessibility, brand, and educational outcomes.
- Oversee asset creation workflows and pipelines, ensuring all visuals are optimised for maximum performance on the desired platform. Lead the development of reusable systems and libraries that support scalable production.
- Work closely with animators, illustrators, product designers, engineers, and educators to ensure cohesive, production-ready experiences that meet learning goals and creative expectations.
- Review and provide feedback on game and asset outputs, ensuring all deliverables maintain visual polish, usability, and alignment with our design principles.
- Identify, propose, and implement process enhancements that improve efficiency, collaboration, and overall team productivity.
- Communicate plans, milestones, and challenges effectively to stakeholders, leadership, and partner teams, ensuring clarity on priorities, timelines, and resourcing needs.
Requirements:
- 5+ years of experience in game production
- Proven experience shipping games or interactive educational products on web and/or mobile.
- Excellent grasp of user experience and accessibility principles in games.
- Familiarity with Unity, Godot, or similar 2D engines.
- Strong communication and organisational skills, comfortable balancing creative and operational priorities.
- Familiarity with Jira, Trello, or other production management tools.
- English level - Upper-intermediate+
We offer*:
- Flexible working format - remote, office-based or flexible
- A competitive salary and good compensation package
- Personalized career growth
- Professional development tools (mentorship program, tech talks and trainings, centers of excellence, and more)
- Active tech communities with regular knowledge sharing
- Education reimbursement
- Memorable anniversary presents
- Corporate events and team buildings
- Other location-specific benefits
*not applicable for freelancers
Ukraine
