Stockholm: Craft Manager - Play Design

We are hiring an AI Designer to join our Project Baxter team in pre-production. This role demands a solid technical knowledge of AI systems and processes while keeping the focus on the actual combat experience from an AI point of view, striking the perfect balance that entertains as much as it challenges the skills of the players. You will collaborate closely with our Senior AI Designer, helping to drive the AI development from vision to implementation. Combat and AI sit at the core of the project, and so you will play an integral key role in defining how the game will be played!

Project Baxter is a 4 player cooperative action game set in the world of Dungeons & Dragons®. Inspired by our love of tabletop RPGs and built from the ground up in Unreal Engine 5, we will embrace cutting edge technology to create entertaining and emergent gameplay scenarios.

This role is available onsite in Stockholm or remote across France, Spain, Sweden and the UK.

Responsibilities:

Design, develop, balance and oversee the various AI systems.

Drive core AI systems such as combat, navigation, abilities, tactics and senses!

Work closely with the combat designer, animators, gameplay programmers, and other teams to prototype and implement combat features.

Take designs through a full development cycle from concept to release.

Define and shape our enemy gallery of different enemy types in close collaboration with our combat designer.

Use metrics, player feedback, and a multitude of diverse analytics to improve and refine the design.

Requirements:

Experience as an AI Designer on 1+ titles, preferably on an action game.

Shipped 1+ AAA game where you were heavily involved in AI behaviors or combat.

Experience designing AI behaviors for a variety of combat scenarios.

Experience with behavior tree development for controlling AI behavior.

Experienced with visual scripting languages (Blueprint, Node Graphs, and so on).

Have a passion for, and a deep understanding of, AI and have thoroughly played a wide variety of different titles.

Like working with hands-on prototypes, documentation and brainstorming.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Effective and productive in communicating with colleagues in a constructive and collaborative way.

Still reading? Good, because here’s the best part:

We offer you a position at a company where we value empowerment, agility and ownership. While we evolve we want you to grow with us and to develop as a professional.

What more do we offer?

Competitive salaries with annual reviews

Private medical insurance

Annual wellness benefit

Referral bonuses

Long term incentive bonus scheme

Pension on top of salary (?50% above collective agreement standard for Sweden employees)

Relocation support if you move from abroad to Stockholm

Ideal office location in central Stockholm

Massage sessions once a month in the Stockholm office

Sounds good? Then we can’t wait to see your CV and look forward to meeting you. We recommend that you apply as soon as possible as selection and interviews are held continuously. Please submit your CV and cover letter in English.

Starbreeze values diversity and inclusion, and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome you as who you are, no matter where you are from or what games you play. If there are preparations or accommodations that we can make to help ensure that you have a comfortable and positive interview experience, please let us know.

Recruitment agencies may not submit CVs through this website or directly to hiring managers. Starbreeze Entertainment does not accept unsolicited recruitment agency CVs, and will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with us.

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We are looking for a talented and skilled Engagement Designer to join one of our game teams here at Embark.

We are looking for a person who can add their knowledge, skills and experience within Meta Game, Progression, Engagement and Retention design, to a team of around 100 game makers that are in the production phase of development of a Free-to-play PvP Action Game.

As an Engagement Designer you will be responsible for designing, implementing, balancing and maintaining meta game features, including various types of player progression and player competition, that add to the player experience, and give players meaningful goals and activities to strive for over time.

You will be working closely together with the monetization team, as well as Game Production and Product Direction, in analyzing the performance of meta game features, to ensure that we are able to engage and retain consistently and over a long time, as part of the game’s Live Service ambitions.

You will also work closely together with Creative and Gameplay Direction. And you will be working cross collaboratively with Core Gameplay Designers as well as UI and UX Developers, to ensure that engagement features are presented as an attractive package that fits well with the rest of the game.

Example of responsibilities

Design and collaborate on metagame and progression systems and features for long term player retention and engagement

Articulating, pitching and presenting engagement features and systems for the project to adopt and develop

Monitor trends on engagement systems in order to identify best practices, achieve optimal results and innovation
Be a stakeholder in the frontend, to make sure that retention and engagement features are part of a cohesive experience design
Analyze the impact of changes in the game and identify opportunities that will have a positive impact on engagement in development and as part of the Live Service
- Track the performance of engagement and retention features, and suggest alterations and improvements in live context, to achieve healthy performance indicators
- Continuously balance and optimize retention and engagement features for achieving the best player enjoyment and engagement.




It would be awesome if you

- 3+ years or more experience in similar roles
- Has shipped games AA, AAA, F2P
- Has experience with balancing in-game economies (XP, Reward Frequency, etc.)
- Experience using analytics and telemetry to make design decisions, and to advice project leadership, when needed
- Experience working on live service game
- Great cross collaboration skills
- Ability to articulate and champion features and initiatives in a diverse group of developers
- Fluency in English




At Embark we offer competitive salaries, passionate colleagues to share knowledge with and much more, but most of all we invite you to take part of a journey into the unknown, to build creative, surprising and beautiful experiences together.

We welcome game makers of all sex, class, colour, age, gender identity, education, religion, opinion, culture, nation of origin, language, sexual orientation, shape, size, and ability.

Did we leave anyone out? Well, we welcome you, too! We think that the gaming industry is made better when everyone has a seat at the table.

Be yourself at Embark and make games while doing so. Please apply with confidence. We can’t wait to hear from you (in English)!

If this role doesn't quite match what you're looking for, feel free to apply to us via our " Open Application. (https://www.embark-studios.com/jobs/278181-game-maker-open-application)"

Do you want to inspire, guide and lead others to uncover meaningful user and market insights?

You’ll be part of the Research & Insights team here at Toca Boca and its sister studios Noid and Nørdlight, located here in Stockholm and sharing the same studio space. This is a role for collaboration and exploration with everything research and insights related, with a focus on market research and quantitative analysis. You’ll have daily interactions with another market researcher and user researchers, working together towards the same goal, delivering actionable insights to stakeholders.

What you’ll be doing

Together with our research team you will conduct, analyze and present market research findings but also take part in planning the overall research strategy.

You are an important link between the Research & Insights team and the different stakeholders at Toca Boca, Noid and Nørdlight, from teams such as Marketing, Product, Partnership and more. You will be responsible for planning market research activities, including our brand tracker, and buying reports and studies that can support the team's decision making.

You will visualize and communicate the gathered insights and foresights in inspiring and engaging ways. Together with the rest of the Research and Insights team you will also follow through to help stakeholders implement those findings.
Is this you?

You are an experienced market researcher who is used to working with various quantitative research methods to gain insights, and you are interested in working with kids as the main user group. You have previous research experience in questionnaire design, and are comfortable with scripting surveys and processing research data through survey software tools. You have the ability, and experience, to drive primary research projects from start to finish.

You know how to translate insights gained from your research into stories that are widely understandable to anyone. And you enjoy sharing those stories.

This is us!

Toca Boca captures the spirit of play. We create digital toys and everyday products that are filled with fun and silliness that kids from any corner of the world can instantly relate to. Everything is designed from their perspective. We celebrate the diversity and quirkiness of their world and give them the freedom to play in ways that only they can.

Good to know!

This is a 12 month parental leave cover, based in our Stockholm studio with a hybrid working model (part office, part working from home). We apply a 6-month probationary period. You’ll need to be located in Sweden as we are unable to support relocation or offer fully remote work. As we’re an international company, with over 20 nationalities working here, and millions of users all over the world, you need to be fluent in English. Your application should therefore be in English. #LI-Hybrid

Toca Boca develops digital games that capture the power of play and that are filled with fun and silliness that kids around the world can instantly relate to. Since our first product launch in 2011, we have released 46 apps that have been downloaded more than 444 million times the world over, making us the No. 1 mobile-first kids brand in the App Store. Our products focus on sparking kids’ creativity and imagination, creating opportunities for open-ended play.

With offices in Stockholm and San Francisco, Toca Boca is owned by Spin Master Corp., a global children’s entertainment company that creates, designs and manufactures a diversified portfolio of innovative toys, games, products and entertainment properties.

Do you want to work with an app loved by kids all around the world? Toca Life World has millions (and millions) of users with more and more kids discovering the app every day. It’s a live platform for true open-ended play, an ever-expanding space where kids can tell any story they like.

As a Senior Backend Developer at the Central Tech team of Toca Boca, you’d oversee backend improvements, refine shared services, and promote TypeScript, enabling game developers and enhancing backend effectiveness.

What you’ll be doing

As a Senior Backend Developer at Central Tech, you will be leading a lot of the work to really make our backend stack a platform and with that, let the Game Team developers focus on building the best possible game.

You will be creating processes and tools and introducing best practices for things like verifying the quality of our services, vetting third party packages or handling security for backend services.

Together with the rest of the team, you will define and set up common levels of monitoring of backend services, and create tooling to let platform users (developers) get the telemetry they need.

You’ll support the team by ensuring sustainable development processes and workflows. You will support and coach the other developers in the company to really embrace TypeScript.

You’ll be leading work with our existing, shared services, making sure they are as efficient as possible, and as needed, migrate services built on other platforms to TypeScript/NestJS.

Additionally, nurturing a collaborative environment is crucial for our team and for Toca Boca in general. Together with your team, you will enjoy a weekly fika, sharing ideas and discussing challenges in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.
Is this you?

It's more about the person than the exact skills when we hire - if you don't tick all the boxes we welcome you to send an application anyway.

You are skilled in building and running NodeJS apps.

You have experience with TypeScript/NestJS.

You have knowledge about containerization (i.e. Docker), orchestration (ECS or Kubernetes) and IaC (Terraform and/or CloudFormation).

You are a good communicator and mentor for junior developers.

You believe in the power of play!

This is us!

Toca Boca captures the spirit of play. We create digital toys and everyday products that are filled with fun and silliness that kids from any corner of the world can instantly relate to. Everything is designed from their perspective. We celebrate the diversity and quirkiness of their world and give them the freedom to play in ways that only they can.

Good to know!

This position is based in our Stockholm studio with a hybrid working model (part office, part working from home). We apply a 6-month probationary period. You’ll need to be located in Sweden as we are unable to support relocation. We’re an international company, with over 20 nationalities working here, and millions of users all over the world, and so you need to be fluent in English. Your application should therefore be in English. #LI-Hybrid

Toca Boca develops digital games that capture the power of play and that are filled with fun and silliness that kids around the world can instantly relate to. Since our first product launch in 2011, we have released 46 apps that have been downloaded more than 444 million times the world over, making us the No. 1 mobile-first kids brand in the App Store. Our products focus on sparking kids’ creativity and imagination, creating opportunities for open-ended play.

With offices in Stockholm and San Francisco, Toca Boca is owned by Spin Master Corp., a global children’s entertainment company that creates, designs and manufactures a diversified portfolio of innovative toys, games, products and entertainment properties.

Would you like to be part of building a global IT function where we together find the way forward? Toca Boca and its sister studios are growing and the IT function needs to keep up.

As our Senior System Administrator your focus will be on Toca Boca and its sister studios Noid and Nørdlight, located here in Stockholm and sharing the same studio space. As a growing company with a focus on high-quality apps, we are implementing processes and ways of working across multiple studios. You will collaborate with our owners Spin Master to identify synergies, and ways of effectively working together with the various systems we use across the enterprise. You will be working in a beautiful studio surrounded by colleagues who are deeply passionate about their work.

What you’ll be doing

As the administrator and chief architect of our systems, tools, and services, your role involves a balance of troubleshooting technical issues and spearheading enhancements in our digital infrastructure. You'll play a key role in refining system configurations, optimizing our tech stack, and improving workflows. Your expertise in system management, coupled with a proficiency in scripting, will be crucial for automating certain processes and enhancing operational efficiency.

Collaboration is key in your role as you work closely with teams to make informed decisions on tools and services, manage licenses and access, and automate tasks for greater efficiency. By streamlining processes and providing the right resources, you empower teams to focus on valuable work, fostering a productive and collaborative environment.

At the heart of your responsibilities lies the commitment to delivering an outstanding IT experience. You will swiftly address technical challenges, take ownership of projects to enhance systems and tools, and ensure that employees and consultants within all three studios enjoy a seamless digital workplace. As you will be working in a small team, you will have an end-to-end responsibility. Your dedication to continuous improvement and excellence will be instrumental in creating a positive and efficient IT environment.
Is this you?

You are an experienced professional who has held a similar position in the past. You have 3-5 years of experience in providing 2nd line support. You have admin level experience with either Google Workspace or Office 365. Security expertise is important, including implementing single sign-on, two-factor authentication, or other security measures. Experience in managing fleets of both Mac and Windows computers and working with AWS or GCP is preferred. You’re proficient in scripting, and have an understanding of LAN/WAN, routing, wireless networks, and Windows networking.

This is us!

Toca Boca together with Noid, Nørdlight, Sago Mini and Originator, make up the Digital Games group within Spin Master. We create games, digital toys, and everyday products that are filled with fun that kids from any corner of the world can instantly relate to. We celebrate the diversity and quirkiness of their world and give them the freedom to play in ways that only they can.

The Spin Master Mission and Vision is to make life more fun by pushing the boundaries of innovation, creativity, and fun!

Good to know!

This position is full time and based in our Stockholm office with a hybrid working model (part office, part working from home). We apply a 6 month probationary period. You should already be located in Sweden, as we will not be able to offer relocation for this position. As we’re an international company, with over 20 nationalities working here, and millions of users all over the world, you have to be fluent in English. Your application should therefore be in English.

Toca Boca develops digital games that capture the power of play and that are filled with fun and silliness that kids around the world can instantly relate to. Since our first product launch in 2011, we have released 46 apps that have been downloaded more than 444 million times the world over, making us the No. 1 mobile-first kids brand in the App Store. Our products focus on sparking kids’ creativity and imagination, creating opportunities for open-ended play.

With offices in Stockholm and San Francisco, Toca Boca is owned by Spin Master Corp., a global children’s entertainment company that creates, designs and manufactures a diversified portfolio of innovative toys, games, products and entertainment properties.