Lead Game Designer (OneState) — Chillbase

ChillBase is an independent game studio. We build products we genuinely care about —that’s our core principle.

Our ongoing projects are in full swing, and we’re dedicated to delivering top-notch work without being tied down by a strict corporate structure.

We’re looking for a Lead Game Designer to join the FTUE team for OneState, our unique Social RolePlay project with no direct equivalents in the mobile market.

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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.

We carefully review every application and will definitely reach out if your profile matches the role’s requirements. If you do not receive a response within 14 calendar days, it means we are not moving forward with your application at this stage. We’d be happy to reconnect in the future — please keep an eye on our openings.

Employment process

You apply for an open role via our careers portal. We carefully review your CV and any additional materials you provide.

If your experience matches our needs, we’ll invite you for an initial conversation with a recruiter. It’s a chance to get to know each other, talk about your motivation and expectations, and share more about the role and company.

You may be asked to take part in one or more technical interviews with the team. In some cases, we might also send you a test assignment to better understand your practical skills.

A closing conversation with a hiring manager or team lead. We’ll discuss the outcomes of the previous stages, cover any remaining questions, and align on expectations.

If everything goes well — we’ll extend a job offer. Once the details are confirmed, we’ll guide you through the onboarding process and welcome you to the team.