Game Designer (Volunteer)

We Are Searching for an Experienced Game Designer to Shape the Future of Climate Education (Volunteer Role)

At Nordic Waves Group, we are building something ambitious:

Educational games that turn complex climate science into interactive, engaging, and empowering learning experiences, backed by a global advisory board of climate scientists.

To bring this vision to life, we are now looking for one of the most important roles in our team to date:

? Game Designer (Experienced)

Volunteer – Flexible hours – Remote

The Role

We are looking for a hands-on, senior Game Designer who can take our insights, research, early concepts, and thematic climate content - and transform them into:

• Clear storylines
• Short, targeted educational games
• Engaging missions, mechanics, and player flows
• Coherent design documentation ready for developers

You will be the connecting force between ideas → design → development, shaping how young learners experience (and remember!) climate knowledge.

You will be working closely with:

• A small team of programmers ready to execute your designs
• Commercial & go-to-market specialists
• Research assistants and climate-science advisors
• A leadership team guiding the strategic direction

What You’ll Do

✔ Turn complex sustainability topics into gameable concepts

✔ Create game loops, mission structures, player journeys, and mechanics

✔ Facilitate brainstorming and help structure ideas across teams

✔ Produce design documentation and guide developers through implementation

✔ Ensure that each game has clear learning outcomes, aligned with scientific content

✔ Help define the style, tone, and educational logic of our climate game library

This role is central; you will lay the creative and structural foundation for our educational games.

Who We’re Looking For

We are seeking someone who can step in and lead from day one. The ideal candidate has:

Must-haves

✨ Proven experience as a Game Designer

✨ A portfolio demonstrating shipped titles, prototypes, or strong concept work

✨ Experience collaborating with developers (Unity or similar)

✨ Strong ability to “connect the dots” across content, narrative, learning goals, and mechanics

✨ Project management skills - able to structure phases, milestones, and pipelines

✨ Strong communication and stakeholder management

✨ A mindset for educational, purpose-driven design

Nice-to-haves

? Experience with serious games, VR, or educational games

? Understanding of climate or sustainability topics

What We Offer

Although Nordic Waves is fully volunteer-driven, we offer:

• A meaningful mission with real-world impact
• A highly skilled, international community
• Full flexibility: contribute when it fits your schedule
• A chance to shape the creative direction of an emerging educational platform
• Collaboration with scientists, developers, and strategists
• A space to innovate freely without commercial pressure

? Join Us

If you are a Game Designer who wants to create something that educates, empowers, and inspires, this is (in our opinion) a strong opportunity.

We look forward to meeting the creative mind who will help us build the future of climate learning.