Senior Game Designer (New Games - Hybrid Casual Game)

2 Weeks ago • 3 Years + • Game Design

Job Summary

Job Description

Amanotes is seeking a Senior Game Designer to contribute to new music game projects from ideation to production. Responsibilities include market exploration, utilizing player data and feedback to suggest improvements, collaborating with cross-functional teams on prototyping and iteration, defining design goals, supervising daily design work, expanding design briefs into complete specifications, conducting user testing and analysis, and mentoring junior designers. The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years of experience in game design, focusing on gameplay and user experience, with proven experience in core loop and monetization design for multiple revenue models. Strong game analysis, critical thinking, and communication skills are essential.
Must have:
  • 3+ years game design experience
  • Gameplay & UX focus
  • Core loop & monetization design
  • Music game experience (plus)
  • Data-driven decision making
  • Strong communication skills
Perks:
  • Competitive salary
  • 13th-month salary
  • Annual bonus/ESOP
  • Flexible working time
  • Learning budget
  • Team-building budget
  • Lunch & parking allowance
  • Music events
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Paid leave

Job Details

[GS team] Senior Game Designer (New Games - Hybrid Casual Game)

Product / Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

OBJECTIVES

  • Contribute effectively in new projects from ideation to production phase, to create new hit music games.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

  • Actively explore the mobile game market as well as utilize player behavior data, feedback & suggest improvements to create new and unique music games.
  • Collaborate with cross-discipline teams for prototyping and idea iteration, actively participating in the development of a game from start to finish.
  • Define the design goals of assigned projects and supervise all daily design works towards those goals.
  • Expand design briefs into complete specifications, turning over every stone and considering every possibility until no questions remain, technical or otherwise.
  • Evaluate design solutions by conducting user testing, interviews and analyzing data; document your findings for use in future development.
  • Mentor and guide junior/mid designers.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • At least 3 years of experience as a game designer focusing on gameplay and/or user experience.
  • Proven experience in game design, core loop and monetization design for multiple revenue models (ads, in-app purchases and hybrid).
  • Working experience in music games is a strong plus.

SKILLS

  • Deep knowledge of game design principles (player motivation, core loop, MDA frameworks, monetization models, economy balancing, etc.)
  • Strong game analysis skills: applicants must be able to intelligently deconstruct & discuss the strengths and weaknesses of games' design and experience.
  • Strong critical thinking and analytical skills, able to work effectively in a data-driven environment.
  • Ability to pitch concepts in a clear, detailed manner through strong written, visual & verbal skills.
  • Experience with wireframe & UI creation tools such as Figma, Adobe XD, etc.
  • Experience with office software like Excel or Google Sheet.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication in English.
  • Good at Feedback Reception and Constructive Criticism.
  • Pay Attention to Detail and Precision.

BENEFITS

  • At Amanotes, you will be enjoying the dynamic working environment with unique music culture many benefits as below:
  • Competitive salary upon experience
  • 13th month salary
  • Annual Performance Bonus/ESOP (Employee Stock Options Plan) for people managers.
  • Flexible working time. 
  • Personal learning and well-being budget
  • Team-building budget
  • Lunch and parking allowance
  • Various learning activities, including internal training & sharing, international conferences, and e-learning (Udemy, Linkedin Learning...).
  • Engaging music events: Music Night, Amasing Night, Music schools…
  • Employee Assistance Program to support mental health & well-being. 
  • Minimum 12 days of paid annual leave, plus 10 days of paid sick leave.
  • 12 days working from home per year.
About Amanotes

We are Amanotes - a dynamic interactive music company that's using cutting-edge technology to transform how people experience music. Since 2014, we have dominated the global simple music game market with over 3.5 billion downloads on over 190 countries. Our portfolio includes chart-topping music games like Magic Tiles 3, Tiles Hop, Dancing Road, Duet Cats.

As the world’s top Music Game Publisher and top App Publisher from Southeast Asia by downloads. Our ambition is to create the world’s iconic hybrid casual music games that people play for years

Come join our music-filled workplace and let's create a magical music experience!

How To Apply?

Click the button or contact us at talents@amanotes.com.

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About The Company

Amanotes is a leading music tech company with the mission of delivering the best music interactive experience to users.


Since 2014, 30+ music games and mobile applications were published under our name with 2+ billion downloads worldwide and 120+ million monthly active users. In 2019, we were proudly listed as the #1 mobile apps publisher from Southeast Asia, the #1 music games publisher in the world, and one of the top 20 mobile apps publishers in the world across all categories. 


If you love to work in a friendly and fun environment with music all around the corner, come join us!


Explore our products on Google Play and iOS App Store such as Magic Tiles 3, Tiles Hop, Dancing Ballz, and more than 30 others.

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