Product Game Designer

ABOUT MATIFIC

Matific is a leading global EdTech provider that delivers an adaptive online learning platform for primary school mathematics. Our product is utilised by millions of students, teachers, and parents in 100+ countries, helping educate the youth and bring equality to education. With over $50M USD invested and a global team of over 200+ employees, we are committed to achieving our goals. We’ve also picked up a number of awards, including numerous CODiEs, Academics’ Choice, and Edtech Digest, to name a few.

THE ROLE

Matific is seeking an experienced Product Game Designer to play a key role in conceptualising, ideating, and producing our educational game according to the business’s requirements. If you are a Game Designer with experience creating and producing games and strong product management skills, we want to hear from you.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Identify and create new features according to the roadmap and business requirements.
• Design the player experience and create mock-ups for features, presenting ideas for development based on the product KPIs.
• Ensure the success and growth of the product by preparing a feature vision and strategy aligned with the product roadmap.
• Define and communicate a consistent Game Design direction and communicate game design decisions to relevant stakeholders.
• Work with relevant cross-functional teams to guarantee a smooth and efficient process.
• Manage the ongoing maintenance and improvement of product features.
• Manage the production timelines of the creative team (art, animation, UI, and sounds), and ensure it progresses according to plan.
• Manage the documentation for all Game-Design documents.
• Respect budget and performance constraints when carrying out assignments.
• Collaborate with product management to align game design with overall product strategy and goals.
• Conduct market research and competitor analysis to inform game design and product decisions.
• Use data-driven insights to refine game mechanics and improve user engagement.

• Proven and extensive hands-on experience as a Senior Game Designer
• Proven and extensive hands-on experience with creating successful games from scratch
• Deep understanding and hands-on experience with UX and writing complex Game Design documents.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher
• Excellent organisational, interpersonal, and analytical skills, high attention to detail
• Ability to accept critique and adjust ideas and features accordingly
• High energy, motivated, and driven to succeed
• Excellent communication and people skills with a collaborative work style
• High-level proficiency in the English language, both written and spoken
• Strong presentation, project management, and planning skills
• Committed and meticulous with an eye for detail
• Self-starter with excellent initiative to constantly value-add

• A business with a strong purpose, to provide quality education to children everywhere
• A fast and exciting scale-up environment
• Edtech is a booming industry 
• Work closely alongside seasoned successful entrepreneurs
• Opportunity to innovate and challenge the status quo
• Great remuneration