Game Designer

Work Responsibilities

• Overall game design
• Battle design, level design, system design, etc.
• Document creation tasks such as proposals and specifications
• Data implementation tasks such as level creation and parameter adjustment
• Direction, quality control, and schedule management for your assigned scope

Senior Game Designer

In addition to the above, the following tasks are added:

• Overall game design direction, quality control, and schedule management
• Managerial duties for game designers
• Designing every aspect of our games, including battle design, level design and system design
• Writing documentation, including game system proposals and specifications
• Implementing designs, creating levels and balancing gameplay
• Managing schedules, maintaining quality, and overseeing designated areas of the project

Senior Game Designer positions also require:

• Managing schedules, maintaining quality and overseeing all facets of game design
• Managing of other game designers

The Ideal Candidate has…

• An overwhelming passion for making games
• High communication skills
• Understands the essence of the other person's story and can communicate effectively
• Flexible thinking, not bound by existing concepts
• A vision for their own future

Senior Game Designer

In addition to the above, the following abilities are required:

• Possesses unique strengths that only they can bring
• High game analysis skills
• Possesses logical thinking ability

Senior Game Designer (for persons aspiring to become a manager) candidates also must have:

• Experience as a manager and a desire to work primarily in the management of game designer staff.
• Passion for making games
• Strong communication skills, quickly comprehending intent and skillfully expressing their own thoughts
• A flexible approach, not inhibited by the past
• A strong vision for the future

Senior Game Designer candidates also must have:

• The ability to bring something to the company no one else has
• Mental fortitude
• Logical thinking ability

Senior Game Designer (for persons aspiring to become a manager) candidates also must have:

• Experience as a manager and a desire to work primarily in the management of game designer staff.

Necessary Skills and Experience

• Can create documents using Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Senior Game Designer

• Can manage schedules using some tool
• Familiarity with the Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Senior Game Designer candidates also must have:

• Skills with schedule management applications

Desired Skills

• Experience in online action game development
• Experience in stage composition (level design) for online games or open-field games
• Image editing in PhotoShop
• Communication skills using images

Conditions

• Experience making console action games as a game designer
• Proficiency in Japanese communication

Senior Game Designer candidates also require:

• Management experience
• Experience managing other staff as a section leader
• Experience participating in projects as a manager
• Game design experience and Japanese language proficiency are required for this position.

Senior Game Designer candidates also require:

• Management experience, managing other staff as a section lead and/or contributing to a project as a manager

Application Materials

Please submit all three of the following items.

• Resume (must include a photo)
• Work history document (free format)
• Please describe in detail your scope of responsibility in past game productions.
• Game proposal
• A proposal for a game you want to create, or a game proposal you have created in the past
• Resume, including a recent photograph
• A document explaining your work history, formatted at your discretion
• Please go into detail about projects that you have lead or managed and the results you’ve achieved.

*Please ensure to also include your resume and CV in Japanese.

Selection Process

The selection will proceed through the following stages:

• Document screening
• Interviews (approx. 2-4 times, including final interview) and aptitude test
• Job offer
• Offer discussion

It takes approximately 1 to 1.5 months from document screening to the offer discussion. If you are in a hurry, please consult us when scheduling. We will accommodate as much as possible.

• Interviews are generally conducted online.
• Reference checks may be conducted during the selection process. Details will be provided by the HR representative at that time. If you are concerned about the breakdown of references, we will share an overview document in advance, so please rest assured.
• During the selection process, we may provide an opportunity for a casual discussion with employees. The purpose is to align expectations regarding actual working style and culture in a relaxed state, to prevent mismatches after joining.
• Upon receiving a job offer, an offer discussion will be held to explain terms and conditions.

Selection Process

Our candidate selection process is comprised of the following steps.

• Document screening
• Interview process (Total of 2 to 4 interviews, including final interview)
• Offer of employment
• Post-offer discussion

Please allow approximately 1 to 1.5 months from the "document screening" to the "post-offer discussion" phases. If you are in a hurry, please let us know at the time of scheduling your interview. We will do our best to accommodate your needs and attempt to expedite the overall hiring process.

Notes:

• Interviews will generally be conducted online.
• We may ask for a reference during your selection process. Further details will be provided by the HR representative when needed. We will share pertinent materials that outline these requirements beforehand to allow you ample time to prepare.
• During the selection process, we may provide you with an opportunity to have a casual discussion with a number of employees regarding your potential position. The purpose of this chat is to allow you a chance to learn about the actual working style of the position and gain a sense of the company culture in a relaxed environment, to further help you decide if the type of work environment would be a good fit for you.
• If given an offer of employment, we will conduct a post-offer discussion to explain details such as employment conditions and pertinent company policies.

Application Requirements

Employment Type

Full-time employee

Salary

Negotiable

Annual salary system (12 divisions)

• Annual salary is determined based on experience and ability, regardless of age, and is preferential according to company regulations.

Annual salary with payments on a monthly basis.

Salary is determined based on the employee’s level of experience and ability, rather than age.

Work Hours

Discretionary labor system (deemed working hours: 9.5 hours/day)

Working hours are basically from 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM, and are left to individual discretion. (Employees are expected to take at least 60 minutes of break time during work)

Discretionary working system; employees may determine their own working hours at their discretion, with a work day beginning at 9:30 and ending at 18:00 as a base.

Employees are expected to take at least one hour of break time during their work day.

Allowances and Stipends

• Commuter allowance (20,000 yen/month, included in annual salary)
• Fixed overtime allowance (40 hours/month, included in annual salary)
• Premium wages (overtime allowance, late-night work allowance, holiday work allowance)
• Relocation allowance
• A flat 300,000 yen is provided to new employees relocating from a distant area (over 150km from the workplace). For those from overseas, a flat 500,000 yen relocation allowance is provided.
• Child allowance (5,000 yen/month per dependent child under 18 years old)

A commuter allowance of 20,000 yen per month, included in regular pay.

Allowance for 40 hours of overtime, included in regular pay.

Extra payments are made for any overtime in excess of 40 hours, late-night work, and work on holidays.

Relocation stipends:

Employees moving from within Japan, but over 150 kilometers away from our Osaka or Tokyo office, are eligible for a relocation stipend of 300,000 yen.

Employees moving to Japan from outside the country are eligible for a relocation stipend of 500,000 yen.

Child allowance:

Employees with dependent children under 18 years of age are eligible for a stipend of 5,000 yen per child per month.

Holidays and Leave

• Complete two-day weekend system (Saturdays and Sundays)
• Annual paid leave (depends on joining month/max 10 days in first year/partially granted on joining date)
• Public holidays, summer vacation (5 days), year-end and New Year holidays, company anniversary, condolence leave
• Other special leave
• Annual holidays: 130 days (2023 actual)

The following days are holidays for employees:

• Saturdays and Sundays
• Japanese national holidays
• Company summer holidays
• Year-end Holidays (from 12/29 to 1/4)
• Company founding day (typically 2/2)

Leave:

Employees receive paid leave days; the amount received is contingent on when the employee joins the company, with a maximum of 10 days in the first year.

Bereavement leave and other special leave is available when employees need it.

There were 130 days off of work in 2023.

Retirement Pay

Included (Based on the PlatinumGames Retirement Pay Regulations)

Mandatory Retirement Age

60 (Re-employment system available, up to 65 years old)

Social Insurance

Health insurance, welfare pension, employment insurance, worker's compensation insurance available

Health insurance

Welfare pension insurance

Employment insurance

Worker’s compensation for job-related accidents

Benefits

• Asset building savings system (with interest subsidy)
• Endowment insurance/Group Long-Term Disability Income Compensation Insurance (GLTD Insurance)
• Free in-house drinks (water server, vending machines)
• Mental healthcare measures (e.g., industrial physician consultations)
• Access to fitness and relaxation facilities within the building (free) *Osaka Head Office
• In-house massage service
• In-house club activity subsidy system
• Home delivery lunch subsidy system (230 yen per meal)
• Congratulatory and condolence payment system (marriage, childbirth, sickness, etc.)
• Others: Please see the official website "Work Environment"

Employee savings system (with interest)

Endowment insurance

Group Long-Term Disability (GLTD) insurance

Employee shareholder association

Free drink service (water and vending machines with a variety of tea, coffee and soft drinks)

Mental healthcare services, including counseling with an occupational physician

Company support for employee club activities

Special payments for weddings, childbirth, sickness, etc.

Free access to the Umeda Sky Building fitness gym

Free massage service

Lunch delivery (230 yen per meal)

Please see the official website "WORK ENVIRONMENT" for more information on the benefits we offer.

Remarks

Employment may be as a contract employee.

• There is no difference in treatment between regular and contract employees.
• Contract employees have the opportunity for regular employee employment.
• Contract employees may have fixed working hours (9:30-18:00).
• Contract renewal: Yes (judged based on work performance, attitude, and company's business conditions).
• Renewal limit: Yes (total contract period limit less than 5 years).

Regular employee: 3-month probationary period (can be extended up to 6 months)

Annual salary revision once a year (January)

Full-time employee

Probationary period: 3 - 6 months

Employees are eligible for a pay increase evaluation once per fiscal year, in January.