Junior Game Designer
Gameloft SaigonJob Description
WHAT YOU WILL BE WORKING ON
Main challenge
As a Junior Game Designer, you will contribute to the creation and optimization of engaging gameplay experiences across various mobile game projects. You'll have the opportunity to work on real products, balancing player enjoyment, retention, and monetization while collaborating closely with experienced game development professionals.
What it means on a daily basis
- Design and implement gameplay features, level layouts, and game content under the guidance of senior team members.
- Analyze games, market trends, and player behaviors to improve game design quality and propose new ideas.
- Collaborate with artists, programmers, producers, and other stakeholders to bring creative concepts to life.
- Participate in game testing, balancing, and quality reviews to ensure an optimal player experience.
- Contribute to team knowledge sharing, process improvements, and design documentation.
Who you would be working with
- Senior Game Designers and Studio Game Designer Lead for mentorship and design reviews.
- Producers to align on project goals, priorities, and quality expectations.
- Artists and Programmers to implement gameplay features and creative vision.
Your recruitment journey
- (1) Screening call
- (2) Test
- (3) Interview(s)
- (4) Offer
Qualifications
WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED
- Good understanding of game design fundamentals, including gameplay mechanics, level design, and UI/UX.
- Knowledge of mobile gaming market trends, player behavior, and target audiences.
- Understanding of game retention strategies, monetization models, and reward systems.
- Ability to balance game systems and economies.
- Basic programming knowledge to understand game implementation and scripts.
- Photoshop skills for creating mockups, UI concepts, and design proposals.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (PowerPoint, Excel, Word).
- Ability to create clear and effective design documentation and presentations.
WHO YOU ARE
- Passionate about video games with a deep understanding of both current trends and classic games.
- Creative thinker who enjoys designing new gameplay experiences and solving design challenges.
- Effective communicator with strong presentation and pitching skills.
- Collaborative team player who enjoys learning from others and sharing knowledge.
- Strong storytelling ability and attention to player experience.
- Good English communication skills.
Additional Information
WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU
Benefits
- A hybrid working model with 2 days working from home every week.
- A range of well-being events and policies to support employees physically, mentally, and emotionally.
- Various training packages, including internal training, training sponsorship, and e-learning platforms (iLearn, Udemy, O'Reilly,...).
- Opportunities to collaborate and train with Gameloft worldwide experts and develop yourself.
- An attractive monthly salary alongside Tet and other performance bonuses.
- Minimum 12 days of paid annual leave, plus 5 days of paid sick leave, Christmas leave, Birthday leave, CSR leave,...
- 100% coverage of mandatory insurance plus extra healthcare insurance.
- A monthly allowance to support lunch meals and working-from-home electricity and Internet bills.
- Relocation support for international candidates joining from overseas.
Life at Gameloft
- A collaborative workplace environment, with over 15+ nationalities, where hundreds of world-renowned game titles were born.
- An open-space office, a canteen, a billiard table, a ping-pong table, and a foosball table.
- A gaming room equipped with mutiple devices (PS, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, arcade machine,...).
- A capable and encouraging team of professionals focused on creating compelling video games.
- A global company where you can meet great people around the world.
- A fun place to work in the heart of the city.
How to proceed
Ready to level up your career? Apply now and help us create the next great game!
Please note:
To ensure a fair and compliant recruitment process under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), please submit your application through the official job posting, preferably via Gameloft website, Gameloft or Gameloft Vietnam LinkedIn pages, or SmartRecruiters. Applications sent via email or LinkedIn messages will not be considered.
Due to the high volume of applications, only candidates whose profiles most closely match the role needs will be contacted by our recruiters. We sincerely appreciate your understanding and interest.
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