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Senior Game Designer (Remote)

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Neopets is looking for ambitious and self-motivated talent.

Best known for the classic browser game which captured the hearts of over 150 million players, the Neopets brand is being expanded with modernised gameplay and 3D graphics, brimming with new adventures, characters, and opportunities in the Neopian world.

Our mission is to build modern, fun and casual games on various platforms to revitalise the Neopets brand.

Responsibilities:

  • Participate mainly in our mobile game projects.
  • Ensure an excellent overall gaming experience.
  • Ideate, conceptualize and design new game mechanics and systems.
  • Maintain, balance and improve existing games.
  • Create and implement new levels, environments, stories, and quests.
  • Propose game designs appropriate for the brand based on relevant research, study, and communication across different departments.
  • Use industry standards and best practices to define and implement design criteria.
  • Convey ideas and concepts using appropriate methods, e.g. personas, user flow diagrams, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes.
  • Work closely with a cross-functional team, including UX, UI designers, and developers.
  • Collaborate with brand experts to ensure consistency in brand identity.
  • Utilize market research to cater to the target audience.

Requirements:

  • Qualification in game design or a related field.
  • Experience in designing gameplay systems and creating design documentation.
  • Good understanding of gameplay, levels, maps, architecture, flow, metrics, and pacing.
  • Use data to quantify and optimize game designs.
  • Good understanding of technical implementation within games and scripting.
  • Knowledge of game UX/UI.
  • Experience and knowledge of game engine (Unity).
  • Experience and knowledge in designing casual and match-3 games.
  • Participated in at least one successfully launched mobile game.
  • Experience in successful Western/global game projects (especially with a fantasy theme) is a plus.
  • Please submit a portfolio showcasing sample documents/works demonstrating your skills and experience.

Desired qualities:

  • Have a can-do attitude - willing to take on tasks.
  • Understand the business needs, direction, and feedback to deliver practical and creative designs.
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills as a team player.
  • Organised with good time management skills to meet deadlines.
  • Ability to communicate in English, in both writing and speaking.
  • Passion for game and animation.
  • Experience or knowledge of Neopets is a plus.

Working environment:

  • Dynamic and multicultural work environment
  • Flat company structure: your ideas get heard by the right people very quickly
  • Flexible remote working (online in Asia time zones)