Looking for a new challenge?

Yodo1 is a global games company on a mission. We partner with developers and studios to develop and localize games as well as optimize in-game purchases and advertisements. Our games reach millions of players worldwide.

We need an English and Chinese-speaking Game Designer to help us innovate our game design and monetization strategies and bring our award-winning casual game to more players in new parts of the world.

You will have the opportunity to learn and grow by:

• Testing your designs on a global hit;
• Bringing a global hit with multiple app store features to a higher level.

Successful candidates will advance to a team lead position.

What does success look like?

At Yodo1, our first question is always WDSLL: What Does Success Look Like? For your role, success looks like this:

1. Mastering the publishing process for iOS and Android platforms in China;
2. Sharing your insights on design and ad monetization with the team and making decisions on how to enhance our games;
3. Independently adding new designs to augment current content for our global audiences; analyzing performance and proactively refining the game in future iterations;
4. Continuously improving your skills and creating higher-value content.

What you’ll be doing:

• Designing the game system, in-app ads, and in-app purchases for casual games; writing proposals and turning concepts into reality in collaboration with programmers, artists and other departments;
• Analyzing mainstream products and market trends to learn popular gameplay and understand players’ taste; applying new insights in the design work;
• Conceptualizing game UI and feature design and developing design documents based on the product manager’s requirements.
• Completing numerical and level design for different game types.
• Cooperating with our programmers to develop new features; conducting regular design reviews and quality control throughout the game development process.

Must-have skills:

• Experience: 3 to 5 years of experience in the game industry, including 3+ years of experience in system design for casual games, please share your success stories!
• Data analysis: ability to use game metrics to increase revenue;
• Team spirit: a collaborative and dependable team player;
• Passion for games: an experienced and insightful gamer who keeps abreast of industry trends and reflects on product refinement;
• Business acumen: using your insight into audience interests and needs to achieve excellent user experience and product value.
• Language: fluency in English and Chinese is a must for negotiating with our Australian developers and Chinese publishing partners.

Qualities that will make you a great fit for our global team:

• Communication: You’ll be working with colleagues and clients in multiple countries and must be able to communicate clearly, concisely, and proactively and present your ideas verbally and in writing;
• Scalable thinking: Yodo1 is on the fast-track to expansion; if you think scalably, you’ll advance quickly;
• Entrepreneurial spirit: We love (and support) entrepreneurship among our staff.

We pay based on qualifications, experience, and fit for the role. We’re looking forward to working with some amazing people!