Senior Game Designer - Music Game Hyper Casual Game

About Amanotes

At Amanotes, we're revolutionizing the way people experience music through cutting-edge technology and innovative mobile applications. Based in Ho Chi Minh City, we're the pioneers behind the wildly popular music games Magic Tiles 3 and Tiles Hop. With over 2.8 billion downloads and 100+ million monthly active users, we're recognized as #1 Music Game publisher and #1 App Publisher from Southeast Asia by downloads.

Our vision is to create the leading interactive music ecosystem where everyone can experience the joy of music in a new and exciting way. As we continue to strive towards our ambitious goals, we are actively working towards expanding our portfolio to more sophisticated experiences in music gaming hub, music simulation or music education applications. That's why we're always on the hunt for talented music-tech enthusiasts to take on this adventure. Are you ready to be part of shaping the future of interactive music? Join us!

What you will do

• Actively explore the mobile game market as well as utilize player behavior data, feedback & suggest improvements to help Amanotes games reach a higher level of quality.
• Brainstorm & consolidate ideas from team member to propose design solution.
• Expanding design briefs into complete specifications, turning over every stone and considering every possibility until no questions remain, technical or otherwise.
• Collaborate with cross-discipline teams for prototyping and idea iteration, actively participating in the development of a feature from start to finish.
• Manage a healthy game economy by creating & balancing systems based on data and monetization strategy.
• Evaluate design solutions by conducting user testing, interviews and analyzing data; document your findings for use in future development.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience working as a Game Designer or equivalent portfolio.
• Knowledge of and enthusiasm for gaming, particularly mobile games.
• Deep knowledge of game design principles (player motivation, core loop, MDA frameworks, monetization models, economy balancing, etc.)
• Passion for music, especially music games
• Strong game analysis skills: applicants must be able to intelligently deconstruct & discuss the strengths and weaknesses of games' design and experience.
• Strong critical thinking and analytical skills, able to work effectively in data-driven environment.
• Ability to pitch concepts in a clear, detailed manner through strong written, visual & verbal skills.
• Experience with wireframe & UI creation tools such as Figma, Adobe XD, etc.
• Experience with office software like Excel or Google Sheet
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English

Will be a plus

• Knowledge of coding, art or music theory
• Experience working in casual / hyper-casual game development

Portfolio

• Please include outline of all games and other products you've worked on in the past. Share details about which parts you worked on directly. Screenshots, videos and design documents a big plus.

• Attractive compensation & benefits
• 13th month salary bonus and yearly performance bonus
• 12 days annual leave, 10 days sick leave per year
• Flexible working hours & working from home policy (12 days/year)
• Great allowances (lunch, parking, birthday, happy hours....)
• Salary review one time per year based on employee's performance and contribution
• Personal learning budget, entertainment budget, team building budget
• Premium health care insurance
• Music school for: piano, guitar, vocal, cajon, dancing, etc
• Sport club: running club, tennis club, soccer club...
• Global focus: you'll work with people from 10+ countries on ideas that don't have borders
• Truly startup spirit: no bureaucracy, no hierarchy Everyone is a leader here, you have the freedom to pursue and achieve your goals
• Other benefits as per stated in Vietnamese Labor Law