Amazon Games
Gaming
TechnicalGameDesigner
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“Technical Game Designer at Amazon Games. Skills: Game design, Product strategy, Content development. Ideate great original games. Build great original games”
What You'll Achieve.
Delight millions of gamers
Industry & Context.
Resolve ambiguity; Balance competing priorities
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years game industry experience, 5+ years game designer experience, Experience creating end-to-end game experiences, Experience working with third-party developers, Experience creating design guidelines, Shipped games across platforms, Portfolio demonstrating gameplay capabilities, Deep understanding of in-game content, Experience communicating with customers and technical teams, Experience working in collaborative team, Experience working directly with developers
Nice to Have
Experience presenting to senior levels, BA or technical degree, In-depth knowledge of game theory, Experience building games in variety of genres, Experience building games for variety of platforms, Excellent analytical skills, Excellent problem-solving skills
What You'll Do.
Ideate great original games
Build great original games
Launch great original games
Provide compelling vision
Develop inventive game ideas
Work on multiple concurrent projects
Interface with all levels
Take high strategic view
Evaluate potential games
Remain up to date with products
Prototype design ideas
Iterate through playtesting
Iterate through player feedback
Ensure content delivered quality
Ensure features delivered quality
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Multi-disciplinary brain trust; External developers; Engineering; Marketing; Business development partners; Third-party game developers; Cross-functional teams
Communication Scope
Technical designs
Process & Methodology
Roadmap planning
Full Job Description
Amazon Games is looking for a Technical Game Designer to partner with us as we build exciting new casual games with a multiplayer component. You will help build on an entirely new category for gaming and should be comfortable with a degree of ambiguity that’s higher than most projects. In this role, you'll lead thinking on what kind of great games will be best for all kinds of casual game players. You will assess content, help developers design for Amazon customers, and invent new game benefits. The opportunity to delight millions of gamers is massive, but it's also an ambiguous challenge. You will leverage your game design knowledge to help define and prioritize content for Amazon customers who play games. You'll work with world-class third-party game developers to assess and design great exclusive content. You thrive in an entrepreneurial environment and will collaborate with engineering, marketing, and other stakeholders to resolve ambiguity and balance competing priorities. Key job responsibilities * Be part of a multi-disciplinary brain trust and work closely with external developers to ideate, build, and launch great original games * Provide compelling vision to develop inventive new game ideas * Ability to work on multiple concurrent projects and interface with all levels within the organization with candor and respect * Be able to take the high strategic view as well as dive deep and execute * Work directly with marketing and business development partners to evaluate potential games against intended audience * Remain up to date with products and services across the game industry, and also within Amazon, Twitch, and Amazon Game Studios * Quickly prototype design ideas and iterate through playtesting and player feedback * Work with developers to ensure your content and features are delivered at the highest quality * Work with engineers and artists to refine our workflows and improve our tooling About the team Amazon Games applies the principles of Amazonian cu
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