Are you our new game designer?

Salary Competitive
Equity To be negotiated

Are you our new game designer? Join Umami Games and make designs from scratch! 

Are you highly creative? And good at obtaining tons of knowledge? And fun to be around? Then you sound like our new game designer! 

In this role, you will become our mobile design expert. Your time will be split between research, mobile games, researching ads, and designing new features and designs. It’s important that you can work independently and be a self-starter.

We make mobile games and last year we entertained + 10 million people. Your role is to come up with new mobile game concepts and help us design new features for already existing games. 

You already have a deep understanding of game mechanics and are eager to learn more about what hyper-casual games are. You are interested in working with data and see it as an advantage to using data to guide your decisions.  

As a person, you are good at imagining what others like and have a natural interest in people, play, and target audiences. You know how to design something for a specific audience, and you are not afraid of challenging yourself.   

You don’t see yourself as a gamer but have an all-around understanding of games, movies, magazines, and popular culture in general. We imagine the right candidate is super ambitious and one who can see themselves growing with the role.


 Main Responsibilities:

  • Research trends and game mechanics. 

  • Design game mechanics and game concepts.

  • Design game features e.g. a minor tournament within the game.

  • Make design documents and draw storyboards of game mechanics.

     

Desired Skills and Qualifications:

  • Roughly 3 years of experience in creative production

  • Excellent knowledge of basic design concepts 

  • Excellent knowledge of game design concepts

  • Great at brainstorming and executing new ideas,

  • Knowledgeable about social media trends,

  • Taking ownership and being proactive,

  • Self-motivated,

  • Passionate about mobile games,

  • Must have a portfolio.


Recruitment process 

  • Screen Interview 

  • Test case 

  • Tech and cultural fit interview 


We will have ongoing interviews with applicants, so send your portfolio and resume as soon as possible. 

For more information or questions please contact us at riley@umami-games.com or phone number 61305592

Perks and benefits

This job comes with several perks and benefits

Flexible working hours
Flexible working hours

Time is precious. Make it count. Morning person or night owl, this job is for you.

Social gatherings
Social gatherings

Social gatherings and games; hang out with your colleagues.

Near public transit
Near public transit

Easy access and treehugger friendly workplace.

Gamified office
Gamified office

If we’re not having fun, we’re doing it wrong. Join us for a game of ping pong, chess or Counter-Strike.

Skill development
Skill development

We want to take you from good to great.

Central office
Central office

Your local office is your anchor point, thus, we placed it centrally at your convenience.

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