Department: Game/Experience design
Level: Principle/Lead
Reports to: CEO
JOB SUMMARY
We are seeking a Lead Game/ Experience Designer to pioneer our next-generation affective AI experience with Apple Vision Pro. While this role is not centered on traditional game development, your gaming background will be pivotal in crafting innovative user interactions in a groundbreaking tech environment. You will shape how users interact with affective AI, both now and into the future.
This position will not involve leading a team, as an expert, you are required to hands-on directly to the product at early stages. Potentially, you will be building a global game design team as we scale.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Game design development and execution
- Provide strategic direction for the game's design vision, ensuring it aligns with overall business goals.
- Develop and manage a comprehensive game design framework and documents that includes character behavior, logic, systems, economy (monetization) and user experience. Ensure all components are interconnected.
- Refine gameplay systems, controls, and interfaces to ensure intuitive and enjoyable interactions.
- Establish guidelines and best practices for documentation within the team, own the game design documentation as a main part of the job.
- Oversee the collaboration process across design elements, ensuring cohesion integration and adherence to the project’s vision, scope and timeline.
- Daily test the builds, utilize collected analytics, user feedback, and market trends to iterate on game features and enhance user satisfaction.
- Act as an industry leader, influencing game design trends through innovation and cutting-edge technologies, tools, and methodologies.
Stakeholder collaboration
- Work closely with production staff to align game design and development processes. Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including Art, Programming, Branding and Marketing, etc. to ensure a unified and effective approach to game design.
- Actively engage in discussions about technical constraints and collaborate with the creative team to find innovative solutions
- Act as the primary communication liaison between top management, stakeholders, and project teams, managing expectations and fostering relationships
Problem solving, decision making
- Address daily challenges inherent in pioneering a new product by leveraging strong foundational knowledge and leadership skills, guiding the team towards decisive solutions and fostering an environment of proactive problem-solving.
- Champion organizational agility, overseeing the strategic realignment of business functions or teams in anticipation of or response to external changes.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Professional experience in game design, with a proven track record of successful projects, even better with licensed IPs.
- Worked innovative VR, AR, MR products.
- Proficient in design tools and good understanding of Unity Engine
- Excellent English communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to articulate design concepts and rationales to varied audiences.
- Experience with data-driven decision making and familiarity with game analytics.
- A passion for problem-solving within the game development environment.
- Be able to work at least 2 hours per day with our engineering team in Saigon, Vietnam, if you work remotely.
- A desire to make a difference
If you own an Apple vision pro, we love to speak with you! ;)