Senior Game Designer

About the role

Yodo1 is a mobile gaming company focused on helping games grow into successful, long-lasting franchises. With billions of downloads across its portfolio and more than a decade of experience, the company has worked with major intellectual property owners, including Hasbro, Paramount, Legendary, and Sony Pictures, as well as leading game studios worldwide. Yodo1 Games is looking for a Senior Game Designer to join the team behind Transformers: Earth Wars, a mobile build-and-battle game with more than 10 million downloads. The role involves designing and implementing new game content and features, including characters, equipment, buildings, and game modes. The designer will own complex features from initial concept through final data implementation, contribute to systemic balance, and use player data, feedback, and in-game outcomes to improve the game.

Responsibilities

• Own the design and implementation of complex game features and content, including progression mechanics, event frameworks, combat updates, and new characters, from high-level concept to final data implementation.
• Analyze and refine the game's core economy, gameplay loops, and combat meta. Use data analysis and forecasting to ensure new content adds strategic depth and supports healthy metagame changes.
• Create high-level design documentation that explains the rationale behind features. Present and defend design decisions to stakeholders, using player data and industry best practices to influence the product roadmap.
• Provide constructive feedback on team members' designs and help improve team output by sharing advanced knowledge of Unity tools, balancing methodologies, and live game optimization.
• Collaborate with production to define project scope and technical requirements. Work closely with art and engineering teams to optimize the content pipeline and maintain a sustainable monthly release cadence without sacrificing quality.

Requirements

• Game or content design experience, ideally on live mobile free-to-play titles featuring heroes or characters. Strong understanding of game systems, balance, and player motivation in free-to-play games. Experience using Unity and internal content tools.
• An analytical mindset and the ability to use data and player feedback to refine designs. Excellent communication and collaboration skills when working with cross-functional and globally distributed teams. A deep passion for mobile games.
• Nice to Have:
• Extensive knowledge of the Transformers franchise and its lore to support authentic content creation. Experience designing LiveOps calendars, including events, sales, and battle passes, and understanding how to engage players between major releases. Experience briefing and reviewing work from external art or development outsourcing partners.

Benefits

• Fully remote work from anywhere in the world, flexible working hours, and unlimited paid time off. An allowance is provided for purchasing personal equipment or devices, alongside variable compensation through an annual bonus program. The company offers professional growth opportunities, autonomy to experiment and implement ideas, and a supportive international team spanning six continents and more than 30 countries.

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