Game designer for the Fortune 500
Mindspace | Tempe AZ 85282 USA | Full Time | Posted: 09/14/2013
Studio Profile
Mindspace is an 11-year old ad
agency that is focused on gamification for the Fortune 500. Clients
include Expedia, Showtime, Virgin, Hyatt and MGM.
The company includes games-industry veterans from Xbox and EA, along with animators from Pixar and big agency pros.
This combination of talent and a unique approach to strategic game solutions for acquisition, education and engagement has led to 50% year-on-year growth.
The company includes games-industry veterans from Xbox and EA, along with animators from Pixar and big agency pros.
This combination of talent and a unique approach to strategic game solutions for acquisition, education and engagement has led to 50% year-on-year growth.
Job Description
Here's something different for a game design
pro. Some games-industry veterans from Xbox and EA got together with
some ad-industry pros and started creating campaigns with game
mechanics. It's strategic gamification.
Sometimes our projects look like a game, and sometimes we bury those game mechanics deep. This experiment is working. We've made millions for clients like Expedia, Showtime, Hyatt, Virgin and MGM and grew 50% last year.
And now we need you.
We need a game designer with enough swagger to apply what you've mastered in mobile and social games to the world of business. We need you to help us with acquisition, education and engagement gamification for the world's best companies.
You'll jump onto a new learning curve that takes all you know and adds business strategy and big agency creative. The projects go to market in 3-6 months, so it's fast and fun.
Here's what we'd like you to do each day:
-Own the game design from concept to post-launch optimization
-Build inventive game play systems that drive specific consumer behaviors (like clicking on things, watching videos, etc)
-Create Game Design Documents, flows and wire frames
-Work with UI/UX designers, developers, writers and strategists to bring your vision to life
-Study the metrics and user feedback to optimize the game until it delivers against our client's objectives
And these are our ideal qualifications:
-5+ years of mobile and/or social game design experience with credits on at least two titles shipped
-The creativity to come up with unexpected game design ideas that solve client problems
-Strong quantitative thinking for game balancing and economies
-The ability to get energized in a collaborative team environment and lead by persuasion
-Knowledge of dominant mobile and social games platforms
-Strong writing ability and the confidence to present your ideas to an exec
-Rich history of playing games and a passion for figuring out what makes them great
Reasons why this job could be great:
-If you've been lucky enough to be in the games industry for a while, you may be looking for a break from the cyclical grind. This will challenge you.
-We're growing, but have a 10-year history so there is stability and the excitement of a startup.
-If you live in a coastal city, this job is near Scottsdale, AZ where you could possibly pick up a nice-sized house (with a pool) compared to what you're in now.
-You will have a seismic impact on the world beyond entertainment. Millions will see and play the games you develop here, and in many ways you'll make their lives better for it.
This job listing originated on Gamasutra.com, the game industry's leader.
Sometimes our projects look like a game, and sometimes we bury those game mechanics deep. This experiment is working. We've made millions for clients like Expedia, Showtime, Hyatt, Virgin and MGM and grew 50% last year.
And now we need you.
We need a game designer with enough swagger to apply what you've mastered in mobile and social games to the world of business. We need you to help us with acquisition, education and engagement gamification for the world's best companies.
You'll jump onto a new learning curve that takes all you know and adds business strategy and big agency creative. The projects go to market in 3-6 months, so it's fast and fun.
Here's what we'd like you to do each day:
-Own the game design from concept to post-launch optimization
-Build inventive game play systems that drive specific consumer behaviors (like clicking on things, watching videos, etc)
-Create Game Design Documents, flows and wire frames
-Work with UI/UX designers, developers, writers and strategists to bring your vision to life
-Study the metrics and user feedback to optimize the game until it delivers against our client's objectives
And these are our ideal qualifications:
-5+ years of mobile and/or social game design experience with credits on at least two titles shipped
-The creativity to come up with unexpected game design ideas that solve client problems
-Strong quantitative thinking for game balancing and economies
-The ability to get energized in a collaborative team environment and lead by persuasion
-Knowledge of dominant mobile and social games platforms
-Strong writing ability and the confidence to present your ideas to an exec
-Rich history of playing games and a passion for figuring out what makes them great
Reasons why this job could be great:
-If you've been lucky enough to be in the games industry for a while, you may be looking for a break from the cyclical grind. This will challenge you.
-We're growing, but have a 10-year history so there is stability and the excitement of a startup.
-If you live in a coastal city, this job is near Scottsdale, AZ where you could possibly pick up a nice-sized house (with a pool) compared to what you're in now.
-You will have a seismic impact on the world beyond entertainment. Millions will see and play the games you develop here, and in many ways you'll make their lives better for it.
This job listing originated on Gamasutra.com, the game industry's leader.
Experience Required
5+ years
Job Details
| Location | Tempe, AZ, 85282, United States | |||||||
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| Job Level | Mid-Level | |||||||
| Categories | Game / Level Designer / Creative Director, Writer / Scriptwriter, Social / Online Games | |||||||
| Pref Degree | Bachelor's Degree | |||||||
| Work Site | On site Contact Information
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| Platforms | iOS,Browser Based Games,PC / Windows,Android |
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