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Lead Game Designer, Rabbit
Location: San Mateo, California
Rabbit is an incredibly innovative product, with unique a mission: To create the ultimate social mashup experience! We’re looking for an amazing game designer to a whole new game experience that is a mashup of fandom obsession, trivia, Animal Crossing, and socialization!
Must have a deep passion for fandom culture, whether sci-fi fantasy, games, anime, and/or K-pop. We have over a million monthly users who crave a new interactive experience based around this.This is a contract role for a several month project. Ideally based in the Bay Area, but can be remote for the right candidate.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Work with the product team to conceptualize, wireframe, prototype and build a new game experience that is layered on top of a popular social experience
Define the game’s vision and game design documents
Design features which will increase user experience, engagement, and monetization
Develop systems and UI elements around the economy to guide the player’s learning process
Perform & analyze user testing and recommend design solutions
Update game variables based on collected data
Conceptualize, create and maintain detailed game design documentation throughout the project cycle
Stay up to date on the state of the industry, trends (new game genres, new game design methods, and emerging platforms)
REQUIREMENTS
5+ years experience as a Game Designer in the game industry
Worked on at least two complete product cycles for games
Proven experience with designing game systems, economy, gameplay balancing
Strong experience in game design, level design, gameplay theory & story writing
Previous experience working in an agile scrum environment
Passionate game player with in-depth knowledge of mobile and PC games
ABOUT RABBIT
Rabbit is reinventing how we connect with each other. Combining social media, watching videos live, and playing games together, we give millions of people the best way to share experiences together. To feel closer to the people you care about. To discover people who enjoy the same things as you. To truly connect.Rabbit funded (Series B) by some of biggest VC’s in Silicon Valley and was founded by gaming industry luminaries who lead award-winning projects at Sony Online Entertainment, Konami, Acclaim, Sega, Bethesda Softworks. Our headquarters are located in San Mateo, CA (just a hop south of San Francisco), but our team is located around the world. And we’re hunting for Rabbits—creative, dedicated, inspired, fun people who are ready to make things happen. Join our small team and make a big impact, both in what you do and in the lives of our users around the world. Welcome to Rabbit.
Interested? Apply now.
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