Impress employers and recruiters.
Choose from hundreds of resume examples.
Impress employers and recruiters.
Choose from hundreds of resume examples.
About the Role
We are seeking an exceptional Game Designer to contribute to building the world's most engaging consumer app. This role involves designing the core mechanics, UI, UX, progression, and reward systems for games and interactive experiences within Beast World. You will focus on player discovery, learning, gameplay, competition, and retention, working across various features like original games, live events, tournaments, quests, and social experiences in close collaboration with Product, Design, Engineering, Data Science, and Creative teams. The ideal candidate has shipped games, possesses strong product instincts, and understands the elements that make games genuinely fun, prioritizing elegant mechanics and intuitive UX over manipulative monetization. A key focus is designing safe, fair, and fun experiences for a young audience.
Responsibilities
- Design game mechanics and associated systems including progression, quests, achievements, tournaments, leaderboards, collectibles, and in-game economies.
- Own the end-to-end player experience, including onboarding, tutorials, HUDs, menus, rewards, and game flows.
- Design moments of delight, interaction, animation, feedback, and reward presentation.
- Communicate ideas through wireframes, user flows, and interactive prototypes.
- Playtest and iterate rapidly based on player feedback and product metrics.
- Partner with Product Designers, Motion Designers, Engineers, Artists, and Data Scientists.
- Review and collaborate with external game studios to enhance gameplay and player experience.
Requirements
- Shipped games that players genuinely loved.
- 5+ years of experience, with emphasis on shipped titles over tenure.
- Experience designing game mechanics and player UX/UI.
- Excellent visual and interaction design instincts.
- Strong understanding of player psychology, engagement, progression, retention, and game feel.
- Proficiency in creating polished wireframes, mockups, and prototypes using tools like Figma.
- Strong systems thinking and ability to balance interconnected gameplay mechanics.
- Comfortable using data to validate ideas while maintaining creative intuition.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills across design, engineering, product, and creative teams.
Skills
- Game Mechanics Design
- Systems Design
- Progression Systems
- Quest Design
- Achievement Design
- Tournament Design
- Leaderboard Design
- Collectible Design
- In-game Economies
- Player Experience Design
- Onboarding Design
- Tutorial Design
- HUD Design
- Menu Design
- Reward Systems Design
- Game Flow Design
- Interaction Design
- Wireframing
- User Flow Design
- Prototyping
- Figma
- Systems Thinking
- Player Psychology
- Engagement Strategies
- Retention Strategies
- Game Feel
- Data Validation
- Creative Intuition
- Collaboration
- Communication
Location
- Bay Area (San Francisco / Peninsula)
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 5+ years
Benefits
- Competitive Salary
- Generous Medical (Blue Cross Blue Shield), Dental, Vision
- Company-paid Life Insurance
- Company contributions to employee Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
- 401k Plan with Safe Harbor company-matching
- Flexible vacation policy
- Paid company holidays
- Company-provided technology package
- Relocation assistance
- Company-provided housing for the first 90 days
About the Company
- Beast Industries is a multifaceted media and entertainment company founded by Jimmy Donaldson (MrBeast).
- The company is renowned for revolutionizing digital content creation and operates across digital media, philanthropy, consumer products, and business initiatives.
- Mission: To entertain, inspire, and create significant social impact.
- Belief: The transformative power of digital media to entertain, educate, and effect positive change.
- Driven by innovation, creativity, and philanthropy to explore new frontiers and build an inspiring legacy.