Kodable Education
Senior Game Designer
Kodable Education, San Diego, California, United States, 92154
This is a remote position.
Not sure what skills you will need for this opportunity Simply read the full description below to get a complete picture of candidate requirements.About the role
You’ll work directly with the founding team to help realize our vision of making a truly fun, engaging educational game that teaches kids how to code, with an emphasis on the fun! We’re a small, scrappy team that all wear multiple hats, so be prepared to do the same.You’ll own the end-to-end user experience for children playing Kodable. Everything from introducing them to the world of the Fuzzes to giving our games that little extra ‘oomph’ to keep them coming back for more. You’ll be responsible for things like designing the game loops for our game and reward systems, creating core gameplay mechanics, and even designing all new games to help kids create with their programming skills. We’re very collaborative, so interaction with multiple teams within the company will happen regularly.Who we’re looking for:You care deeply about programming educationYou have 3+ years experience designing production-level games, with a focus on in-game mechanics and gameplayYou have experience designing mobile gamesYou're confident in your ability to keep players engaged and coming back for moreYou’re a master of finding creative solutions to difficult problems in the constraints of a small teamYou thrive on collaboration, design is an iterative process and the first idea isn’t always the best oneYou are very detail oriented, but know when taking shortcuts is worth itYou have a passion for games, and love dissecting and studying game mechanics for funHighly preferable if:You have a working knowledge of the Unity game engineYou have some experience with computer scienceYou have some experience designing games for kidsYou have experience working with startupsYou have experience running focus groups or user-testing sessionsBonus Points for:You’ve shipped an educational game beforeExperience with UI/UX developmentLetting us know why you want to work here! Our founders read every application
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Not sure what skills you will need for this opportunity Simply read the full description below to get a complete picture of candidate requirements.About the role
You’ll work directly with the founding team to help realize our vision of making a truly fun, engaging educational game that teaches kids how to code, with an emphasis on the fun! We’re a small, scrappy team that all wear multiple hats, so be prepared to do the same.You’ll own the end-to-end user experience for children playing Kodable. Everything from introducing them to the world of the Fuzzes to giving our games that little extra ‘oomph’ to keep them coming back for more. You’ll be responsible for things like designing the game loops for our game and reward systems, creating core gameplay mechanics, and even designing all new games to help kids create with their programming skills. We’re very collaborative, so interaction with multiple teams within the company will happen regularly.Who we’re looking for:You care deeply about programming educationYou have 3+ years experience designing production-level games, with a focus on in-game mechanics and gameplayYou have experience designing mobile gamesYou're confident in your ability to keep players engaged and coming back for moreYou’re a master of finding creative solutions to difficult problems in the constraints of a small teamYou thrive on collaboration, design is an iterative process and the first idea isn’t always the best oneYou are very detail oriented, but know when taking shortcuts is worth itYou have a passion for games, and love dissecting and studying game mechanics for funHighly preferable if:You have a working knowledge of the Unity game engineYou have some experience with computer scienceYou have some experience designing games for kidsYou have experience working with startupsYou have experience running focus groups or user-testing sessionsBonus Points for:You’ve shipped an educational game beforeExperience with UI/UX developmentLetting us know why you want to work here! Our founders read every application
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