• Job Description

  Req#: REF5651D

  Company Description

  Welcome to Saigon Studio!

  Created in 2004, we have been one of the leading studio s in Vietnam’s gaming industry. Our diverse expertise has enabled us to successfully bring Gameloft’s hits to audiences around the world.

  We are looking for passionate talents with diverse expertise to join our exciting projects ‒ ranging from developing PC, console, and mobile games in collaboration with our fellow studios, to creating new content and features for our live games, bringing joy to our players worldwide.

  Job Description

  Job Purpose:

  Our Game Designer Intern is responsible for all Game Design aspects in the creation of engaging Casual Games. The main responsibilities are:

  • Creating highly detailed design documents which contain a blueprint for the entire game’s design, gameplay and interface.
  • Designing the rules of the games and making sure that everything is balanced carefully.
  • Creating the missions, levels and environment aspects and ensuring that everything matches up with the gameplay and storyline.
  • Writing the game’s story, menu text and narration (if any).
  • Mentoring by other Game Designers to complete all ongoing and future prototypes/projects at the standard quality.

  Check out some projects at Saigon Studio:

  • Carmen Sandiego
  • Dungeons & Dragons®
  • Asphalt 8
  • Asphalt Legends Unite

  Principal Accountabilities:

  • Performing game design tasks as assigned by Senior Game Design; Game Designer Project Lead or Producers and constantly trying to improve the quality of game design work.
  • Adapting or producing gameplay content, concepts, level layouts and designs.
  • Actively researching on games and platforms, and pushing team members in this way; implementing or joining in actions (seminar, workshop, tools, wiki,…) to share knowledge and experience; proposing initiatives to help raise up team members’ level in both technical aspects and creation capacity.
  • Actively detecting and solving issues encountered in the project(s) that you’re in charge, or in other projects when requested by Studio Game Designer Lead/ Game Designer Project Lead/ Senior Game Designer.
  • Under producer’s coordination, working with artists and programmers to make sure that the creative vision is fulfilled & assisting producer in checking and ensuring the quality of game versions.
  • Taking initiative to improve the workflow, tool, projects and team organization.
  • Creating materials that cover the missing knowledge and update them with Studio Game Designer Lead/ Senior Game Designer/ Game Designer Project Lead feedback.

  Qualifications

  Key Qualifications:

  • Applicants must be currently enrolled students to be eligible for this position.
  • Good English skills.
  • Good understanding of the market and target audience of Mobile Video Games and PC/Console Games.
  • Strong passion and solid video games background – knowledge about new market trends and retro gaming.
  • Understand about game design knowledge including game mechanics, level design, and UI/UX.
  • Understand about business models, monetization psychology and monetization strategy.
  • Understand about game retention strategy.
  • Creative thinking skills to make new gameplay and solve a variety of daily game design issues.
  • Ability to adapt quickly to change.
  • Be able to balance game systems.
  • Basic programming knowledge to understand easily the scripts.
  • Experience of game reward systems.
  • Photoshop skills: Creating fake screen, UI to propose to Artist, Producer, Programmer or Head Quarter.

  Additional Information

  Recruitment Process:

  • (1) Screening call (Only candidates whose qualifications align with the role will be contacted. We sincerely appreciate your understanding)
  • (2) Test
  • (3) Interview(s)
  • (4) Offer

  Work Location and Hours:

  • Work location: 26 Ung Van Khiem, Thanh My Tay Ward, Ho Chi Minh City.
  • Work hours: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM, Monday - Friday.

  Why Join Gameloft?

  • You want to work in an exceptional industry and create games downloaded more than 1 billion times per year.
  • You want to be part of a talented and supportive team of pioneers who have a passion for creating video games.
  • You want to contribute to a vibrant and dynamic atmosphere.
  • You want to join a global company and meet great people around the world.
  • You are looking for a fun place to work in the heart of the city.

  What We Offer:

  • Internship allowance from VND 6,000,000 gross/month (based on candidates' competencies and committed working days).
  • Professional training to fully develop your potential.
  • A creative, modern and open working place with our talents from around the world.
  • An open-space office, a cafeteria, a terrace and a Gaming Area.
  • Work hard, play hard and enjoy various activities (team building, events, CSR, etc).
  • The opportunity to become an official employee of Gameloft.

  What's more?

  Want to know more? Visit our websites:

  • Saigon Studio Website
  • LinkedIn page
  • Facebook page

• About the company

  Gameloft SE is a French video game publisher based in Paris, founded in December 1999 by Ubisoft co-founder Michel Guillemot. The company operates 19 development studios worldwide and publishes games with a special focus on the mobile games market.

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