Game Designer, Game Studios

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Amazon Game Studios is looking for a Game Designer – we build exciting new casual and innovative games using Amazon's Game Night phone controller experience as well as traditional controllers. Working with and guiding our development partners, you will innovate new categories in games, including working with best‑in‑class IP and creating new titles like Courtroom Chaos that utilize pioneering player‑facing AI features.

In this role you will participate in the idea generation of what kind of great games will be best for all kinds of casual game players, with a particular focus on creative design and player‑facing AI features that create magical, dynamic gameplay experiences that appeal to non‑traditional gaming audiences. In tandem with Publishing Leadership you will help manage multiple games in development across multiple external partners and work cross‑functionally with production, art, UX, and tech partners.

The opportunity to delight millions of gamers is massive, but it's also an ambiguous challenge. You will leverage your game design knowledge and expertise to help guide our external development partners in creating innovative experiences for Amazon customers who play games. Working in a publishing capacity, you'll establish respectful and collaborative relationships with world‑class game developers. You thrive in an entrepreneurial environment and will collaborate with stakeholders to resolve ambiguity and balance competing priorities.

• Partner with and help guide external game developers to ideate, design, and launch great original casual games on Luna, including Amazon Game Night experiences.
• Design gameplay features that support engaging, accessible gameplay for mass‑market audiences.
• Contribute design ideas that leverage runtime AI to personalise and enhance player experiences, working within the team's creative vision.
• Work on multiple concurrent projects and interface with all levels within the organization with candor and respect.

Amazon Game Studios applies the principles of Amazonian culture to the world of game design. We have a diverse team of talented, creative people pairing their love of making games with the unique strengths that come with being part of Amazon. Working in a publishing model, we partner with exceptional external developers to bring innovative titles to market, including games like Courtroom Chaos.

While innovative AI games are a core pillar to our studio vision, we’re also developing games across different genres utilizing world‑class IP. Across all of our teams and locations, we are united by a common purpose: to share great gaming experiences with customers around the world. We believe in a future where everyone is a gamer and everyone can create, compete, collaborate and connect through games, and we are looking for the right people to help us build that future.

With the power of Luna at your fingertips, you will have the chance to innovate in gameplay, creativity, marketing, and technology, while working alongside some of the smartest and most creative minds in the industry.

• Experience in the Games Industry (supporting title Development, Release, or Live Ops).
• 5+ years experience as a game designer working in the game industry.
• Strong experience designing and shipping innovative and/or casual games across multiple platforms.
• Excellent communication skills, as well as analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Proven design expertise with shipped titles demonstrating complex interconnected game mechanics.
• Experience creating end‑to‑end game experiences from the concept stage to shipping.
• Experience working with third‑party developers in a publishing or partnership capacity to build great content.
• Experience creating and documenting high‑quality design documentation.
• A portfolio that demonstrates process and capabilities in crafting compelling gameplay and robust game design.

• Experience designing player‑facing AI features such as adaptive difficulty, dynamic content generation, intelligent NPCs, or personalised gameplay experiences.
• Familiarity with runtime (not…