Design Analyst

1 week ago


Toronto, Ontario, Canada Amazon Development Centre Canada ULC Full time
Do you have game industry experience or game schooling expertise? Are you passionate about being able to provide end-user feedback and integrating your gaming knowledge along with that feedback? Do you want to be part of a new innovative team we are building at Amazon games which will combine both subjective feedback and in-depth comparative analysis?

At Amazon Games, we believe that games have the power to connect communities at a massive scale.

We believe in a future where everyone is a gamer and everyone can create, compete, collaborate and connect through games.

We believe that games will produce some of the most influential voices in media and art, and we are looking for the right people to help us build that future.


As part of the Game Experience Lab team you will support all of the Amazon game teams and provide specific and specialized feedback to help shape our games.

You will join a group of game analysts and partner with game teams to understand design intentions and provide subjective feedback and comparative analysis.

Within this role we are looking for someone who has a passion for playing games, has technical or artistic gaming expertise and is excited about influencing game features.

"Is the game fun?" – the Game Experience Lab will help answer that question.

Key job responsibilities

As a Gameplay (3Cs) Analyst, you will/may:
oDeliver feedback and analysis on player experience using your expertise in gameplay
oGeneral gameplay features/feel including progression, economy, AI balancing etc
oCamera depth from player, field of vision, target lock behaviour etc
oControl mapping, key bindings, responsiveness and navigation etc
oCharacter design functionality, animations and movement etc
oProvide gameplay feedback using game tools and/or from design documentation
oUnderstand all gameplay features and guidelines from our game portfolio
oUse technical/design gameplay knowledge to create and execute analyst strategy
oWorks closely with team to provide direct feedback and support
oAnalyze gameplay features while also providing specific competitor comparisons
oEscalate features roadblocks/risks for game feature on how change might impact feedback or behavior

A day in the life
Working with internal teams to support their Production Stage Gates or deep dive into design feedback. Play external, released games to assess quality bar in the industry

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Toronto, ON, CAN

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

  • Experience in Games Industry (supporting title Development, Release, or Live Ops)
  • Post-Secondary degree/diploma for specific gaming discipline
  • Experience/knowledge in one or various of the following video game related fields: UI, level design, game engine and performance
  • Knowledge of software development life cycle and production stage gates
  • Dedicated gamer for console, PC and mobile while understanding all types of game genres
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Experience in writing video game reviews or participating in feedback forums ,
  • Excellent communication, collaboration, analytical, and problemsolving skills,
  • Experience in embedded quality assurance or in the video game industry

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