Game Designer, Amazon Game Studios

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 90,900 - 159,100; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

Health insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon Game Studios is seeking a Game Designer to help ideate and shape casual and innovative titles, including leveraging GameNight experiences with external partners. You will focus on creative design and player-facing AI features that create engaging experiences for mass audiences, collaborating with publishing leadership, production, art, UX, and tech teams across multiple projects.

You will guide external developers and help balance ambiguity with clear design direction, contributing to

Qualifications

• Experience in the games industry supporting title development, release, or live ops.
• 5+ years experience as a game designer in the game industry.
• Strong experience 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.

Responsibilities

• Partner with and help guide external game developers to ideate, design, and launch great original casual games on Luna, including Amazon GameNight experiences.
• Design gameplay features that support engaging, accessible gameplay for mass‑market audiences.
• Contribute design ideas that leverage runtime AI to personalize 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.

Skills

Game design

Communication

Analytical thinking

Shipped titles

End-to-end design

Education

BA degree

Equivalent experience

Job description

Job Overview

Amazon Game Studios is looking for a Game Designer. We build exciting new casual and innovative games using Amazon's GameNight 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 such as 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.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with and help guide external game developers to ideate, design, and launch great original casual games on Luna, including Amazon GameNight experiences.
• Design gameplay features that support engaging, accessible gameplay for mass‑market audiences.
• Contribute design ideas that leverage runtime AI to personalize 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.

About the Team

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.

Basic Qualifications

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing player‑facing AI features such as adaptive difficulty, dynamic content generation, intelligent NPCs, or personalized gameplay experiences.
• Familiarity with runtime (not production) AI systems and their application to enhance player experiences, or demonstrated willingness to learn and adopt emerging AI gameplay technologies.
• BA, technical or creative degree, or equivalent work experience.
• A passion for emergent technologies and new gaming trends.
• Experience working on large scale transmedia IP and/or with celebrity talent.

Equal Opportunity

Amazon is an equal‑opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Compliance for Los Angeles County

Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position.

Accommodations

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Compensation and Benefits

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for supplemental life plans), EAP, mental health support, medical advice line, flexible spending accounts, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, CA, Culver City – $90,900.00 – $159,100.00 annually

USA, WA, Seattle – $90,900.00 – $159,100.00 annually

Company

Amazon.com Services LLC

Job ID: A10472947