Senior Game Designer, VNGGames

Title: Senior Game Designer (Hybrid-casual | Systems & Economy | UX), VNGGames

Job Description

About HBS

·       At HBS, we focus on crafting games powered by hybrid monetization with a distinctive art style and strong commercial potential. Our mission is to create games that players love—and that can compete and scale on the global stage.

·       Our latest release, Idle Tribe, is a promising step forward, demonstrating both creative identity and profitability.

·       As a growing studio, we value ownership, accountability, and a strong global spirit—empowering every team member to make an impact beyond borders.

·       We don’t just produce games. We build global-ready experiences.

Why You Will Thrive Here

·       Work the Game's Design, Not the Backlog: We empower our experts with the ownership to define compelling player experiences, not just doing tasks.

·       Decide with Full Clarity: Radical transparency into financials and metrics gives you the context to make smarter, business-aware choices.

·       Innovate at High Speed: Our data-driven experimental loop is your tool for turning fast learning into a strategic advantage.

·       Make Your Mark on a Lean Team: Work in a small, focused group where your voice is heard daily, and your impact is immediate.

·       Be Valued for Your Contribution: We offer top-tier compensation for the talent we trust to drive our success.

Platform: iOS & Android

Engine: Unity

Role Summary

We’re hiring a Senior Game Designer to own systems, economy, and UX-driven feature design for a hybrid-casual mobile game. You will improve late retention (D7–D30) and feature adoption on a live product while contributing to a new prototype. You’ll work closely with engineering, UI/UX, art, QA, data, and UA, using data and market benchmarks to guide iteration.

What you’ll do

·       Design and ship features end-to-end for live and prototype projects (spec → implementation support → tuning → iteration).

·       Build and tune meta-progression, economy, and balancing (rewards, costs, sinks/sources, pacing).

·       Create clear UX flows and collaborate with UI/UX to keep goals and progression easy to understand.

·       Use analytics (Firebase/AppsFlyer) to diagnose issues and drive improvements in retention and adoption.

·       Benchmark competitor games and translate insights into practical, shippable features/prototypes.

Requirements

·       3–5 years mobile F2P game design experience.

·       Shipped at least one F2P mobile game; strong ownership in systems/economy/feature design.

·       Strong economy/balancing and player psychology understanding.

·       Data mindset: can read product metrics and convert into design actions.

·       Clear communication and collaboration in a fast, lean environment.

·       Vietnamese fluent; English reading well.

·       Portfolio (required)

o   Shipped games list + your role

o   Example(s) of economy/balancing work (sanitized)

o   Feature spec/flow examples

o   Post-launch iteration case (before/after outcomes preferred)

Nice to have

·       Hybrid monetization experience (Ads + IAP) and subscription design/testing experience.

·       Live ops experience (light weekly events).

·       Self-developed shipped game(s).