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Play Designer - Mobile Kids Games
4 years ago
Sago Mini creates beautiful and thoughtfully designed apps & toys for preschoolers and toddlers. We’re looking for an experienced play designer to join our digital products team. In this role you will develop new concepts for digital toys suitable for children aged 2-5 and work with our developers and artists to see them through to completion. You will be a key advocate of the child and parent experience, applying insights and research to establish and iterate on the details of play, interaction and visual design. This position would be suitable for someone with a background in mobile game design or production with a special interest in designing for children.
What you will be doing:
- Design fun and intuitive play experiences for kids.
- Create sketches, storyboards, wireframes and paper and digital prototypes.
- Work collaboratively with digital artists, animators and developers to shape an app.
- Play test digital products with young children and parents.
- Study, synthesize and communicate observations to the team.
- Understand kids’ motivations and expectations when it comes to play.
Requirements:
- You have a degree in product, industrial, interactive design or a related field.
- You have at least 5+ years of professional experience working in design.
- You have a natural curiosity and are able to draw on direct observation in your work.
- You are curious and playful and enjoy thinking outside of the box.
- You must be a comfortable communicator and excellent collaborator.
- You have a strong visual design sensibility and a passion for details.
- You love working with and for children.
You’ll love working here if you:
- Take pride in ownership, and have taken a project from idea through to completion.
- Like to solve problems and are eager to learn new things.
- Are energized by working collaboratively.
- Are obsessed with the details, and can take an experience from good to great.
If this sounds like a job for you, then don’t be shy and reach out and say ‘Hello’. Tell us about work that you're proud of, your hobbies, and what excites you about working at Sago Mini.
Sago Mini is an award-winning company devoted to play. With over 55 million downloads, 30+ apps as well as a line of physical toys, Sago Mini brings thoughtful design to life for preschoolers and parents worldwide. Based in Toronto, Sago Mini is a subsidiary of Toca Boca, the No. 1 mobile-first kids brand in the App Store. We offer an exceptional workplace in downtown Toronto and competitive compensation. We hire humble, collaborative, and ambitious people who care about about doing great work. Sago Mini is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity at our company.
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