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Game Design Consultant

Unity
San Francisco, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/9/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/7/2026
The opportunity

At Unity Technologies, we believe that the world is a better place with more creators. The Unity Engine is a premier platform for a variety of different 2D and 3D real-time interactive media experiences across multiple platforms. From the business of gaming to Film, Animation and Visual Effects, and other pioneering AR/VR interactive experiences and Industrial Simulations.

We invite you to be a part of our Unity Professional Services team, where we transform vast data from over 3 billion gaming devices into actionable insights, optimizing player experiences across various genres.

As a Design Consultant, your expertise will be instrumental in guiding clients towards elevating their games' KPIs through best practice advice. Engage in a spectrum of responsibilities, from playtesting games, innovating design strategies, to turning game data into actionable insights as part of our comprehensive game teardown service.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Work closely with clients, offering tailored advice to improve their games.
  • Collaborate with Unity analysts to make informed game design suggestions.
  • Create detailed reports and presentations to share results and findings.
  • Stay updated with gaming market trends and opportunities.
  • Occasionally contribute to blogs, articles, and other industry-related materials.


What We're Looking For

  • Solid experience in game design roles.
  • Good understanding of data-driven design approaches.
  • Strong communication skills to clearly share ideas and findings.
  • Knowledge of various revenue models in the gaming industry, such as premium pricing ad monetization and micro-transactions.


You might also have

  • Experience in game economy design.
  • Knowledge of UI/UX and accessibility best practices.
  • Experience in live-ops management.
  • SQL database experience


Additional Information

  • Relocation support is not available for this position
  • Work visa/immigration sponsorship is not available for this position


Life at Unity

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support employees' well-being and work-life balance. You can read more about them on our career page.

Unity [NYSE: U] is the leading platform to create and grow games and interactive experiences. Creators, ranging from game developers to artists, architects, automotive designers, infrastructure experts, filmmakers, and more, use Unity to bring their imaginations to life across multiple platforms, from mobile, PC, and console, to spatial computing.

As of the third quarter of 2024, more than 70% of the top 1,000 mobile games were made with Unity, and in 2024, Made with Unity applications had an average of 3.7 billion downloads per month. For more information, please visit Unity.

Unity is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment and celebrate our employees across age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. Our differences are strengths that enable us to support the growing and evolving needs of our customers, partners, and collaborators. If you have a disability that means there are preparations or accommodations we can make to help ensure you have a comfortable and positive interview experience, please fill out this form to let us know.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

This position requires the incumbent to have a sufficient knowledge of English to have professional verbal and written exchanges in this language since the performance of the duties related to this position requires frequent and regular communication with colleagues and partners located worldwide and whose common language is English.

Headhunters and recruitment agencies may not submit resumes/CVs through this Web site or directly to managers. Unity does not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency resumes. Unity will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with Unity.

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Gross pay salary

$88,000—$105,000 USD

Salary : $88,000 - $105,000

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