Yodo1 is a global games company on a mission. Today, our Managed Ad Services (MAS) platform is helping nearly one thousand developers around the world improve their mobile game monetization. In 2021, we expand to ten thousand.

We have one goal: helping game developers make the most money they can from in-game ads.

To achieve it, we need an SDK Product Manager to build the 2021 roadmap for our game monetization SDK that will ensure the best user experience and results for ten thousand customers.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to learn and grow by:

Testing your skills by building and delivering a globally accessible SDK;

Maintaining an SDK product that serves thousands of game developers;

Working in a fully remote, fully global team.

At Yodo1, our first question is always WDSLL: What Does Success Look Like? For this role, success is measured: 

Integration time: game developers can integrate our SDK in less than 60 minutes;

Adoption and retention rate: over 80 percent

Owning the MAS SDK and other relevant developer tools, such as the Unity plugin, developer documentation, and other related projects;

Owning the existing product roadmap for MAS SDK, understanding the current team and product situation, and modifying the roadmap to reflect reality;

Identify and continuously update all MAS product stakeholders on product KPIs, Roadmap updates, and blockers the team is facing;

Identifying and working with our Customer Success and Developer Support teams to prioritize product requests and maximize product KPIs;

Analyzing SDK/API consumption data and getting feedback from developers and end-users to identify necessary improvements and fixes and to see how well the API integrations are generally working;

Understanding and incorporating high-level business objectives, balancing wants from internal stakeholders and product development against customer requests;

Collaborating with the technical team to deliver a stable SDK, handling API feature approbation and deprecation;

Helping our Developer Support team analyze and handle developer issues, prioritizing, and enabling the team to deliver on product fixes.

Technical Mobile Game Background (Game or native App development), familiar with Game/App/SDK development lifecycle, SDK/API versioning concept or knowledge

Industry insights, game industry experience or Ad monetization experience

Strong Communication: You’ll be working with colleagues and clients in multiple countries and must be able to communicate clearly, concisely, and proactively 

Qualities that will make you a great fit for our global team:  

Communication: You’ll be working with colleagues and clients in multiple countries and must be able to communicate clearly, concisely, and proactively; 

Scalable thinking: Yodo1 is on the fast-track to expansion; if you think scalably, you’ll advance quickly; 

Entrepreneurial spirit: We love (and support) entrepreneurship among our staff. 

We pay based on qualifications, experience, and fit for the role. We’re looking forward to working with some amazing people! 

Yodo1 is a gaming services platform helping digital IP succeed in the Chinese market with our Brands in Games business. Our track record of successful IP injections includes extensive collaborations with top brands such as Hasbro’s Transformers. The games we publish reach millions of players worldwide.

We need a BD manager for our IP business to help us connect and negotiate with owners of the world’s biggest brands, bringing them to our network of top-performing mobile games in the massive Chinese market.

At Yodo1, our first question is always WDSLL: What Does Success Look Like? For your role, success looks like this:

Bring 3 new world-class IP holders to our Brands in Games business in 2021;

Manage and foster healthy, long-term relationships with our IP partners;

Expand our IP licensing business to serve developers around the world.

Independently lead projects and business development initiatives;

Grow your network of potential IP partners;

Conduct market research and strategic analysis on game development and opportunities for IP injections;

Work together with internal teams to ensure smooth project management and execution of signed deals;

Manage the progress of contracts and payments, working with our legal and finance teams to ensure every process is completed in a timely fashion.

3-5 years in a business development, key account management, IP licensing, or strategy consulting related role;

Proven record of handling complex business deals or cases;

Bachelor degree or above in any discipline (Business Administration preferred but not required);

Knowledge of gaming, entertainment, and/or the internet industry; gamers preferred;

Strong communication, presentation, and networking skills;

Cross-functional collaboration skills and strong execution ability;

Language: Business English is required. 

Fluency in spoken and written Mandarin Chinese is preferred; Japanese is a big plus.

Yodo1 is a gametech company dedicated to one goal: giving developers the tools to turn their games into scalable businesses. After successfully publishing top-grossing titles such as Crossy Roads, Hang Line, and Rodeo Stampede, Yodo1 turned its focus to building products to support mobile game studios around the globe.

Today, our leading Managed Ad Services (MAS) platform is helping nearly one thousand developers improve their monetization. Our goal for 2021 is scaling the platform for 10,000 games.

We need an experienced mobile game Ad Monetization Expert to help us grow ad revenue for our partner games.

You will have the opportunity to learn and grow by:

Working with mobile developers from around the world;

Implementing ground-breaking strategies that scale so thousands of developers can turn making games into their livelihood;

Joining a company in the midst of rapid and fully remote global growth.

Publishers rely on ad monetization to support their business. As our Ad Monetization Expert, success will be measured by your ability to analyze data and implement changes to customers’ ad strategies that lead to an increase in revenue.  

Monitor, analyze ad revenue data trends and keep track of revenue KPIs;

Manage a portfolio of premium/high value MAS customers;

Become a leading subject matter expert in mobile in-app ad monetization;

Monitor and Optimize Ad Revenue, eCPM, Impressions and Fill rates among live Ad network partners through:

Segmenting users to optimize Ad targeting;

Running A/B tests to optimize ad network-based monetization efforts;

Proposing improvements and innovative ways to the Product team on how to integrate new ad-types, Offer Wall or VIP system formats better in our games;

Other day-to-day yield optimization techniques across all monetization partners;

Manage existing and create new business relationships with ad network partners, from on-boarding to post-integration;                   

Benchmark/Evaluate Ad networks to be used based on monetization potential, integration constraints;             

Work closely with various internal stakeholders (Data Analysts, Product teams, etc.);

Consistently play our games and competitor games to discover new ad revenue growth opportunities.

Ability to understand complex data and translate it into results;

Background in ad monetization or ad optimization strategies;

Experience managing, growing, and optimizing Banner, IV, and RV ad-types through iOS and Android platform;

2-3 years of relevant experience especially on ads revenue optimization/ad network relationship management for a media/gaming company;

Advanced and proactive understanding of the technical flow of the mobile programmatic advertising ecosystem, including networks, SSPs, and ad servers;

Excellent communication skills, fluent in English (80% of communication & interaction), and ability to work cross-functionally to align on goals;

Proven account management and negotiation skills;

Passion for results, consistent track record of exceeding targets.

Qualities that will make you a great fit for our global team: 

Self-starter: The ability to work independently and take on tasks without being directed;

Flexibility: Open to the idea of working with a truly global team operating across multiple time zones;

Results-driven: Working cross-functionally to hit and exceed team goals and KPIs.

We pay based on qualifications, experience, and fit for the role. We’re looking forward to working with some amazing people!

We need an English and Chinese-speaking Game Designer to help us innovate our game design and monetization strategies and bring our award-winning casual game to more players in new parts of the world.

Bringing a global hit with multiple app store features to a higher level. 

Successful candidates will advance to a team lead position.

Mastering the publishing process for iOS and Android platforms in China;

Sharing your insights on design and ad monetization with the team and making decisions on how to enhance our games;

Independently adding new designs to augment current content for our global audiences; analyzing performance and proactively refining the game in future iterations;

Continuously improving your skills and creating higher-value content.

Designing the game system, in-app ads, and in-app purchases for casual games; writing proposals and turning concepts into reality in collaboration with programmers, artists and other departments;

Analyzing mainstream products and market trends to learn popular gameplay and understand players’ taste; applying new insights in the design work;

Conceptualizing game UI and feature design and developing design documents based on the product manager’s requirements.

Completing numerical and level design for different game types.

Cooperating with our programmers to develop new features; conducting regular design reviews and quality control throughout the game development process.

Experience: 3 to 5 years of experience in the game industry, including 3+ years of experience in system design for casual games, please share your success stories!

Data analysis: ability to use game metrics to increase revenue;

Team spirit: a collaborative and dependable team player; 

Passion for games: an experienced and insightful gamer who keeps abreast of industry trends and reflects on product refinement;

Business acumen: using your insight into audience interests and needs to achieve excellent user experience and product value.

Language: fluency in English and Chinese is a must for negotiating with our Australian developers and Chinese publishing partners.

Communication: You’ll be working with colleagues and clients in multiple countries and must be able to communicate clearly, concisely, and proactively and present your ideas verbally and in writing;

Scalable thinking: Yodo1 is on the fast-track to expansion; if you think scalably, you’ll advance quickly;

Entrepreneurial spirit: We love (and support) entrepreneurship among our staff.

Bilingual Game Designer for Rodeo Stampede

Do you love playing mobile games? Did you ever wonder what it would be like to turn your passion into a career?

Yodo1 wants to give you the opportunity to kickstart your career in gaming by interacting with indie game developers around the world—and earning money while you’re at it.

The best part: you can do this from anywhere you want and on your own terms.

Yodo1 is a fully remote gametech company with a mission to help indie developers better monetize, market, and manage their mobile games. After successfully publishing top-grossing titles such as Crossy Roads, Hang Line, and Rodeo Stampede, Yodo1 turned its focus to helping developers around the world turn their games into top hits.

Our monetization product, Managed Ad Services (MAS), helps studios to effortlessly maximize their global revenue so developers can focus on what they do best: making the games we love. 

We need you to join us as our BD Rep to help the Yodo1 Sales Team reach our 2021 goal of helping 10k developers to boost their game revenue.

If you are successful in this role, you will also have the opportunity to become a full-time member of our kick-ass Business Development SEAL Team.

Learning about the Gaming industry and the sales skills you need to succeed.

Connecting with mobile game developers and sharing how Yodo1 can bring more value to their titles;

Helping developers set-up and start using our MAS platform to increase their revenue- every closed deal results in a commission for you.

Building long-term relationships with game studios, learning and understanding their needs and working with our Operations and Customer Success teams to better fulfill them.

Here’s what you can expect from our BD Rep hiring process:

Step 1: Enroll in our free MAS BD Certificate Course and learn everything you need to know about the Gaming Industry, Yodo1, and MAS. We will also teach you the sales skills that will help your career in gaming skyrocket.

Step 2: Take the course quizzes and assessments. Once you’ve completed the course, our team will review your submission and see if you have what it takes to become a BD Rep at Yodo1.

Step 3: Earn money on commission by doing what you love: discovering awesome new games and helping the creators maximize their revenue and transform their passion into a full-fledged career. Work where and when you want to!

Excellent communication skills for reaching out to and building relationships with game studios and developers around the world.

English: Able to communicate clearly, concisely, and proactively with colleagues and partners in multiple countries.

Passion for games and a drive to make things happen—unafraid of obstacles and setbacks.

Qualities that will help you succeed at Yodo1:

Team player: able to give and receive valuable feedback and communicate proactively across teams;

Quick learner: willing to make mistakes and ask questions;

Personal accountability and leadership potential. 

Begin the first step of the application process by signing up for our free certificate course. 

Fully Remote Career Opportunity as a Yodo1 BD Rep 

We need a Head of Ad Monetization to help us innovate our ad monetization strategies and scale MAS to improve revenue for thousands of developers across mature and emerging markets.

Testing your skills on a wide variety of games; 

Mastering monetization in multiple markets, including emerging regions such as South East Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East/North Africa;

Working with the best on monetization in the massive Chinese market.  

Successful candidates will advance to leading our global monetization team.

Our goal at Yodo1 is to help game developers make the most money they can from in-game ads. As Head of Ad Monetization, your success will be measured by: 

Innovating ad monetization for games using our MAS platform, finding new ways to increase eCPM and fill rate performance as well as traffic and quality impressions. 

Introducing and incorporating new ad formats that out-perform the market. 

Owning and cultivating relationships with all key ad mediation platforms and negotiating with the industry’s leading ad providers to get the best commercial terms (such as revenue share, fill rate, and guarantees) for game developers using MAS.

Creating and publishing best practices on in-game ad monetization to help developers on MAS design and implement better techniques inside their games. 

Researching and testing new ad networks/mediations; 

Staying up-to-date on the industry’s monetization trends and applying them to our practical operations; 

Optimizing ad impression strategies and ad types; 

Driving the continuous improvement of our MAS monetization performance;

Making our ad network configuration and monetization optimization more automated and more efficient. 

Ad monetization: excellent globally; experience in T3 countries preferred;

A/B testing: defining goals, conducting tests, and making accurate analysis reports to guide monetization decision-making;

Networking: maintaining strong relationships with various ad networks to seek support and get their latest product and tech updates;

Management: handling multiple projects, tasks, and teams, prioritizing, and working proactively to lead team creation and cross-team cooperation; 

Character: innovative and self-motivated, good at problem-solving, result-oriented, stress-resistant, and challenge-hungry.

Communication: You’ll be working with colleagues and clients in multiple countries and must be able to communicate clearly, concisely, and proactively;

Do you want a fully remote job enabling Japanese studios and developers to make more money with their mobile games than they ever dreamed possible?

Can you communicate well in English and Japanese? 

Are you great at not just closing sales but building long-term client relationships?

Yodo1 is a fully remote gametech company with a mission to help indie developers better monetize, market, and manage their mobile games. After successfully publishing top-grossing titles such as Crossy Roads, Hang Line, and Rodeo Stampede, Yodo1 turned its focus to building products that support developers around the globe. 

KTplay, Managed Ad Service (MAS), and AdHawk are exciting in-house tools that are now helping over 1000 developers around the world improve game performance. This, along with various publishing services, has turned Yodo1 into a powerful presence in the fast-moving, multi-billion-dollar free-to-play mobile gaming space.

We need a Japanese Business Development Manager to join our Sales team and help us reach our goal of boosting monetization for 10k developers in 2021.  

During this project, you will have the opportunity to learn and grow by: 

Building your network in the Japanese gaming industry, representing Yodo1 in front of potential partners, and owning a portfolio of clients. 

Participating in projects to help your team increase revenue and grow faster. 

Becoming part of a truly global team of crazy and passionate game lovers!

Successful candidates will have the chance to become full-time members of our business development team and may be able to advance to Team Lead roles.

At Yodo1, our first question is always WDSLL: What Does Success Look Like? As our BD for the Japanese market, success is in closing 15 business relationships with game studios in the first three months and steadily growing your portfolio of clients.

You will focus on promoting Yodo1’s Managed Ad Services (MAS) platforms—our leading product—and you will be part of the sales process from the beginning to the end, taking ownership of your clients and helping them grow with us. 

Prospecting: Establishing strong relationships with Japanese mobile game developers, including on- and off-line networking and conveying Yodo’1s value proposition.

Identifying: Qualifying sales leads through your determined and daily prospecting and relationship management efforts.

Closing: Efficiently advancing leads through to sales close, covering lead qualification, needs assessment, value proposition, product introduction, and contract.

Sustaining: Working closely with our Operations and Customer Success to ensure that your client’s needs are always taken care of.

Japanese: Excellent communication skills for reaching out to and building relationships with Japanese game studios and developers:

English: Able to communicate clearly, concisely, and proactively with colleagues in multiple countries.

At least 1 year of working experience in a sales, business development, or marketing role, with references. 

Leadership and personal accountability. 

Yodo1 needs a Chinese- and English-speaking Game Designer to help us innovate our game design and monetization strategies and bring a new game to more players around the world.

Testing your designs on a new genre combination: female romance story x match 3

Working with mega-publisher ByteDance to reach a global audience

Frequently sharing your insights on game design and monetization with the team; contributing suggestions and making decisions on how to enhance our games;

Independently conducting game design, analyzing performance, and proactively refining the game;

Designing the core gameplay and overall settings;

Identifying players’ goals in the game, so as to optimize the design of numbers, game balance, and game systems;

Managing design documentation in terms of conception and design quality;

Monitoring product quality from design and development through to the launch and beyond, continuously optimizing the game.

Experience: 5+ years of experience in game design, including 3+ years of experience as a chief game designer; experience in dress-up games (with gacha) and/or match-3 games is preferred;

Business acumen: good knowledge of global audience interests and needs in match-3 titles and games for a female audience.

Game insight: in-depth experience and insight into the Western game markets; able to analyze and improve the game based on data;

Language: fluent Chinese and English as working languages is a must to negotiate with many Chinese partners and to study our global audience.

We pay based on qualifications, experience, and fit for the role. We’re looking forward to working with some amazing people! 

We need a Chinese- and English-speaking Game Designer to help us innovate design and monetization strategies for Transformers IP in one of our hit games and reach a greater audience in China.

Working with world-class IP and designing it to resonate in the world’s largest mobile gaming market; 

Mastering the balance of a simulation game; 

Contributing creative ideas to bring breakthroughs to one of our established top games.

Frequently sharing your insights on design and game monetization with the team; contributing suggestions and making decisions on how to enhance our games;

Independently adding new designs to augment current content for our Chinese audiences; analyzing performance and proactively refining the game in future iterations;

Continuously improving your skills and creating higher-value content;

Helping determine the roadmap content based on your knowledge and understanding of the game and creating a design that enables continuous monetization.

Designing and refining the game system, monetization, and game play;

Independently designing game characters and stats, maintaining game balance and developing game test documents;

Cooperating with our programmers to develop features and monitor their progress, making post-launch adjustments to ensure the success of the product;

Analyzing game metrics and data and creating improvement plans;

Analyzing mainstream products and market trends to learn popular gameplay and understand players’ taste; applying new insights in the design work. 

Experience: 3+ years of experience in SLG or COC-like game design for the Chinese market;

Software: 1+ year of experience using Unity3D;

Data analysis: able to make metric-based improvement plans to increase revenue; taking initiative to discover problems and propose and implement solutions;

Teamwork spirit: able to facilitate the progress of your teammates; a good listener, open to other opinions and suggestions, aiming to actively improve game quality;

Passion for games: an experienced and insightful gamer who is familiar with popular products on mobile platforms (iOS and Android), closely follows industry trends and news, and reflects on product refinement;

Language: fluent in Chinese, with a deep understanding of the Chinese market and player communities. For long-term success, proficiency in English is a must. 

Passionate about our mission but can't find an opening that suits you? Submit an open application and our team will get in touch if the right job opens up.

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Convinced that you're a fit for Yodo1 but can't find the right opening yet? Submit an open application and our hiring team will get in touch when we find a match.