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.

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

Manager of Global Digital IP Partnerships

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!

What is Yodo1’s MAS and why should I care? 

MAS is a Managed Ad Services platform that’s changing the game for developers. See it for yourself in this 5-minute video: bit.ly/yodo1MAS

MAS is the core of what we do at Yodo1: helping mobile game developers turn their titles into scalable businesses. Today, the platform is helping thousands of developers around the world maximize mobile game monetization. Our singular focus for 2021 is rapidly scaling up this user base and turning passion into livelihood for many thousands more. 

If you care about this as much as we do, we want you on our team.

Right now we are hiring a Head of Sales to lead the new MAS sales teams and drive the exponential growth of our customer base and revenue.

When you join the Yodo1 team, you will have the opportunity to learn and grow by:

Leading a diverse, international team and developing cross-cultural management skills; 

Working with leaders and experts from our platform and publishing departments, taking part in strategic decisions; 

Gaining a wealth of knowledge on a fast-growing industry, identifying the unique pain points developers face, and driving game-changing solutions. 

Managing our two sales teams, each with their own leader reporting directly to you; 

Working with our operations manager to generate simple but insightful reports that show the health and progress of your business and presenting weekly; 

Working on the top and the bottom of the funnel in order to increase the number of calls and closing ratio;

Cooperating with our leads generation team to run continuous improvements;

Talking to developers, learning first-hand what they care about, and taking your insights back to the team to drive growth.

Proven sales experience: Minimum 2 years of meeting or exceeding sales targets; 

Proven experience leading a team of five or more people;

Proven experience scaling up a team or a process. Yodo1 is on the fast-track to expansion; if you think scalably, you’ll advance quickly;

Experience in the gaming industry is not required but is a plus, as is experience at a SaaS company;

Strong ability to communicate and present your ideas. You’ll be working with colleagues and clients in multiple countries and must be able to communicate clearly, concisely, and proactively.

We pay based on qualifications, experience, and fit for the role. 

Apply now to change the game for game developers!

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

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. 

We need a Chinese-Speaking Game Designer to help us innovate our game design and ad monetization strategies and bring brand-new casual games to players in the massive Chinese market.

Testing your designs on a wide variety of games; 

Working with 10+ key publishing partners in the Chinese gaming industry;

Exposure to a lot of great casual games, with rapid iterations and access to massive industrial data.

Independently redesigning our partner games for a Chinese audience; analyzing performance and proactively refining the game in future iterations;

Sharing suggestions and making decisions on how to enhance ad monetization in our titles;

Compiling and scaling your best practices on ad monetization so you can efficiently design the best ad plan for any game. 

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

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

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

Language: fluent in Chinese and proficient in English.

Chinese-Speaking Designer for Casual Mobile Games

MAS is the core of what we do at Yodo1: helping mobile game developers turn their titles into scalable business. Today, the platform is helping thousands of developers around the world maximize mobile game monetization. Our singular focus for 2021 is rapidly scaling up this user base and turning passion into livelihood for many thousands more. 

Right now, we are hiring a Data Analyst to build an analytical framework that turns data into insight, provides strategic advice, and enables data-driven decision-making. 

Joining Yodo1’s global team will give you opportunities to learn and grow by:

Working closely with leaders and experts in our monetization, platform products, game publishing, IP licensing, and finance teams and gaining an understanding of key metrics and data sets for these businesses;

Testing your data-mining models and analytical approaches with rich data sources, covering key aspects of the fast-growing mobile gaming industry;

Playing an active role in designing the data structure, event tracking, ETL & aggregation processes in data warehouses.

Successful candidates will have the chance to lead our data analytics team.

Proactively data-mining for our mobile game monetization, user acquisition, publishing, and IP licensing projects;

Providing and presenting high-quality reports, data visualizations, and findings on team and management level to empower decision making;

Managing and troubleshooting our data collection system to ensure efficient delivery;

Retaining influence on our Business Intelligence platform, ensuring stability, data accuracy and integrity, as well as compatibility with our data platform;

Collaborating with multiple business units, learning their data needs, and creating database ETL and data aggregation designs accordingly; 

Leading the continuous improvement of our analysis and reporting system and driving the implementation of your data designs by the data engineering team;

Suggesting and acting upon processes that can lead to Automation and Machine Learning.

Bachelor’s Degree or above, with 2 to 5 years of experience as a data analyst or in a data-related role, preferably in gaming, advertising, or financing;

Proficiency in Databases and SQL, BI, and data visualization tools such as Spotfire, and Tableau is a must; proficiency in Python and ElasticSearch is a plus;

Proven knowledge of data analysis models and data science;

Ability to do 2-4 hours of paid overtime on weekends for data operation, once or twice per month;

Business English required; Chinese proficiency is a plus;

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

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

We pay based on qualifications, experience, and fit for the role. Apply now to change the game for game developers.

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;

We need a Head of User Acquisition to help us innovate our user acquisition strategies and provide repeatable methodology to increase new user base and revenue for thousands of developers across mature and emerging markets. 

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

Testing and strengthening your skills on a wide variety of games;

Developing expertise across global markets;

Working with the best in user acquisition for the massive Chinese market.

Successful candidates will advance to lead our global user acquisition team.

At Yodo1, our first question is always WDSLL: What Does Success Look Like? As Head of User Acquisition, your success will be measured by: 

Innovating user acquisition strategies for games using our MAS platform; 

Finding new ways to increase ROAS, traffic, and quality installs;

Driving the continuous improvement of our UA performance to uplift gross profit.

Researching, testing, and introducing new user acquisition channels, agencies, and creative ad formats that out-perform the market;

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

Owning and cultivating relationships with all key user acquisition platforms and negotiating with the industry’s leading traffic providers to get the best commercial terms (such as rebate rate, credit term and services) for user acquisition games;

Optimizing UA creatives strategies and data accuracy; 

Creating and publishing best practices and learnings on user acquisition to help developers using MAS to increase new user base and revenue;

Making our UA campaign creation and optimization more automated and more efficient. 

User Acquisition: 3-5 years of relevant experience globally and/or in China;

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

Networking: maintaining strong relationships with various UA service providers 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; 

Bonus skills: Fluency in Chinese Mandarin is a big plus but not required.

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! 

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