Lead Game Designer

Summary

Join Voodoo's Live Games team in Barcelona or remotely within the CET +/-2h timezone and contribute to the success of globally renowned midcore mobile games. As a Game Designer, you will define a cohesive design pipeline, influence product vision, pitch and implement features, analyze game mechanics, and participate in all aspects of game development. You will work with a growing team of industry veterans on a live game, leveraging data to support your ideas and contributing to game balancing, pacing, and community building. The role requires at least 5 years of experience in game design or a product-related role on a live game, with a strong understanding of system design and game economy. Voodoo offers best-in-class compensation and benefits.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of professional experience as a game designer or a product-related role on a Live Game, with a strong knowledge of system design and game economy
• Experience working on casual or midcore mobile games and F2P
• Creative and hacker mindset
• Strong leadership skills
• Communication skills in English, both written and verbal
• Creative, collaborative, and detail-oriented mindset
• Accountability, independence, and responsibility when given ownership over your work

Responsibilities

• Define a clear, cohesive design pipeline for a Live Game
• Influence the roadmap and the vision of the product, acting as the copilot of the studio
• Pitch and implement big features to the team, deconstructing them into smaller components
• Always back up your ideas with available data points
• Deconstruct and analyze mobile game mechanics
• Get involved in all aspects of game development: UI, UX, game design, logic, performance, etc
• Help fine-tune game balancing, pacing, and feel
• Benchmark the market to stay on top of new trends
• Understand models and tools to analyze gameplay and user behavior
• Build communities around the game

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Unity and Figma is a plus
• Proficient in Excel for initial balancing tasks would be a plus

Benefits

Best-in-class compensation and other benefits according to the country you reside