Game Design Director – New 4X Strategy Title
Job Summary
Job Description
Goodgame Studios is currently developing a new cross-platform 4X strategy game. We are looking for a Game Design Director to define and shape the core player experience, from gameplay loops to emotional onboarding. This role involves being the creative architect behind progression systems, core loops, economy balancing, and metagame structures, aligned with monetization and user lifecycle strategy. It's a high-impact, hands-on position focused on delivering engaging and market-performing products, especially in the early game and first-time user experience.
Must have:
- Define and own core gameplay loops, progression systems, and metagame mechanics.
- Build a cinematic and intuitive First-Time User Experience (FTUE).
- Create a compelling tutorial experience.
- Translate product goals into systemic game design.
- Work pragmatically and delivery-focused.
- Collaborate closely with Marketing and User Acquisition teams.
- Set benchmarks for design documentation and interdisciplinary collaboration.
- Ensure game performance at the level of genre leaders.
- Proven success as a Lead Game Designer or Game Design Director in F2P mobile or cross-platform titles.
- Strong expertise in 4X, strategy, or metagame-heavy systems with LiveOps integration.
- Ability to bridge gameplay mechanics and business objectives.
- Hands-on conceptual designer: analytically strong, creatively structured, and fast in execution.
- Fluent in AI-supported workflows.
- Skilled at collaborating with Monetization, Product, and Marketing functions.
- Deep understanding of FTUE design, branded storytelling, tutorial mechanics, and progression funnels.
Perks:
- Take the lead in building a new high-potential 4X title.
- Own the core gameplay experience from concept to launch without team management responsibilities.
- Work in a setup that enables clarity, speed, and creative authority.
- Enjoy remote or hybrid work options.
- Direct strategic visibility and strong executive support.
- Shape the long-term experience for a global audience of strategy players.
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Job Details
YOUR MISSION
- Use AI-powered tools and workflows (e.g. GPT, prototyping, system ideation) from day one to increase speed, structure, and creative output
- Define and own core gameplay loops, progression systems, and metagame mechanics – with a focus on retention, engagement, and monetization
- Build a cinematic and intuitive FTUE that blends gameplay, narrative, and brand identity seamlessly
- Create a compelling tutorial experience that onboards efficiently and emotionally
- Translate product goals into systemic game design, aligned with monetization and user lifecycle stages
- Work pragmatically and delivery-focused – you’re a builder, not a theorist
- Use tools like Unity, Confluence, Miro, and Excel fluently – and treat AI as a natural part of your design toolbox
- Collaborate closely with Marketing and UA teams to align FTUE and content flow with campaign messaging and conversion goals
- Set benchmarks for design documentation, system clarity, and interdisciplinary collaboration
- Ensure that the game performs at the level of genre leaders – in both emotional impact and gameplay structure
YOUR BACKSTORY
- Proven success as a Lead Game Designer or Game Design Director in F2P mobile or cross-platform titles
- Strong expertise in 4X, strategy, or metagame-heavy systems with LiveOps integration
- Ability to bridge gameplay mechanics and business objectives with clarity
- A hands-on conceptual designer – analytically strong, creatively structured, and fast in execution
- You are fluent in AI-supported workflows and treat them as an essential part of your design process
- Skilled at collaborating with Monetization, Product, and Marketing functions
- No interest in managing people – but high interest in setting standards, building systems, and delivering value
- Deep understanding of FTUE design, branded storytelling, tutorial mechanics, and progression funnels
WHY JOIN US?
- Take the lead in building a new high-potential 4X title backed by one of Europe’s strongest gaming IPs
- Own the core gameplay experience – from concept to launch – without team management responsibilities
- Work in a setup that enables clarity, speed, and creative authority
- Enjoy remote or hybrid work options, direct strategic visibility, and strong executive support
- Shape not just a game – but the long-term experience for a global audience of strategy players
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About The Company
Goodgame Studios is a leading free-to-play, online games development company active on web and mobile platforms. We self-publish our games in-house and have all relevant professions under one roof: Game Development, Quality Assurance, Community Management and Customer Support to Business Development, Marketing, Analytics and Central IT services. These departments work hand in hand to provide quality gaming experiences to over 500 million registered users worldwide.
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