Senior Game Designer

32 Minutes ago • 5 Years + • Game Design

Job Summary

Job Description

Rovio, part of the SEGA family and known for Angry Birds, is seeking a Senior Game Designer for a new action title. This role involves leading the design of key features, balancing creative vision with commercial success to create an engaging player experience. The team is primarily in Izmir, Turkey, with expansion to Barcelona, Spain. The position focuses on conceptualizing and developing systems for F2P mobile games, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and optimizing content based on data and feedback.
Must have:
  • Create new game concepts and oversee features.
  • Develop systems balancing creative vision and business goals for F2P mobile games.
  • Partner with Product, Art, and Engineering teams.
  • Analyze game data and player feedback for optimization.
  • Pitch design ideas and advocate for players.
  • 5+ years in game design, focusing on F2P and Live Service games.
  • Expertise in using data and analytics for design.
  • Strong systems thinking for complex game mechanics.
  • Deep understanding of player engagement, retention, and monetization.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Familiarity with game engines like Unity.

Job Details

Creating new games is a part of Rovio DNA and we are now looking for a Senior Game Designer to add to one of our growing teams working on a new action title. In this role, your goal is to lead the design of key features, balancing creative vision with commercial success to create an engaging experience for our players.

The majority of the team is today located in our studio in Izmir and we are also looking to expand the team to Barcelona, Spain. If you are in Türkiye but not in Izmir yet, we are able to support you with the move. If in Spain, we are able to provide work permit sponsorship if needed, but are not open to relocate to Spain at the moment.

You will have impact and fun at work by:

  • Creating new game concepts and overseeing features from initial design to live implementation.
  • Conceptualizing and developing systems that balance creative vision with business goals for a Free-to-Play (F2P) mobile game.
  • Partnering closely with Product, Art, and Engineering teams to align on a cohesive vision and drive features to a high-quality standard.
  • Analyzing game data and player feedback to identify issues, uncover new opportunities, and optimize live content.
  • Effectively pitching your design ideas and advocating for a player-first mindset.

Experience and skills we are looking for:

  • 5+ years of experience in game design, with a strong focus on systems and features in F2P and Live Service games.
  • Proven expertise using data and analytics to inform design decisions and refine features based on player behavior.
  • Strong systems thinking, with the ability to design and iterate on complex game mechanics and progression loops.
  • Deep understanding of player engagement, retention, and monetization strategies.
  • Excellent communication skills for presenting and pitching designs and collaborating effectively across teams.
  • Familiarity with game engines like Unity to prototype or validate design ideas.

Please send your application in English. We look forward to hearing from you!

We welcome applicants to use the name they want to be addressed by in the application form, regardless of whether it is their legal name.

At Rovio, we are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities or conditions in our working environment and job application procedures. We are committed to continuously improving workplace accessibility. If you have any questions before applying, please write to us at recruitment@rovio.com.

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