Senior Game Designer - Cortex Studio - Brain Training Game
Job Summary
Job Description
Voodoo's Cortex Studio seeks a Senior Game Designer to lead creative development of a brain training project. Reporting to the Studio Director, responsibilities include designing and balancing core game systems and levels, optimizing project management workflows, collaborating with Engineering and Art teams, and driving player-centric design through data analysis. The ideal candidate has 2+ years' experience in casual F2P mobile game design, a proven track record of long-term player engagement, and experience leading multidisciplinary teams. Strong project management, communication, and game math skills are essential, along with proficiency in Figma or a similar prototyping tool. This role offers significant professional growth within a high-performing team impacting millions of users.
Must have:
- 2+ years Game Design experience (casual F2P mobile games)
- Proven track record of player engagement & retention
- Experience defining and building engaging, monetized games
- Leadership of multidisciplinary teams
- Proficiency in Figma or similar prototyping tool
- Strong game math, project management, communication skills
Good to have:
- Basic scripting/programming
- Basic Unity knowledge
- Understanding of big game architecture
4 skills required
Job Details
Founded in 2013, Voodoo is a tech company that creates mobile games and apps with a mission to entertain the world. Gathering 800 employees, 7 billion downloads, and over 200 million active users, Voodoo is the #3 mobile publisher worldwide in terms of downloads after Google and Meta. Our portfolio includes chart-topping games like Mob Control and Block Jam, alongside popular apps such as BeReal and Wizz.
This position can be Paris-based or fully remote within a +/- 2h time difference with Paris.
Team
You will join an elite team focused on setting new production standards for brain training apps. Working with a small agile team of top performers, you'll refine and elevate your skills while contributing to our mission of becoming the global leader in cognitive development applications. This role offers exceptional professional growth within a high-caliber team, where your expertise will directly impact millions of users worldwide.
Role
To achieve our mission, we're launching a brain trainer studio and bringing on board top talent and seasoned veterans from the mobile games industry. As the Senior Game Designer, you will report directly to the Studio Director and lead the creative development of an innovative brain training project. Your responsibilities will include:
- Design and balance core game systems and levels, writing detailed specifications
- Build and optimize project management workflows to foster efficient game design in a startup environment
- Collaborate with Engineering and Art teams to ensure cohesive development and seamless integration
- Drive player-centric design through data analysis and market research to deliver compelling experiences
Profile
- 2+ years of experience as a Game Designer, working on casual F2P mobile games
- Track record of working with games that achieve long-term player engagement and retention
- Demonstrated experience in defining and building games with sustained engagement and monetization
- Demonstrated success in leading multidisciplinary teams to achieve design excellence and deliver engaging player experiences
- Mastering of Figma or another prototyping tool
- Basic understanding of scripting and programming
- Basic knowledge of Unity and big game architecture
- Strong grasp of game math, including probability, statistics, and economy modeling
- Strong project management skills to push features forward
- Clear communication skills in English, both written and verbal; Clear and concise
- Entrepreneurial mindset essential
- Deep passion for mobile games
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About The Company
Voodoo is a tech company that creates mobile games and apps. With 7 billion downloads and over 150 million monthly active users, Voodoo is the #3 mobile publisher worldwide in terms of downloads after Google and Meta.
The company is one of the most impressive examples of hypergrowth in the ecosystem, having raised over $1B and backed by Goldman Sachs, Tencent, and GBL.
Voodoo is now a team of over 750 employees worldwide, we’re looking for talented individuals from across the globe to join.
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