Senior Game Designer

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.

The full-remote option is accepted only if you reside in a country where we have a legal entity.

Team

Our Gaming team is made up of hybrid-casual, casual, and mid-core experts. Our 'Core' games team supports internal and external studios worldwide in creating, developing, and launching new hit games, whilst our 'Live' games team focuses on delivering higher engagement on our existing and successful games.

Joining our Live games team means collaborating with gaming industry experts on globally renowned, enduring games while embracing exciting new entrepreneurial ventures. With over seven billion downloads worldwide and a portfolio of more than 10 resilient hybrid games generating more than $20m per year, we are the largest and most successful hybrid publisher in the world.

Voodoo is creating a small experimentation team with a big mission: find the next best way to entertain the world by taking our best hits to a new level.

You will be one of the first members of a team of six and you will participate in every aspect of development, from ideation to testing the casual games in the market. You will be joining one of our Live Studios, working on UBoat Attack and Walkers Attack

Role

• Continuously analyze in-game data to identify opportunities for optimizing game economies, enhancing player retention, and increasing revenue streams;
• Develop strategies to balance in-game economies, ensuring a fair and engaging experience for players;
• Work closely with Game Designers, Developers, and Analysts to align economic strategies with game design goals and player engagement metrics;
• Provide insights and recommendations to the design team to improve monetization strategies and game balance;
• Design A/B tests to experiment with different economic models and features, analyzing results to implement the most effective solutions;
• Monitor test performance and iterate on strategies based on data-driven insights;
• Create and maintain models of in-game economies, considering player progression, currency flow, and reward systems;
• Ensure that game economy models are scalable and adaptable to new game features or changes in player behavior;
• Regularly present findings and recommendations to stakeholders, including the General Manager and Game Designers, to drive informed decision-making;
• Provide clear and concise reports on economic performance, player behavior trends, and monetization insights;
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and competitor strategies in midcore games to identify opportunities for innovation and differentiation;
• Apply industry best practices and learnings to enhance game economies and player experiences.

Profile

• 5+ years of experience as a Game Designer, including 2+ years as a Game Economy Designer;
• Experience working on midcore mobile games and f2p, experience creating economy and monetization loops, and maintaining their balancing;
• Strong mathematical or economic background a plus; basic mathematical background a must;
• Great communication skills in English, both written and verbal;
• Entrepreneurial mindset essential;
• Bullet-point style communication, including verbal. Clear and concise.