Voodoo
Senior Game Designer (Multiplayer Gameplay Modes) - Paper.io 2
Part remote, part office, you need to live within commuting distance of a named location.
Hybrid · Paris
Employer listed it 8 days ago · Added yesterday
First listed 8 days ago and still open.
Salary
Not stated
Location
Hybrid · Paris
Timezone
Not stated
Contract
Contract
Experience
Senior
Category
Design
This employer didn't state pay. Jobs like this usually pay around $150k–$210k a year, a typical range taken from 84 senior-level design roles on Nomaders that do state pay. It's a guide, not an offer.
Remote flexibility
Hybrid
This role is only partly remote, the employer expects time in the office around Paris, Madrid, Warsaw, Lviv, Tallinn, Karkiv, Malta, Helsinki, Stockholm, Istanbul, Lisboa, Berlin, so you need to live within commuting distance.
What the employer says
- Source listing states candidate location: "Paris, Madrid, Warsaw, Lviv, Tallinn, Karkiv, Malta, Helsinki, Stockholm, Istanbul, Lisboa, Berlin"
- Listing mentions "hybrid"
What Nomaders makes of it
- Not suitable if you plan to move between countries
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About the role
About Voodoo
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 Paper.io 2, alongside popular apps such as BeReal and Wizz.
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 world's largest and most successful hybrid publisher.
You will be joining one of our Live Studios, working on Paper.io2 .
Role
Paper Party is the multiplayer mode of Paper.io 2. We are looking for a dedicated Game Designer to improve the modes we already have and create new ones from scratch.
All modes will keep the Paper universe, camera and controls. Beyond that, there is a lot of creative freedom. You will explore new rules, objectives, win conditions, pacing and team setups to create a broad range of fun and replayable multiplayer experiences.
You will:
Design and prototype new gameplay modes
Improve existing Paper Party modes
Define simple, readable rules for one-finger controls
Iterate quickly through testing, feedback and playtests
Balance accessibility, competition, pacing and replayability
Identify weak ideas early and confidently cut or reshape them
Work closely with the Paper.io 2 team to turn concepts into playable experiences
Document your designs clearly
Fine-tune modes directly in Unity whenever possible
This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys moving quickly from an idea to a playable prototype, testing it and improving it.
Profile
5+ years of experience in mobile F2P games, designing new games, gameplay modes or prototypes from scratch
Experience shipping player-facing content, ideally in mobile games
A strong understanding of multiplayer and competitive gameplay
Requirements
- ·Strong Unity experience
- ·Ability to prototype directly in the engine
- ·Experience with mobile controls, multiplayer or party games
- ·Experience working on live games or live content
Benefits
No benefits package published with this listing. Ask about it at first interview.
How to apply
- 1Check the flexibility label above, hybrid, matches where you plan to live and work.
- 2Tailor your CV to the role at Voodoo, mentioning your remote working experience.
- 3Apply directly on the employer's careers page using the button below. Nomaders never handles your application.
Found 1d ago. Last checked 23 Sept. Always confirm the details on the original posting, salary and location can change after publication.
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