Game Designer

Permanent employee, Full-time · Hamburg

Your Job

As a Game Designer, you will use your creativity and analytic skills to create awesome, memorable player experiences. You will be responsible for designing and implementing innovative game design mechanics for our exciting games and get the chance to work on a brand-new mobile title. Support our proficient team with your knowledge and experience in building something big, develop outstanding new game features and refine existing ones of our free-to-play games; played by thousands of users across the world.

Responsibilities

Come up with suitable game mechanics that fall in line with the game's vision
Create and maintain comprehensible design documentation
Iterate on designs to create great gameplay experiences
Use your strong quantitative background to balance multiple variables in new and existing feature designs
Communicate with the game team to make them understand the design and the vision of new features
Collaborate with both the design and management teams to prepare for and meet milestones
Work with cross-functional teams (development, art, QA, product) to ensure a shared understanding of goals and implementation details
Maintain a constructive communication to other disciplines
Act as a guide for developers when implementing new designs
Work with business intelligence research to analyze and understand the target platform, market and audience of a game and its features
Support the design team in planning monthly events and monetization options
Proactively find problems within the player experience and come up with solutions

Requirements

2-3 years professional experience in Game Design, preferably on mobile games with engaged player communities.
Experience working on at least one released F2P game or major update, ideally including soft-launch/live-ops participation
Can clearly articulate your ability to design systems for online multi-player games
Proven experience in the balancing of a successful game on browser or mobile
Capable of designing basic interface flow and architecture
Proficiency in Excel, capacity to understand mathematical modeling in game design
Level design experience in Unity is a big plus
A creative mindset, exceptional logical and analytical capabilities, able to think from a player's point of view
Fundamental understanding of how a good User Experience is designed
Experience with Game Design tools and KPI driven design
Deep understanding of how game economy & monetization works
Passion for games, especially f2p games and their mechanics
Fluent in written and spoken English (German is a plus)

Benefits

Work in an exciting industry: Join a company at the heart of the gaming world — a creative, passionate environment that’s as fun and dynamic as the games we help bring to life.
Hybrid/Remote model & flexibility: Flexible working hours and the option to work in a hybrid setup or fully remote within Germany.
Visa & Relocation support: Assistance with visa processes and relocation if you're moving to Germany.
Time to recharge: 30 days of vacation annually to rest, travel, or catch up on your favorite games.
Fitness perks: Access a wide range of gyms, swimming pools, and wellness facilities across Germany with a subsidized E-GYM Wellpass membership.
Team culture: Regular company events, celebrations, and social gatherings.
Learning & development: An annual education budget for all employees to support continuous learning and skill-building.
Public transport: Subsidized Deutschlandticket to get you around Hamburg, or wherever else you need to go.

Please note

Please note that we only accept applications via our career page. Applications via e-mail will not be considered. Thank you!

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About us

With over 410 million registered players and over 50 games, Bigpoint is one of the leading developers and publishers of free to play games in the world. Being part of the Yoozoo group, we believe that everybody should be able to play great games and, with an uncompromising focus on quality, strive to push the boundaries of gaming, exceeding our players expectations with fun, accessible and innovative content.

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Your Application

We appreciate your interest in Bigpoint! Please fill in the following short form. Should you have any difficulties in uploading your files, please contact us by mail at career@bigpoint.net.