Senior Game Designer

About This Role

This role involves evolving and scaling a successful live product for a US mobile game publisher. The Senior Game Designer will work on a live game with over 1 million monthly active users, focusing on improving core gameplay, matchmaking, progression, and monetization. The position suits someone who combines strong product thinking, hands-on game design skills, and a deep understanding of live operations in competitive mobile games.

Responsibilities

• Design, improve, and balance core gameplay systems for a live mobile PvP game
• Develop features and content for user progression, competitive modes, live events, and retention
• Analyze player behavior, game performance, and feature impact to drive design decisions
• Create clear design documentation, specifications, and feature briefs
• Collaborate closely with product managers, analysts, artists, and developers throughout feature development
• Generate hypotheses, validate ideas through testing, and iterate based on data and player feedback
• Contribute to long-term product vision and identify opportunities for growth and improvement

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a Game Designer in the gaming industry
• Proven experience working on mobile PvP games
• Experience designing and balancing systems for live-operated mobile games
• Solid understanding of IAP monetization principles
• Strong analytical thinking and confidence working with product metrics and player behavior data
• Ability to communicate ideas clearly and create structured design documentation
• English sufficient for day-to-day communication, documentation, and design discussions

Benefits

• Opportunity to work for ZiMAD, a US company with a diverse portfolio of global free-to-play (F2P) projects with a multi-million monthly user base
• Involvement in the entire product development cycle
• Career growth prospects within an international company
• Remote work opportunities
• Flexible working schedule
• Bonuses based on the achievement of KPIs and financial results of projects
• Paid conferences, training (including language courses), and workshops
• Opportunity to have sessions with psychologists to improve your mental health and well-being
• Participation in charity projects

About the Company

ZiMAD is a US mobile game publisher and developer that has been at the forefront of the gaming industry since 2009. They are a dynamic multinational team, speaking 15 languages and living in 63 cities across 17 countries, with an impressive portfolio of world-class free-to-play projects. They have forged partnerships with internationally renowned IPs (like Disney, Nickelodeon, LIFE, Sony Pictures) and strive to develop games that sharpen mental well-being and deliver remarkable user experiences.