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Lead Game Designer (M/F/X)

We are looking for an ambitious and talented Lead Game Designer who would like to leave their mark on the mobile gaming industry. The right fit has a hard-headed approach to games, mechanics and a constant itch to create the next hit. In order to set you up for success, we provide everything you need within our dynamic and employee-centric company structure. Full responsibility and ownership of your project, you are the game!

- Rapidly create and iterate mobile game concepts

- Participate in the development of concepts for collaborative games while defining the main guidelines

- Analyze and turn ideas & features into detailed game mechanics

- Own all aspects of the game

- Collaborate closely with the developers designers and other stakeholder teams to ensure fast and solid execution

- Inspire and manage a growing team of super talented and enthusiastic game designers

- Innovate or fast follow design trends in the market to stay on top of trends and draw user-focused conclusions

- You have at least 5 years of experience in a Lead or Senior Game Designer position preferably in the field of hyper-casual game or casual game

- You are a self-starter and self-motivated

- You have very good communication skills and can present your ideas in a clear and concise manner

- You have a track record with successful mobile games

- You are a creative thinker, with an ability to create a wide variety of game situations based on simple mechanics

- You have a strong intuition for game mechanics and game flow

- You are an avid gamer across multiple genres and stay current on emerging game trends, new mechanics

- Experience with Unity

- Experience with graphic development (Particle Systems, Shaders)

- A spirited, inspiring, international and enthusiastic team

- Complete ownership of tasks and freedom in choosing the path to reach your goals

- Competitive salary and flexible working hours

- We have a work culture where employees are actively encouraged to give feedback to each other on a regular basis

- A team that is entrepreneurial in spirit, knowledgeable, and fun

- An opportunity to be a part of a company that’s renouncing traditional ideas and taking a new approach that’s shattering pay walls.

- Perks: full visa support, relocation service including coverage of your first month rent in Berlin, reimbursement of your BVG ticket (reimbursement of an e-scooter or bike rental in the times of Corona), free daily lunch, and, of course, fresh fruits, beverages and snacks.

Popcore creates beautiful, oddly satisfying hyper-casual games. Based at our Berlin HQ, our integrated creative and engineering teams have developed and released chart-topping games that have been downloaded 100 million times across iOS and Android. We are proud to be backed by EQT Ventures, Makers Fund and David Helgason.