Senior Game Designer - Studio

Welcome to Homa, the gaming technology lab that is taking the industry by storm! Our team of over 200 people, hailing from more than 35 different countries, is dedicated to empowering mobile game creators worldwide to bring their creative ideas to the top charts.

Our Homa Lab platform offers a comprehensive suite of cutting-edge tools that allow developers to stay on top of the latest trends, test new features in real-time, and easily distribute and monetize their games. Our success speaks for itself - our apps have been downloaded over 1 billion times!

Since our inception, we have raised $165 million in total from prominent investors, including Headline, Northzone, Eurazeo, Singular, Quadrille Capital, Fabric Ventures, and Bpifrance. We have also received support from renowned business angels, such as the founders of King, Sorare and Spotify founders.

But what really makes Homa special is our team. We are a diverse group of artists, business developers, engineers, entrepreneurs, and former strategy consultants who all share the same passion for taking over the gaming industry. When you become part of Homa, you'll be joining a dedicated team that creates innovative and high-performing games that resonate with players worldwide.

If you're ready to take your career to the next level and make a real impact in the company, then Homa is the perfect place for you. Join us and let's create the future of gaming together!

Role & Missions—What you will do 🚀

As the Senior Game Designer, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping our game experiences, guiding teams, and ensuring our products align with our vision. Your mission involves fostering collaboration, turning challenges into opportunities, and contributing to the success of our games through innovative design solutions.

Focusing on idle and tycoon games, your missions will be the following:

• Continuous Learning and Innovation: Stay updated on industry best practices, evolving technologies, and gaming trends to drive innovation and excellence in game design, while safeguarding our product vision against distractions.
• Team Cohesion and Development: Foster unity among Designers, Game Leads, and cross-functional teams, enabling seamless collaboration and productivity.
• Alignment with Product Strategy: Understand, propose, and execute solutions that align with our product strategy to drive its realization.
• Innovative Problem-Solving: Turn limitations into learning opportunities, proactively managing risks during prototyping and post-launch phases.

Additional Tasks Include:

• Playing and analyzing mobile games and understanding their design, art, and technical aspects, enriching your design process with diverse references.
• Establishing collaborative processes among Artists, Developers, and cross-functional teams, improving workflows and documentation.
• Being accountable for the design aspects of our products, ensuring stickiness, marketability, monetization potential, and content consumption align with objectives.
• Mentoring and managing Designers to foster a culture of feedback, and recruit suitable profiles when needed.

Requirements

• Minimum 5+ years of experience in the game development industry, with a strong understanding of mobile game market trends and success metrics.
• Strong track record in idle/tycoon games
• Ability to analyze games, identifying strengths, weaknesses, and applying insights to enhance game experiences.
• Problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to design challenges and a user-centric game development mindset.
• Proficiency in offering and receiving constructive feedback, contributing to continuous improvement.
• Familiarity with scripting languages or a basic understanding, accompanied by a portfolio showcasing released games as a Game Designer.
• Fluency in English, French is a plus

Our Culture—Who we are🪐

At Homa, we are building a community of brilliant talents. We believe that true innovation comes from diversity and collaboration, and that's why we prioritize brainpower and determination over formal education. So if you have the talent, energy and motivation, there is no obstacle to your success here.

As the creative experts behind the platform, we provide developers with the data they need to bring their ideas to life. Our team lives by three central values that guide everything we do:

✨Ambition: we're not afraid to tackle difficult challenges and set our goals extremely high. We're on a mission to revolutionize an industry dominated by well-established companies, and we won't stop until we succeed.

✨Humility: we leave our pride & ego aside. We are always ready to lend a helping hand, celebrate each other's successes, and learn from our failures. As Mr. Lamar said, "Sit down. Be humble."

✨Curiosity: we keep our minds open and never stop learning. We believe that questioning everything is the best way to stay ahead of the curve, and we encourage all our team members to stay curious and never stop exploring new ideas.

At Homa, you'll be challenged, supported, and inspired every day, and we can't wait to see what you bring to the table.

Benefits

While success is its own reward, here are some of the benefits that come with working at Homa:

• We offer essential benefits in France and specific locations, including health insurance, meal vouchers, public transport subsidies, childcare benefits, and life insurance
• If you're interested in working from our newly renovated Paris HQ with a rooftop garden and WeWork amenities, we have a desk waiting for you
• You will be working in English with our international team of top-tier talents from 35+ countries
• You will have bi-annual reviews with your manager to reflect on your performance, celebrate wins, and receive constructive feedback

You will be able to attend diverse team events and Workations (the famous company-wide Homa trip).