Game Designer (Multiplayer Gameplay Modes) - Paper.io 2

Voodoo; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Voodoo ищет увлечённого гейм-дизайнера для Paper Party в Paper.io 2, с целью улучшить существующие режимы и создавать новые, сохранив непрерывность вселенной Paper, камеру и управление. Вы получите широкую творческую свободу над правилами, целями и темпом, работая над разнообразными мультиплеерными сценариями.

Требуется 5+ лет опыта в мобильных F2P играх, умение писать понятные игровые правила и быстро прототипировать в Unity.

Qualifications

• 5+ лет опыта в мобильных F2P играх, создание новых режимов.
• Опыт выпуска контента для мобильных игр.
• Понимание мультиплеера и соревновательной механики.
• Умение работать автономно и набирать инициативу.
• Хорошие коммуникативные навыки на английском.

Responsibilities

• Разработка и прототипирование новых игровых режимов
• Улучшение существующих режимов Paper Party
• Определение простых правил управления одной кнопкой
• Итерировать через тестирование, обратную связь и игровые тесты
• Баланс доступности, соревновательности, темпа и повторяемости
• Рано выявлять слабые идеи и уверенно сокращать или перерабатывать их
• Тесно сотрудничать с командой Paper.io 2 для превращения концепций в играбельный опыт
• Документировать дизайны понятно
• Настраивать режимы прямо в Unity, где возможно

Skills

English communication

Independence

Creativity

Tools

Unity

Job description

Описание:

Voodoo is a consumer tech company founded in Paris in 2013, with one mission: entertain the world. Today we are 1,000 people, generating $1b+ in annual revenue, profitably. Our games and apps have passed 7 billion downloads and reach 200 million+ active users every month, making Voodoo the #3 mobile publisher worldwide in downloads, after Google and Meta. We were backed by Goldman Sachs, Tencent and GBL along the way.

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.

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.

Задачи:

• 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

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 A good sense of pacing, clarity and player motivation A pragmatic and iterative approach: prototype, test, cut and retry The ability to work independently and take full ownership Strong English communication and collaboration skills

Требования:

• 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