Game Lead - Crazy Kick

Voodoo; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Best in Class compensation

Country-specific benefits

Job summary

Voodoo is looking for a Game Lead who will own the game and team, defining the direction, building the team, and driving execution with speed, focus and ambition.

During the first six months, the focus will be on improving core gameplay, game feel, pacing and player satisfaction, before scaling the rest of the product and exploring new opportunities within a growing mobile portfolio.

Qualifications

• 4 to 5+ years of experience in the gaming industry (Development, Product, Design, Art etc.)
• Mobile F2P market experiences (in Design ideally)
• A passion for mobile games and a strong understanding of core gameplay, game feel, player experience and iteration
• A proactive, ownership-driven mindset
• Strong leadership potential or previous team leadership experience
• A data-driven approach to decision-making
• The ability to move fast, test ideas, learn from results and iterate quickly
• Strong English communication skills and the ability to align different crafts around a clear direction

Responsibilities

• Build and lead your own small team, starting with around 4 people
• Set clear goals and make sure the team reaches them
• Lead, inspire and motivate the people working on the game
• Focus first on improving core gameplay, game feel, pacing and player satisfaction
• Identify what makes the game fun today and what could make it much stronger tomorrow
• Monitor and improve key game metrics such as retention, playtime, engagement and monetization
• Be involved and hands-on across all aspects of game development: game design, level design, UI/UX, tech and product decisions
• Continuously improve the internal process of game creation and iteration
• Manage your team’s performance and growth, keeping a high talent bar and helping strong people develop

Skills

Leadership

Fast iteration

Data-driven

English communication

Mobile gaming

Game design iteration

Job description

ABOUT VOODOO

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.

This role is full remote within CET ±3h.

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 largest and most successful hybrid publisher in the world.
Voodoo is creating a small experimentation team with a big mission: find the next best way to entertain the world by taking one of our best hits, Crazy Kick https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.orbitalknight.ridiculousfreekick&hl=en to a new level.

ROLE

As a Game Lead, you will be the owner of your game and team. Your mission will be to define the right direction, build the team, and drive execution with speed, focus and ambition.

During the first 6 months, your main focus will be on improving the core gameplay: making the game more satisfying, juicy, exciting and fun to play, before scaling the rest of the product.

You will:

• Build and lead your own small team, starting with around 4 people
• Set clear goals and make sure the team reaches them
• Lead, inspire and motivate the people working on the game
• Focus first on improving core gameplay, game feel, pacing and player satisfaction
• Identify what makes the game fun today and what could make it much stronger tomorrow
• Monitor and improve key game metrics such as retention, playtime, engagement and monetization
• Be involved and hands-on across all aspects of game development: game design, level design, UI/UX, tech, art and product decisions
• Continuously improve the internal process of game creation and iteration
• Manage your team’s performance and growth, keeping a high talent bar and helping strong people develop

PROFILE

• 4 to 5+ years of experience in the gaming industry (Development, Product, Design, Art etc.)
• Mobile F2P market experiences (in Design ideally), track record with a successful mobile game
• A passion for mobile games and a strong understanding of core gameplay, game feel, player experience and iteration
• A proactive, ownership-driven mindset
• Strong leadership potential or previous team leadership experience
• A data-driven approach to decision-making
• The ability to move fast, test ideas, learn from results and iterate quickly
• Strong English communication skills and the ability to align different crafts around a clear direction

BENEFITS

• Best in Class compensation
• Other benefits according to the country you reside.