[Hiring] Senior Game Designer @CoolGames

Role Description

We are looking for a Senior Game Designer who combines systems design and economy design expertise with LiveOps and product strategy. You will shape the core progression and monetization systems of our free-to-play titles while owning an events and content roadmap that boosts retention and revenue. You’ll blend creative design with data-driven decision-making, transforming KPIs and player insights into clear, high-impact updates. You’ll be a key force in an agile, multidisciplinary and creatively charged development team.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the systems design for core loops, progression, rewards and economy (sources/sinks, pacing, difficulty), ensuring they align with player needs and business goals.
• Build and evolve a LiveOps strategy and content roadmap (events, seasonal mechanics, IAP offers and ad-driven promos) that drives engagement and revenue.
• Design and implement in-game experiments (A/B tests, event variations) and use the results to inform design decisions; iterate so each update measurably improves retention and monetization.
• Specify clear, developer-ready design documents and balancing sheets; be the single source of truth for feature scope, rationale and success metrics.
• Stay on top of casual F2P market trends and top-grossing competitors; pitch new content, meta features or mechanics (e.g., collections, passes, streaks, time-limited challenges) that fit our audience.
• Collaborate within a multidisciplinary team (design, engineering, art, QA, marketing) to deliver features and LiveOps smoothly; participate in agile rituals to align with development cycles and product goals.
• Present product vision, LiveOps plans and post-event analyses; communicate the “why” behind your strategy with data and research to secure buy-in from internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Mentor other game designers and raise team craft through feedback and reviews.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience as a Senior Game Designer within the mobile or web F2P industry, with hands-on systems/economy and LiveOps experience.
• Deep familiarity with top-grossing casual games and F2P mechanics; you know what keeps players returning and spending, and can anticipate shifts in player behavior or monetization patterns.
• Ability to translate complex data and KPIs into actionable design changes and clear roadmaps, balancing player enjoyment with business objectives.
• Strong written and verbal communication in English; concise specs and clear presentation skills.
• Proven experience in cross-functional teams; you integrate creative, technical and commercial perspectives into a cohesive product direction.
• Experience in mentorship or leadership, fostering designer growth, and promoting a positive, solution-oriented approach.
• Bonus: game economy design specialization; puzzle/casual background; HTML5/web distribution experience.

Benefits

• An international team of 80+ professionals from almost 20 different countries.
• Work closely with some of the biggest (upcoming) game platforms in the world on high-quality casual games that are played by millions of gamers.
• Competitive remuneration.
• A flexible remote working environment.
• Company events in HQ Amsterdam Office.
• A very open, informal and international company culture where everyone can make a difference.