Job
- Level
- Experienced
- Job Field
- Games
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent employment
- Location
- Berlin
- Working Model
- Full Remote, Onsite
Job Summary
In this role, you will create engaging story content, design maps and areas, and develop item designs to shape and continuously update the gameplay experience of a new free-to-play game.
Job Technologies
Your role in the team
- We are looking for a Game Content Designer to join the team building a new, unannounced free-to-play casual game. In this role you will shape what players actually experience day-to-day: the story that pulls them forward, the world they progress through, and the items and rewards that drive the core gameplay.
- You will work hand in hand with game design, art, and narrative to turn the game's vision into concrete, playable content, from the first session through months of live content updates.
- Design and write the game's story content: chapter structure, character dialogue, task descriptions, and narrative beats that connect gameplay progression to an unfolding story.
- Design world and map content: area layouts, unlock sequences, points of interest, and the pacing of how the game world opens up to the player.
- Design item content: item families, collections, and rewards, ensuring each has a clear identity and fits the game's setting and economy.
- Structure content into levels, chapters, and tasks with well-paced difficulty and session goals.
- Balance content against the game economy in close collaboration with the game designer, using spreadsheets and configs.
- Write clear, structured content specifications and briefs for artists and developers, and review implemented content in-game.
- Maintain consistency of tone, world, and characters across all content.
- Plan and produce content for live operations: new areas, chains, events, and seasonal updates after launch.
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Our expectations of you
Qualifications
- Shipped at least one F2P title, ideally in the casual space (merge, hidden object, match-3, decoration, or similar).
- Strong understanding of casual game progression: task pacing, difficulty curves, session design, and how content feeds retention.
- Solid writing skills in English, with the ability to write concise in-game text and character dialogue.
- Comfortable working data-driven: spreadsheets, config files, and content pipelines hold no fear for you.
- Structured and detail-oriented, able to keep large amounts of interconnected content consistent and documented.
- Player empathy and the ability to articulate why their content works.
Experience
- 3+ years of experience as a game content designer, game designer, level designer, or narrative designer on free-to-play mobile or web games.
- Hands-on experience with story-driven casual genres (merge, hidden object, match-3 with meta, decoration) as designer or dedicated player.
- Experience writing briefs for artists and guiding them through the production of the art assets needed to support the story.
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What we offer
- SOFTGAMES offers a competitive package, including: Remote-first, your way - Work fully remote from wherever you do your best work, or drop into our modern Berlin office whenever you like. You choose.
- Flexible hours - Structure your working hours to your needs. No crunch culture. No overtime.
- Generous vacation - Time to recharge, wherever in the world you are.
- Home office budget - We fund your setup so your home office actually works for you.
- Learning & development - Training budget for everyone, whether you're deepening expertise or picking up something entirely new.
- Top-tier equipment - A high-spec laptop, ready to get your best work done.
- Meal allowance - A monthly budget dedicated to your lunches.
- Home office utility grant - We cover a monthly contribution towards your electricity and internet costs.
- Company swag - Hoodies, bags, mugs - the good stuff.
- Annual company retreat - At least once a year, the whole company comes together to connect, align, and celebrate. Our events in general are epic but our off-site Retreat is one of a kind.
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SOFTGAMES - Mobile Entertainment Services GmbH
SOFTGAMES is a leading developer of the most popular Instant Games. Our flagship games Cookie Crush, Solitaire Story and Candy Match are being played by tens of millions of users every month. Our mission is to enable everybody to instantly play great casual games with their friends across any devices. Our line of products includes over 400 hyper casual games within our innovative HTML5 games platform which allows our partners to engage and retain their user base.
Description
- Company Type
- Established Company
- Working Model
- Full Remote, Hybrid, Onsite
- Industry
- Sports, Leisure, Internet, IT, Telecommunication
Game Content Designer
- Location
- Berlin
- Working Model
- Full Remote, Onsite
- Diversity
- Open for all genders
- English Only
- English only required
