Senior Game Designer (Cognitive Puzzle)

Location: Remote from Serbia

Company

ZiMAD is a US mobile game publisher and developer creating global free-to-play games, including cognitive puzzle and wellness-oriented experiences.

What you will do

• Design mobile cognitive puzzle gameplay focused on attention, memory, processing speed, executive functions, and pattern recognition.
• Create short-session game loops that encourage repeat play and sustainable daily habits while remaining entertainment-first.
• Define progression, adaptive difficulty, rewards, streaks, milestones, personalization, and long-term motivation systems.
• Build user journeys from the first session to regular daily use.
• Collaborate with Product, UX/UI, Art, Engineering, and Analytics.
• Prepare concepts, specifications, flows, wireframes, balancing documentation, telemetry plans, and success metrics.

Requirements

• Senior game design experience in mobile casual, puzzle, or free-to-play games.
• Hands-on experience designing cognitive training, brain-training, wellness, or habit-forming products, preferably for mobile.
• Strong understanding of cognitive gameplay mechanics, retention, progression, live operations, and player motivation.
• Experience with analytics, funnels, cohorts, A/B tests, telemetry, and adaptive or personalized difficulty tuning.
• Ability to design simple but deep systems for mature and casual audiences.
• Clear documentation skills and effective cross-functional collaboration.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work with a flexible schedule.
• Participation in the full product development cycle and opportunities for career growth.
• Bonuses based on project KPIs and financial results.
• Paid conferences, training, language courses, and workshops.
• Access to psychologist sessions focused on mental health and well-being.
• Participation in charity projects.