Lead Game Designer (PC/Console/Mobile)

Location: Barcelona, Spain; hybrid work model

Salary: €70,000–€75,000 per year

Company

Established in 2000, a global game developer and publisher creating games for mobile, PC, console, and other digital platforms, with established franchises and partnerships with major rights holders.

What you will do

• Define and execute the game vision with creative, studio, production, and other team leads.
• Direct the game’s tone, gameplay, meta structure, and overall AA experience.
• Lead the game design team and ensure a cohesive player experience.
• Coordinate level design with gameplay mechanics and progression systems.
• Identify and mitigate risks to quality and innovation.
• Plan resources and the roadmap, collaborate across departments, and participate in recruiting game designers.

Requirements

• 6+ years of game design experience, including lead or principal game design roles.
• At least two released titles as a lead, principal, or senior game designer.
• Experience designing 3Cs and gameplay systems for PC and console action genres.
• Experience prototyping with Unity or Unreal.
• Proficiency in meta-game and progression systems, balancing, UI/UX, level design, and narrative.
• Fluent English required. Strong communication, leadership, creative strategy, and collaboration skills are also required.

Nice to have

• Experience with racing and/or action games.
• Experience across PC, console, and mobile platforms.
• Experience with premium games and games as a service, including DLC, subscriptions, or free-to-play models.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, Figma, and similar industry tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a growing global game company with teams and players across more than 100 countries.
• Collaborate with specialists across art, UI, technology, online, data, audio, production, and human resources.
• Join an environment focused on innovation, creative strategy, and cross-functional collaboration.