Senior Game Designer

Level Up Your Career with ZyngaAt Zynga, we bring people together through the power of play. As a global leader in interactive entertainment and a proud label of Take-Two Interactive, our games have been downloaded over 6 billion times—connecting players in 175+ countries through fun, strategy, and a little friendly competition.From thrilling casino spins to epic strategy battles, mind-bending puzzles, and social word challenges, our diverse game portfolio has something for everyone. Fan-favorites and latest hits include FarmVille™, Words With Friends™, Zynga Poker™, Game of Thrones Slots Casino™, Wizard of Oz Slots™, Hit it Rich Slots™, Wonka Slots™, Top Eleven™, Toon Blast™, Empires & Puzzles™, Merge Dragons™, CSR Racing™, Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells™, Match Factory™, and Color Block Jam™—plus many moreFounded in 2007 and headquartered in California, our teams span North America, Europe, and Asia, working together to craft unforgettable gaming experiences. Whether you're spinning, strategizing, matching, or competing, Zynga is where fun meets innovation—and where you can take your career to the next level.Join us and be part of the playPosition OverviewAs a Live Ops Game Designer, you will be responsible for the day to day operation and balance of events and new content in the game, handling economy, distribution and coming up with new features and events designed to increase day-to-day stickiness and monetization.What You'll doCreate balancing and timeline documentation of the live ops in the gameBalance economy and monetization systems in Live OpsFollow up with analytics and realtime data to track user progressDeploy and monitor A/B tests to continuously improve the game’s live ops cycleWhat You BringYou are passionate about games and have an intuitive and deep sense for funExcellent communication and team-playing skillsGreat focus and organization , able to take problems one by one and solving them before moving to the next oneAbility to abstract problems and think in terms of systems, functions and experienceStrong numerical and analytical skillsExtensive knowledge of the mobile gaming market and an extensive background as a gamer (mobile, but also PC, console, tabletop, pen and paper)At least 1 full release cycle on mobile free to play as Senior Game Designer5+ years experience in game design, including 2+ years on a live gameAdvanced knowledge of these areas of game design:Economy designSystems designData analysisExcellent written and verbal English skillsWe are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, which means we are committed to creating and celebrating diverse thoughts, cultures, and backgrounds throughout our organization. Employment with us is based on substantive ability, objective qualifications, and work ethic – not an individual’s race, creed, color, religion, sex or gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, status as a victim of domestic violence or sex offenses, reproductive health decision, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing the necessary support and accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities, health conditions, or impairments (subject to any local qualifying requirements) to ensure their full participation in the job application or interview process. Please contact us at to request any accommodations or for support related to your application for an open position.Please be aware that Zynga does not conduct job interviews or make job offers over third-party messaging apps such as Telegram, WhatsApp, or others. Zynga also does not engage in any financial exchanges during the recruitment or onboarding process, and will never ask a candidate for their personal or financial information over an app or other unofficial chat channel. Any attempt to do so may be the result of a scamp or phishing attack, and you should not engage. Zynga’s in-house recruitment team will only contact individuals through their official Company email addresses (i.e., via a zynga.com, naturalmotion.com, smallgiantgames.com, themavens.com, gram.gs email domain).#J-18808-Ljbffr