Senior Game Designer

You’ll join a team of passionate Minecraft enthusiasts working to bring gameplay-first thinking to our productions to ensure that every game we release is truly unforgettable.

What you will do

• Lead the design of Minecraft Marketplace content, including gameplay systems, mechanics, and balancing, from initial concept to release.
• Develop compelling game loops, progression systems, and interactive scenarios that resonate with all Minecraft player archetypes.
• Collaborate closely with developers, artists, environment designers, producers and QA to ensure cohesive, polished, and technically feasible experiences.
• Create and maintain detailed design documentation that clearly communicates vision and implementation requirements.
• Work with QA to conduct playtests, gather feedback, and iterate on features to ensure high levels of fun, usability, and player satisfaction.
• Advocate for best practices in accessible design, inclusivity, and engaging gameplay across all Marketplace projects.
• Stay current with Marketplace trends, community expectations, and platform constraints to guide creative and strategic decisions.

Within 1 month, you will...

• Onboard to team tools, workflows, and pipelines and familiarise yourself with our team structure, leadership, and stakeholders.
• Work closely with the vertical leads to gain an understanding of Spark’s design philosophy and values.
• Participate in playtesting and provide feedback on in-progress work.
• Begin contributing to design documentation and discussions.

Within 3 months, you will...

• Spearhead design on new Marketplace projects from concept to prototype.
• Deliver clear, actionable design documentation for core systems and features.
• Drive iteration through playtesting, feedback, and balancing.
• Pitch original feature ideas that align with player needs and Marketplace product expectations.

Within 6 months, you will...

• Apply your Marketplace product and game design knowledge to launch a high-impact game.
• Identify opportunities to improve our design pipelines, tools, and review processes.
• Begin refining and building out internal game design documentation.
• Champion player-centric thinking across production and teams.
• Drive design innovation that raises the bar for future Marketplace content.

Requirements

• A strong eye for product development and game design, with a solid portfolio of released content on the Minecraft Marketplace.
• Understanding of Minecraft’s core systems, including Bedrock Edition gameplay, mechanics, and creative constraints.
• Proven track record of delivering engaging game design across a variety of genres and formats, either within Minecraft or other games.
• Proficient in using design and documentation tools such as Notion, Miro, Excel, or Google Sheets to communicate ideas and balance systems.
• Skilled in collaborating with cross-functional teams and iterating quickly based on player feedback and testing.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate design decisions and present clearly to both internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience using technical toolsets and workflows including, Git, JSON, and scripting.
• Deep understanding of pacing, player motivation, and retention mechanics.

If you don’t see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed above, we still encourage you to reach out, apply, and tell us more about yourself in your application. Research has shown that women and underrepresented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We are committed to creating a more equitable, inclusive, and diverse company, and we strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientations, and life experiences to apply.

What we offer

• Flexible working hours.
• Clear career growth and progression opportunities within the company.
• As a contractor: €26 - €30 per hour.
• As an Employee in Germany: 21€ - 24.50€ per hour.
• Employment is also available in the UK, Austria, The Netherlands and Slovenia. Rate will differ based on local circumstances.

Additional information

• Applicants must be older than 18 years old.
• Commitment of 40 hours per week.
• Fully remote.

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