Game Content Designer - Fully Remote

Posted 3 Days Ago
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Hiring Remotely in Berlin, DEU
In-Office or Remote
Mid level
Gaming • Mobile
The Role
Designs and writes story, world, item, level, chapter, task, and reward content for a free-to-play casual game. Balances progression and economy using spreadsheets and configurations, creates specifications for artists and developers, reviews implemented content, and maintains narrative consistency. The role also plans live operations content, including new areas, events, chains, and seasonal updates.
Summary Generated by Built In

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.
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This is a REMOTE position.


Your Mission:
  • 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

Your Profile:
  • 3+ years of experience as a game content designer, game designer, level designer, or narrative designer on free-to-play mobile or web games

  • 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

  • Hands-on experience with story-driven casual genres (merge, hidden object, match-3 with meta, decoration) as designer or dedicated player

  • Player empathy and the ability to articulate why their content works

  • Experience writing briefs for artists and guiding them through production of the art assets needed to support the story

Nice to Have:
  • Experience with Unity, level editors, or in-house content tools

  • Experience designing content for live events and seasonal updates

  • Background in narrative design or creative writing for games


Benefits:

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 hoursStructure 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 toward 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.

At SOFTGAMES, we value a diverse and inclusive work environment where everyone's ideas are heard and valued. Join our dynamic team and be part of the exciting world of mobile gaming. Apply now and let your expertise shine!

SOFTGAMES is the leading instant gaming company. We develop casual, truly social games that can be played instantly across all devices. Our hypersocial blockbuster game “Bubble Shooter Pro” became a global top grossing game on Facebook and is played by millions of people around the world every day. We partner closely with Facebook, Samsung and more to craft the next generation of instant games that billions of people can play together. SOFTGAMES is a remote first company and the home of around 100 people from all over the world. We believe in proactive, independent teams with the freedom to take initiative, challenge the status quo, and with the mission to build everlasting casual games for every platform.

At SOFTGAMES, we believe that different perspectives and background in our teams contribute to the quality of our work. We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications - regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion / worldview, disability, age as well as sexual orientation and identity.

Have we caught your interest? Then we look forward to your detailed application together with your salary expectations and earliest possible start date.

Skills Required

  • 3+ years of experience as a game content designer, game designer, level designer, or narrative designer on free-to-play mobile or web games
  • Shipped at least one free-to-play title
  • Strong understanding of casual game progression, including task pacing, difficulty curves, session design, and retention
  • Strong English writing skills for concise in-game text and character dialogue
  • Comfort working with spreadsheets, config files, and content pipelines
  • Structured and detail-oriented approach to managing interconnected content and documentation
  • Hands-on experience with story-driven casual genres as a designer or dedicated player
  • Player empathy and ability to articulate why content works
  • Experience writing briefs for artists and guiding production of supporting art assets
  • Experience with Unity, level editors, or in-house content tools
  • Experience designing live events and seasonal updates
  • Background in narrative design or creative writing for games
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The Company
131 Employees

What We Do

SOFTGAMES is a remote-first digital gaming company founded in October 2006 by brothers Andre and Alexander Krug. It began in their parents’ garage, where the founders built J2ME games for large German television stations. The company operates out of Berlin, Germany, and Toronto, Canada, and has developed from that early game-development operation into an established digital entertainment business.

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