Senior Game Designer
Content + Source + Freshness • 13 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
High value attributed to strong employer brand and substantial creative freedom within the gaming industry.
- Competitive salary and benefits at Zynga.
- Significant creative influence over game design.
- Career advancement opportunities within a leading gaming company.
Pros
- Work in a leading gaming company recognized globally.
- Opportunity to influence game design and player engagement.
- Possibility of career growth within an innovative field.
Cons
- High-pressure environment with tight deadlines.
- Collaboration across multiple departments can be challenging.
- Variable work-life balance depending on project timelines.
Who it's for
Senior • On-site
Good fit
- Senior game designers with leadership experience
- Creative professionals passionate about gaming
- Individuals looking to work in a collaborative setting
Not recommended for
- Entry-level game designers or novices
- Those seeking remote employment
- Individuals not interested in multiplayer design
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
Position Overview:
Zynga is looking for a Senior Game Designer who can help drive the creation of new features on some of Zynga’s top games. The Senior Game Designer will add experience, direction, and measurable performance to the game design process.
What You'll Do:
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You Own, drive, and communicate the vision for major design initiatives
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Recruit and train designers for your initiatives.
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Work closely with product managers, producers, engineers, and artists to design and prototype new gameplay and systems.
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Build and improve tools to make the design pipeline faster and more efficient for the team.
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Be the advocate of good design practices across the studio.
What You Bring:
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Deep understanding of games and what makes them fun, both as gamer and a professional.
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Experience in leading a team of designers.
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8+ years of professional game development experience as a game designer, experience with system game design.
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Widely played, especially with online and mobile games, with the ability to articulate what is strong/weak about the design of existing games.
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Excellent communication, critical thinking, analysis skills.
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Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience, we further value candidates with graduate degrees and/or top tier university pedigree.
What We Offer You :
Zynga offers a world-class benefits package that helps support and balance the needs of our teams. To find out more about our benefits, visit the Zynga Benefits
