Game Designer - Lion Studios (f/m/d) - Turkish Market

About the Position

Game Designer - Lion Studios (f/m/d) - Turkish Market

Berlin

About Us

Tripledot Studios is one of the largest independent mobile games companies in the world. We are a multi-award-winning organization with a global team of over 2,500 employees across 12 studios. Our portfolio includes some of the biggest titles in mobile gaming, engaging over 25 million daily active users.

Our guiding principle is that when people love what they do, what they do will be loved by others. We are building a company we are proud of, filled with driven, incredibly smart, and detail-oriented people who LOVE making games.

This role will be working at Lion Studios

Lion Studios is a mobile games publisher that helps developers get their games discovered by players worldwide. Headquartered in San Francisco, Lion Studios’ creative and strategy teams utilize their expertise to help game developers break through the noise and grow their businesses.

Since launching in 2018, Lion Studios has driven 90% of its games to the Top 10 in the App Store and Google Play and helped drive 16 games to #1 in the US App Store’s Top Free chart.

Role Overview

As a Game Designer, you will support our Turkish teams and work on our successful casual puzzle titles. You’ll work closely with external development teams, studio managers, and have the exciting opportunity to ideate, craft, and analyze our existing and future puzzle games, contributing to their success.

You’ll thrive here if you’re a versatile game design generalist with a strong interest in level design, comfortable building relationships across multiple teams, and able to balance creative judgment with data-informed decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Design engaging & challenging core gameplay loops, player experiences, and monetization strategies.
• Partner with external studios in Turkey throughout the new game development pipeline, from early concepts to playable builds.
• Design new mechanics that enhance depth and progression while fitting seamlessly into the game’s design approach.
• Evaluate player data, identify trends, and optimize level funnels for retention and monetization.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with developers to align with overall product goals.
• Keep an eye on top-performing games to understand market trends and extract insights.

Requirements

• At least 3+ years of experience as a game designer, or in a similar field.
• Professional experience in game design, with the ability to contribute across mechanics, systems, progression, and player experience.
• Confidence using data and player insights to identify design problems and recommend solutions.
• Strong creative and problem-solving skills, with the ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with cross-functional stakeholders to align design with the product vision.
• Advanced analytical skills, ability to spot patterns and trends.
• Experience with balancing levels and funnel optimization.
• Fluency in Turkish and the ability to communicate effectively with Turkish-speaking studio teams.

Nice to Have

• Game design experience as a publisher in puzzle genres is a huge plus.
• Experience with liveops, A/B testing, or data-informed iteration cycles.
• Familiarity with Figma or similar visual collaboration software for mock-ups.
• Proficient using AI tools for generating early prototypes.
• Track record of publishing/working on successful hypercasual, casual, or AAA titles.

We Offer

• 25 days holiday: Enjoy 25 days of paid holiday, in addition to bank holidays to relax and refresh throughout the year.
• Continuous Professional Development: Propel your career with continuous opportunities for professional development.
• Supplemental Health Insurance: Continentale: annual budget of 1200 eur - reimbursement for healthcare outside of public plans (glasses, massages, dental treatments etc.)
• Public Transportation reimbursement: 100% of public transportation to the office via BVG ticket is covered.
• Daily Free Lunch: Order free food from Wolt when at the office.
• Pension plan: Opt-in to employer contributed pension plan, operated with Degura.

About the Company

Tripledot Studios is committed to building a company we are proud of, one filled with driven, incredibly smart, and detail-oriented people who LOVE making games. Our ambition is to be the most successful games company in the world, and we’re just getting started.