Game Designer - Lion Studios - Turkish Market

About the Position

Game Designer - Lion Studios - Turkish Market

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 people across 12 studios. Our portfolio includes some of the biggest titles in mobile gaming, engaging over 25 million daily active users.

This role will be working at Lion Studios, a mobile games publisher headquartered in San Francisco. Lion Studios helps game developers get their games discovered by players around the world.

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

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

• Opportunity to work with one of the largest independent mobile games companies in the world.
• Collaborate with a global team of over 2,500 people across 12 studios.
• Work on engaging mobile games that reach top chart positions around the world.
• Remote work options.

About the Company

Tripledot Studios is a multi-award-winning organization with a guiding principle that when people love what they do, what they do will be loved by others. We’re building a company we’re proud of, 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.