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# Principal Game Designer - Barcelona

- **Company:** Social Point
- **Location:** Barcelona, Spain
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Website Wireframe, Working Model 2D
- **Published:** September 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.buscojobs.com.es/principal-game-designer-barcelona-en-barcelona-ID-372344265

## About the Role

Use live feedback and analytics to refine systems, balance economy, and promote design best practices
Requisitos principalesEffective communicator with strong verbal, written, interpersonal, and presentation skills
Strong mathematical proficiency and ability to create formulas within a game context
Proven track record designing systems that influence player behavior and achieve product KPIs
Expert in features, systems, core loops, economies, and meta-designs for positive player behavior
Experience in live service games and iterating based on community feedback
Extensive experience leading a diverse design team and shipping games
communication
leadership
collaboration
game system design
core loop design
economy balancing

## Description

OverviewIn this role you will own the creative vision for a brand-new Merge 2 title, shaping its core loop, progression, and meta-game.You will guide the team from concept to soft launch and live operations, balancing economy mechanics and monetization to sustain long-term player engagement.You'll collaborate across product, engineering, and art, driving cross-functional design initiatives in a fast-paced studio.This is a high-impact, leadership position at a world-renowned game studio with a strong focus on player-centric design and growth.Compensaciones / Beneficioshybrid working model (Barcelona office 2 days/week)25 days annual leave + holidaysprivate medical insurance for you and familydisability and life insurancechoose latest iOS/Android devicefree language lessons (English, Spanish, Catalan)ResponsabilidadesOwn the game's vision and align it with product goals for team-wide buy-inLead ideation and translate player motivations into UX stories, wireframes, and feature designMentor and grow a designers team with clear goals and execution standardsCollaborate with product, engineering, and art to guide features from concept to implementationImprove design tools and processes to boost pipeline efficiencyUse live feedback and analytics to refine systems, balance economy, and promote design best practicesRequisitos principalesEffective communicator with strong verbal, written, interpersonal, and presentation skillsStrong mathematical proficiency and ability to create formulas within a game contextProven track record designing systems that influence player behavior and achieve product KPIsExpert in features, systems, core loops, economies, and meta-designs for positive player behaviorExperience in live service games and iterating based on community feedbackExtensive experience leading a diverse design team and shipping gamescommunicationleadershipcollaborationgame system designcore loop designeconomy balancing