Game Designer

Nov 13, 2025

Job Title: Game Designer

Location: Tampere, Finland

Type: Full-time

Iceflake Studios is seeking an experienced Game Designer to join our team working on exciting city builder and management games on PC and consoles. We’re looking for someone who has a deep understanding of management game mechanics and a knack for balancing economies and simulations.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Balancing game economies and simulations
  • Designing and documenting new in-game features, and communicating them effectively across the team.
  • Proofing the design choices through testing
  • Ensuring our games are engaging and fun to play

Requirements:

  • Prior experience as a Game Designer
  • Basic mathematical and analytical skills
  • Proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets
  • Great verbal and written communication skills
  • Solid understanding of the game development process
  • Broad knowledge of video games and popular culture
  • Any creative writing and QA experience is considered an added advantage

Desired (but not required):

  • Experience playing management, city builder, simulation, or grand strategy games
  • Familiarity with programming or scripting
  • Experience in related fields such as UX, art, sound or programming
  • Leading a team of designers
  • Special interest in genres like fantasy, sci-fi or history

What we offer:

  • A chance to be a part of the creation process for a compelling new game
  • Collaboration with a team of passionate game designers and developers
  • Professional growth and development opportunities in the gaming industry

Some of our benefits include:

Our office is located within a walking distance from downtown Tampere. Due to the highly collaborative nature of the work, we expect you to be able to work at the office.

If you think that this description matches you, we highly encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we will interview candidates continuously. If you don’t match all the requirements, please demonstrate how your passion, attitude and interest in Iceflake and Paradox might compensate for this.

Send your applications to jobs@iceflake.com

Use the title Game Designer and include information about your previous work and projects.