Playable Ads Developer at Voodoo (Paris, France)
Voodoo · Paris, France·
Role details
Competitive Salary · Other Benefits According To Country
Voodoo at a glance
A French mobile-entertainment company that develops and publishes mobile games and consumer apps (BeReal, Wizz) at massive scale.
Voodoo is a French mobile entertainment company that develops and publishes mobile games and consumer apps, and runs the growth, ad-network, and monetization infrastructure that turns their massive playtime into revenue. It works with thousands of external studios and owns apps including BeReal, Wizz, and Blitz.
$812M raised · latest: GBL minority stake (~16%) · €266M · 2021 (valued ~€1.7B) · backed by Goldman Sachs, Tencent, Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (GBL)
Summary
Create and optimize interactive playable ads for mobile games, transforming existing titles into engaging user experiences. The role involves extensive Unity development, integrating analytics, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive conversions and improve user engagement.
Job description
ABOUT VOODOO
Founded in 2013, Voodoo is a tech company that creates mobile games and apps with a mission to entertain the world. Gathering 1,000+ employees, 7 billion downloads, and over 200 million active users, Voodoo is the #3 mobile publisher worldwide in terms of downloads after Google and Meta. Our portfolio includes chart-topping games like Mob Control and Paper.io, alongside popular apps such as BeReal and Wizz.
TEAM
Our Growth team helps maximize the potential of each Voodoo product within the ecosystem. Our Growth team is split across several areas of expertise, such as user acquisition, ad monetization, video ads, playable ads, and influencer marketers. Being part of the Growth Team at Voodoo requires strong operational excellence and creativity in order to constantly adapt and stay ahead of the market.
The core mission of the Playable Ads team is to create engaging and interactive advertising experiences that captivate audiences and drive conversions. We work with playable developers and coordinators that turn a game into an HTML interactive ad experience. Your main mission will be to produce high-performing ads by creating and uploading them to our various ad networks.
ROLE
We are looking for talented individuals interested in creating playable ads that let users try our games! To succeed in this role, you need extensive Unity development experience with a past of creating unique user experiences for a global audience. You will be converting existing games into playable ads and collaborating on the creation of tools for other interactive ad formats.
- Transform existing games into interactive user experiences
- Optimize playable ads for the best user experience, scalability, and adaptability
- Integrate an analytics solution to measure interactions and gain insights to offer the best user experience
- Build interactive playable templates that can be customized by graphic designers
- Contribute to cross-functional initiatives (e.g. testing new tools, implementing new processes, etc.)
- Develop a deep understanding of how your creations perform and why
- Work within a small creative squad with amazing people from diverse backgrounds and nationalities
- Have the opportunity to cover different product scopes (e.g., hypercasual, casual, consumer apps, etc.)
- Become a creative expert in mobile gaming: benchmark what our competitors are doing, experiment with new ideas
PROFILE
- Fully proficient in playable ad creation or in developing Unity projects (size optimized to be used as playable)
- Experience creating playable ads in Unity (Luna), Cocos Creator or any relevant platform
- Adequate knowledge of object-oriented programming and web game development
- Proactive problem diagnosis and creative problem-solving skills
- Fluent in English, both oral and written
- 3+ years of experience in a similar role
- Deeply familiar with the mobile gaming market, in particular, hyper casual and casual games
- Creative mindset and knowledge in game design
- Familiarity with 3rd party SDKs, analytics, and A/B testing in mobile games (preferred but not essential)
BENEFITS
Competitive salary and other benefits according to the country you reside in.
Full remote for candidates based abroad, with relocation to Paris subject to discussion. Hybrid for candidates based in France.
Why work at Voodoo
- Culture: Values include speed, risk-taking, direct feedback, fighting bureaucracy, high standards, ownership, and long-term thinking. Described as fast-paced and focused on learning quickly.
- Hiring process: Aimed at completion within 30 days; includes recruiter conversation, case study/skill test, Q&A, and final interview with senior leadership.
- Teams: Growth, Engineering & Data, Gaming, Apps, Strategy & Operations, Corporate.
- Work environment: Global offices in Paris (HQ), Istanbul, Montreal, Singapore, and Japan. Remote/hybrid policy not explicitly stated, but roles are likely office-based in key hubs.
- Notable perks: Opportunity to work on products with billions of users; ownership mindset encouraged; flat hierarchies with direct feedback culture.