Publishing Manager - China at Voodoo (Beijing, China)
Voodoo · Beijing, China·
Role details
Best-In-Class Compensation · Performance-Based Bonus Scheme · Other Benefits According To Country Of Residence
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
The Publishing Manager will lead game lifecycle management for 15 studios in the Chinese market, owning product roadmaps and P&L for multiple launches. This role involves building local studio networks, partnering with top-tier creators, and driving product strategy within the Gaming team.
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 800 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 Block Jam, alongside popular apps such as BeReal and Wizz.
TEAM
Our Gaming team is made up of hybrid-casual, casual and midcore experts. Our 'Core' games team supports internal and external studios worldwide in creating, developing and launching new hit games, whilst our 'Live' games team focuses on delivering higher engagement on our existing and successful games.
With over seven billion downloads worldwide and a portfolio of hybrid games each aiming for $100m+ per year, we are the largest and most successful hybrid publisher in the world.
Within Core, Publishing supports internal and external studios worldwide in creating and launching hybrid-casual hits.
ROLE
You will join a small and high performing team and your main responsibilities will be:
- Create a strong local network of studios and be the face of Voodoo in the Chinese market
- Partner with top local studios
- Manage your games throughout their whole lifecycle, from ideation to scale
- Work exclusively with 15 studios on ideation, prototypes and prototype iterations
- Own multiple game launches and their product roadmaps each quarter, along with game P&L
- Be a part of Voodoo's front line in product management and games publishing
PROFILE
- You hold a masters degree from a top tier Business/engineering school
- You have 3+ years experience in a fast-paced environment (Top-tier consulting firm, Top-tier Investment Banking, Start-up)
- You can work in autonomy and are eager to build up a business from scratch
- You are ambitious and want to grow with your business
- You are passionate about consumer products and/or gaming
- Excellent analytical and communication skills
- Great interpersonal skills and openness to feedback
- Fluency in English and Chinese
- You have a passion outside of work (art and crafts, music..)
BENEFITS
- Best-in-class compensation
- Unparalleled performance-based bonus scheme
- Other benefits according to the country you reside
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.