Scopely
Mobile Games
SeniorGameDesigner
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“Senior Game Designer at Scopely. Skills: Game design, Systems design, Feature design. Own and drive technical visions. Own and drive creative visions”
What You'll Achieve.
Achieve KPI targets
Industry & Context.
Solution-oriented mindset
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years of experience as a Feature Designer or Product Manager, Experience working on games in pre and post-launch development environments, Solid understanding of progression Systems and reward structures, Experience in Stakeholder Management, Demonstrated expertise in designing game features, systems, and economies toward product outcomes in a data-informed creative environment, Comprehensive understanding of the mobile games marketplace, Obsession for tracking new trends and evolving design philosophy
Nice to Have
Monetisation Experience on Live Games, Understanding of system-driven player-owned narrative, Background in Design, Tech, or Art, Prototyping experience and proficiency in mocking up systems/user flows, Knowledge of event-driven live operations in live games, Experience in mentoring, Avid player of F2P strategy games
What You'll Do.
Own and drive technical visions
Own and drive creative visions
Own and drive strategic visions
Shape player experience from concept to completion
Craft and optimize features
Improve qualitative insights
Improve quantitative insights
Drive smart feature design
Drive slick innovation
Deliver features on a world-renowned title
Partner with Product Management
Partner with Production
Partner with creative teams
Develop optimizations
Craft game structures
Support 5+ year player lifecycles
Contribute to prioritization of feature roadmaps
Contribute to prioritization of optimization roadmaps
Work closely with Game Leadership
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Partner with specialists; Partner with personalities
Process & Methodology
Roadmap prioritization
Full Job Description
Scopely is looking for a Senior Game Designer to join our unannounced project in Barcelona on a hybrid basis 3 days a week from the hub. At Scopely, we care deeply about what we do and want to inspire play, every day - whether in our work environments alongside our talented colleagues or through our deep connections with our communities of players. We are a global team of game lovers who are developing, publishing, and innovating the mobile games industry, connecting millions of people around the world daily. We are in the early stages of development on an ambitious, unannounced, cross-platform Strategy/ARPG title, creating a team of talented and passionate game makers to join us on this exciting journey! What You Will Do Have expertise in owning and driving the technical, creative, and strategic visions for best-in-class mobile free-to-play games. As a Systems Designer, your responsibility is to lead new initiatives, shaping an engaging and rewarding player experience from concept through to completion. You will thrive on crafting and optimizing features that delight millions of players by improving qualitative and quantitative insights and experiences. This includes: Be a driving force for smart feature design and slick innovation Be responsible for the successful delivery of features on a world-renowned title Partner with Product Management, Production, and creative teams to develop designs and optimizations that achieve KPI targets Craft game structures that support 5+ year player lifecycles Contribute to the prioritization of feature and optimization roadmaps, working closely with Game Leadership What We’re Looking For A deep passion for games and for making games 5+ years of experience as a Feature Designer or Product Manager Experience working on games in pre and post-launch development environmentsA positive, confident, open-minded, and inspirational attitude Extremely proactive mentality and a solution-oriented mindset Solid understanding of progression Sys
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