Lead Game Designer - Sandbox

Scopely is looking for a Lead Game Designer - Sandbox to join us remotely from the US or Canada!

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 gaming industry, connecting millions of people around the world daily.

Scopely is building an exciting AAA multiplayer action game for consoles, PC, and mobile, using Unreal 5. We believe this stylized fantasy project has the potential to be massive in scale and industry-defining

As a Lead Game Designer - Sandbox, you will be part of a skilled development team who are tasked with the creation of moment to moment gameplay, including combat, camera, and traversal systems. The size and dynamic of this team will grant you considerable responsibility in creating fun, engaging mechanics for millions of players.

What You Will Do

• Deeply understand players' needs and motivations to inform design decisions
• Work with project leads and other designers to create engaging moment to moment gameplay experiences
• Brainstorm, document, and work with a team of designers to bring these systems to life
• Collaborate with cross-discipline teams in the creation of features that leads to understandable, accessible, and compelling gameplay
• Produce and update game specs that contain the right level of detail while staying concise and easy to understand for the whole team
• Iterate using player and team feedback to optimize for fun, comprehension, and function
• Playtest the game, continuously pushing for improvements to existing designs

What We’re Looking For

• Experience working on combat and movement systems in games, focusing on fun, action gameplay for long-term play
• Experience working with large and complex gameplay systems that have many vectors of progression
• Ability to work well within an international and multicultural, dynamic, cross-discipline, and iterative team environment
• Self-motivated, positive, and collaborative, with an ability to receive and provide objective, useful feedback
• Understanding of designing and modeling for game features in a live game environment

Bonus Points

• Experience in MMO, Action RPG, or similar design
• Experience with social gameplay
• Experience with Unreal Engine

For candidates in CA, CO, NJ, NY, and WA, the annual salary range is provided below. In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible for equity, bonuses, and a comprehensive benefits package, including healthcare benefits, retirement benefits, pet insurance, paid holidays, paid Scopely free days, and unlimited paid time off. Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

CA, CO, NJ, NY, and WA Annual Salary Range

$169,600 - $253,000 USD

About Us

Scopely is a global interactive entertainment and mobile-first video game company, home to many top, award-winning experiences such as "MONOPOLY GO!," “Star Trek™ Fleet Command,” “Stumble Guys,” “MARVEL Strike Force,” and “Yahtzee® With Buddies,” among others.

Scopely creates, publishes, and live-operates immersive games that empower a directed-by-consumer™ experience across multiple platforms--from mobile, web, PC and beyond.

Founded in 2011, Scopely is fueled by a world-class team and a proprietary technology platform Playgami that supports one of the most diversified portfolios in the games industry.

Recognized multiple times as one of Fast Company’s “World’s Most Innovative Companies,” Scopely is a multi-billion-dollar business due to its ability to create long-lasting game experiences that players enjoy for years.

Scopely has global operations in more than a dozen markets across Asia, EMEA, and North America, and is home to many internal game development teams, referred to as Scopely Studios, with additional game studio partners across four continents.

Scopely was acquired by Savvy Games Group in July 2023 for $4.9 billion, and is now an independent subsidiary of Savvy.

For more information on Scopely, visit: scopely.com

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