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Position Summary

Scopely Games is looking for a motivated designer to join the Marvel Strike Force team! The ideal candidate has experience with RPG or strategy game systems and content, and understands how game balance, narrative, and aesthetics interact to create a compelling gameplay experience. Additionally, the candidate will be an avid player of RPG’s, strategy, and action games across multiple platforms.

What you will do:

  • Work with designers, artists, and engineers to deliver mission designs that epitomize the creative vision of the game.
  • Research subject matter relating to the design objective in an effort to ensure the authenticity of the experience.
  • Own mission designs (including raid nodes and narrative missions) from conception to the final stages of polish, facilitating communication and coordinating departments to ensure the vision is clearly understood.
  • Be a positive influence on the entire team and as a Designer, evangelize the ultimate promise to deliver a fun experience.
  • Help create and maintain the New User Experiences for a variety of game systems.
  • Write tutorial tips for character abilities in our Event Campaign Missions and Legendary Events.

What you will need:

  • 3+ years’ experience in the games industry working in a content or mission design capacity, shipping at least one title.
  • Extensive understanding of design process including player engagement, combat structure, pacing, environmental storytelling, testing, etc.
  • Ability to self-critique and accept outside critique.
  • Ability to pitch game design concepts in a clear, detailed manner, through strong written and verbal skills.
  • A team player-mindset, understanding the importance of collaboration, and able to communicate effectively with all disciplines and departments.
  • A positive, solution-oriented attitude and passion about the play experience, with a wealth of knowledge across a wide range of games.
  • Ability to learn and master new tools and techniques.

Would Love to See:

  • Experience playing Marvel Strike Force.
  • A deep understanding of social, mobile, and free-to-play game systems and economies.
  • A passion for Marvel comics and movies.
  • Shipped or supported live ops for 1+ games targeted for mobile platforms or built on the Unity engine.

About Scopely:

Scopely is a leading mobile games company home to many top-grossing, award-winning franchises including Scrabble® GO, MARVEL Strike Force, Star Trek™ Fleet Command, Looney Tunes™ World of Mayhem, WWE Champions, The Walking Dead: Road To Survival™, YAHTZEE® With Buddies and Wheel of Fortune®: Free Play, among others. Scopely creates rewarding, immersive games that empower a directed-by-consumer experience. Founded in 2011, Scopely is fueled by a world-class team and a proprietary technology platform that personalizes gameplay at scale across one of the most diversified portfolios in the west. Recognized in Fast Company’s ‘World’s Most Innovative Companies’ and #2 on Deloitte’s ‘Technology Fast 500’ as one of the fastest-growing companies in North America, Scopely has achieved more than $1 billion in lifetime revenue by creating game experiences that are an important part of people’s lives. Scopely has global operations in Los Angeles, Barcelona, Boulder, Dublin (DIGIT game studio), London and Tokyo, with additional studios in seven countries across four continents. For more information, visit scopely.com.

Scopely is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, family or parental status, gender identity, veteran, or disability status, or other protected status.