Scopely · 23 hours ago
Principal Game Designer - WWE Champions
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$144K/yr - $215K/yr
8+ years expScopely is a global interactive entertainment and mobile-first video game company, and they are seeking a Principal Game Designer to join their WWE Champions team. The role involves owning feature development, designing in-game economies, analyzing player behavior, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance player experience.
Digital EntertainmentMobile AppsOnline GamesSoftwareVideo Games
Responsibilities
Own feature development from pitch to live operation
Design, implement and balance new features and systems
Design and optimize in-game economies - including currencies, pricing models, existing systems, upcoming features, and progression paths - from early player onboarding through elder player end-game - to drive long-term engagement and maximize revenue
Generate clear feature documentation, user flows, diagrams, wireframes, and/or prototypes for new features and systems
Analyze game data and player behavior to iterate and evolve live features
Collaborate with the product team, Engineers, Artists & LiveOps to design the optimal daily experience for our players, and deliver impactful features
Influence the product roadmap with innovative, data-informed design proposals
Stay current on market trends, competitor titles, and evolving F2P design strategies
Mentor and support junior designers on economy and systems design best practices
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience in game design
Expertise in developing and maintaining evergreen systems for a live-operated game
Proven ability to design and deliver impactful live features such as game modes, challenges, events, etc
Proven experience in systems design, progression modelling and feature development
Experience working on live games, especially in the F2P mobile space
A proven track record of delivering features that balance player fun, engagement, and monetisation
Expertise with systems and economy design, including tuning, progression modeling, and numerical balancing
Mastery of spreadsheets and confidence in balancing power curves, pacing, and resource flow
Experience working cross-functionally and navigating live production environments
A positive, thoughtful, and collaborative approach to game development
Mastery of feature design fundamentals — player motivation, usability, pacing, and reward systems
Analytical mindset - comfortable interpreting data to inform design choices
Exceptional communication and collaboration skills across disciplines
Excellent documentation skills - able to clearly articulate design intent through specs, diagrams, and user flows
Expertise with Excel and Google Sheets
Passion for F2P mobile games, especially character-collection RPGs and combat-based systems
Preferred
Experience designing features for character-collection RPGs or combat-based mobile titles
Ability to mentor other designers and influence cross-team creative direction
Experience working on mobile F2P games
Familiarity with WWE
Experience developing in Unity
Benefits
Equity
Bonuses
Comprehensive benefits package
Healthcare benefits
Retirement benefits
Pet insurance
Paid holidays
Paid Scopely free days
Unlimited paid time off
Company
Scopely
Scopely is an entertainment and video game company that creates, publishes, and live-operates immersive games.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (16)
2024 (18)
2023 (16)
2022 (16)
2021 (25)
2020 (22)
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$998.5MKey Investors
NewView CapitalRevolution GrowthAnthem Venture Partners
2023-04-05Acquired
2021-10-18Secondary Market
2020-12-11Secondary Market
Leadership Team
Javier Ferreira
Co-CEO
Walter Driver
Co-Founder, Chairman & Co-CEO
Recent News
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