Scopely · 1 week ago
Principal Encounter Designer
United States+1 more
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$144K/yr - $215K/yrScopely is a leading video game and global interactive entertainment company, seeking a Principal Encounter Designer for an unannounced project. This role involves defining player actions and environmental features to create engaging multiplayer gameplay experiences.
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Responsibilities
Own the vision and execution for encounter design, delivering varied multiplayer gameplay experiences that fully leverage our sandbox and support multiple player-driven solutions
Define the principles that govern how player actions, enemy combatants, and environmental features combine across both hand-authored and procedurally generated content
Lead cross-disciplinary efforts with engineers, level designers, and technical artists to build procedural systems and workflows that generate distinctive, high-quality gameplay at scale
Collaborate with artists and level designers to establish a visual language that makes gameplay opportunities clear and inviting across a variety of worlds
Partner with systems designers and product management to shape how encounter difficulty, variety, and progression will encourage players to progress their abilities
Qualification
Required
Significant experience designing encounters and gameplay experiences for third-person action, action-adventure games, and/or multiplayer games
Deep understanding of player agency, encounter readability, and designing for multiple approaches within a rich gameplay sandbox
Proven track record creating procedurally generated gameplay
Passion for systemic gameplay and emergent play, with strong instincts for how mechanics interact, compound, and surprise players
Strong thematic sense, with the ability to present gameplay in evocative, resonant ways
Hands-on implementation skills and enthusiasm for building things directly
A systemic, goal-driven design process grounded in playtesting and iteration
Clear communicator and thoughtful cross-disciplinary leader who can align partners around a high bar for quality
Preferred
Mobile design background, especially on mobile games with real-time action
Familiarity with designing for cross-platform games
History of building gameplay to appeal to a broad audience
Experience delivering emergent gameplay via physics
Unity game engine knowledge
Benefits
Employees may be eligible for equity
Bonuses
A comprehensive benefits package, including 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.
Founded in 2011
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$998.5MKey Investors
NewView Capital,Wellington ManagementNewView CapitalGreenspring Associates,Horizons Ventures
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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