Lead Game Designer - Bengaluru, India - Scopely

Description

Scopely is looking for a Lead Game Designer to join the Casino team in Bangalore on a hybrid basis 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.

The GSN Casino team is home to slots, bingo, cards, and more Work on incredible games, including a top-10 grossing app, alongside the best in the business.

What You'll Do This role will lead a design pod focused on:
features, iterative improvements, meta game systems, economy and progression.

Report to the Design Director, assisting on the creative vision and strategic roadmap, designing game systems, features and iterative improvements.

Lead a small team of game designers, providing them with mentorship, lending them your expertise and helping them improve their craft and deliver on their goals.

Work with the production team to allocate design tasks and manage a balanced workload.
Transform high-level goals into detailed, actionable granular design specifications.
Contribute to and provide feedback on system design, through Excel modelling, balancing and tuning.
Confidently communicate design initiatives to stakeholders through clear presentations and walkthroughs.
Collaborate with and inspire cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality player experiences that meet the design and product goals.
Successfully balance design iteration against production milestones to ensure timely and effective pre-production.

Establish, communicate and evolve design team standards and processesGather and utilize competitive intelligence, research trends, insights, and best-practices in the industry to design an engaging game experience for our target audience.

Work with product and analytics teams to understand player behaviour and game performance to suggest design-led improvements to KPI metrics.

What We're Looking For

Several years of experience designing mobile F2P games, preferably on industry-leading games.
Strong feature design experience, including challenges, season-pass, clubs, etc.
Excel skills to model and balance game systems.
Excellent written and verbal English skills.
Communication skills that ensure your vision is clearly understood by a wide audience.
The ability to think on your feet and make informed and logical decisions quickly.
Commitment to quality in everything that you do.
Capability to switch between practical and theoretical thinking when required.
Proactive attitude toward work and continuous personal development.
An understanding of game project cycles and development methodologies.
A passion for all things game design and a clear focus on player experience.