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Description Scopely is looking for a Technical Designer to join our industry leading game, Marvel Strike Force team on a remote U.S. 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. What You'll Do The ideal candidate has experience with RPG or strategy game systems and content, and understands how game balance, controls, and aesthetics interact to create a compelling combat experience. Additionally, the candidate will be an avid player of RPG's, strategy, and action games across multiple platforms. Reporting to the Combat Balance Lead, the Game Designer will closely collaborate with our product, art, and engineering groups to design and balance new characters and teams. You will be expected to: Design new character kits that fit with our evolving meta Put yourself in the mind of our players, understanding what they want from our characters and combat Debug issues and work closely with engineers and other designers as you develop, balance, and implement characters. Partner with combat balance leads on future updates and how it will impact the meta/combat/character(s) Work with the testing efforts of each character and ensure they are fully tested and signed off Work with product management and game design leadership to plan, generate and implement new characters as well as tune older characters for new teams Review and analyze the results of your content to improve the overall combat meta Help bring comic book characters into a mobile hero collector that excite our players and does justice to established MARVEL characters Become a MARVEL Strike Force expert, leveraging your own experience and community feedback What You'll Need: Experience working as a Designer in a combat balance role Ability to work well within a dynamic, cross-discipline, and iterative team environment Positive and collaborative, with an ability to receive and provide objective, useful feedback Understanding of what makes a fun and dynamic encounter in an RPG You're someone who is self-motivated, who thrives in an agile environment You have deep passion for creating polished and innovative gameplay experiences You have good knowledge of game design and design theory Strong communications skills, both in-person and remotely Bonus Points: Experience working with databases, Perforce source control, scripting, and .json Experience playing Marvel Strike Force. A passion for Marvel comics and movies. A deep understanding of social, mobile, and free-to-play game systems and economies. For candidates in CA, CO, NJ, NY and WA, the annual salary range is $107,500 - $165,000, plus equity, bonus and benefits 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. At Scopely, we create games for everyone - and want to ensure that the people behind our games reflect that! We are committed to creating a diverse, supportive work environment where everyone is treated with respect. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities and welcome individuals from all backgrounds to join us & embrace the adventure! 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. Employment at Scopely is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications. Scopely does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), or any other basis protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Notice to candidates: Scopely, Inc and its affiliates will never request payment or ask for financial information as a condition for applying to a position or receiving an offer of employment. All official Scopely, Inc. recruiters only use email domains that end with @scopely.com. Our official website is Please only apply to positions posted on our official website and ensure the recruiter only communicates via the official email domain. Should you have any questions or encounter any fraudulent requests/emails/websites, please immediately contact [email protected]. Scopely

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