Scopely is looking for a Senior Game Designer to join our Monopoly GO! team in Seville (Spain) 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.
Monopoly GO! is our casual game and a key franchise that has Scopely’s largest game, enjoyed by millions of players. The team is based in Canada, Europe and the US, and works every day to create captivating new experiences for our players.
What You'll Do
As a Senior Game Designer, you will be instrumental in shaping the gameplay experience, contributing to the product roadmap, and ensuring each user interaction is engaging. Reporting to your Lead, you will work in collaboration with Product, Art, UX and Engineers to enhance existing gameplay features and develop new ones. In this role, you will:
- Deeply analyse and understand player data and feedback to inform design choices
- Maintain a Product Owner mindset, ensuring all designs align with player needs, franchise strategy, and business objectives
- Utilise your creative skills to develop innovative features and generate valuable insights
- Translate high-level concepts into detailed and actionable game design plans
- Create comprehensive game design documentation including feature specifications, user flows, and prototypes
- Continuously update working feature specs to maintain clarity and precision, ensuring they are accessible to the entire development team
- Stay abreast of market trends and best practices to enhance our game design and introduce fresh ideas
- Work closely with Art, UX and Product teams to maintain a cohesive visual style and identity across game features
- Partner with UI artists to design clear, engaging, and visually appealing user interfaces
- Collaborate with artists, technical artists, and engineers to refine and optimize the design implementation process
- Proven experience as a Senior Designer within the mobile gaming industry, particularly in free-to-play models
- Ability to thrive in a dynamic, international, and cross-disciplinary team environment
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, capable of working collaboratively and independently
- A proactive approach to receiving and providing constructive feedback
- Current knowledge of trends in casual mobile games
- Proficient in designing complex systems across Core, Meta, and Social game layers
- Demonstrated ability to lead user-centric design initiatives and brainstorming sessions
- A track record of developing impactful features for live games
- Skilled in designing, conducting, and analysing A/B tests
- Passionate about crafting polished, innovative gameplay experiences for casual mobile games
- Solid understanding of game design fundamentals and theory
- Excellent communication skills, effective both in-person and remotely
- 5+ years of experience working in design in F2P mobile casual games
Bonus Points
- Experience designing casual social games with deep customization and meta progression systems
- Background in social casino games
- Curiosity on using AI tools to improve your day by day workflow and productivity
About Scopely
Scopely is a leading video game and global interactive entertainment company, home to many of the world’s most beloved and enduring experiences, including two of the most successful mobile games of all-time “MONOPOLY GO!” and “Pokémon GO,” along with “Stumble Guys,” “Star Trek™ Fleet Command,” “MARVEL Strike Force,” “WWE Champions,” the Scrabble® franchise, “Yahtzee® With Buddies,” and many others. Across mobile, web, PC, and console, Scopely creates, develops, publishes, and live-operates one of the most diversified and award-winning portfolios in the games industry — bringing hundreds of millions of players together through a shared love of play.
Founded in 2011, Scopely is powered by its exceptional team — including thousands of world-class gamemakers around the globe, a distinctive tenet-driven culture, and its proprietary technology platform, Playgami. Together, these strengths have fueled Scopely’s position as the #1 mobile games company in the U.S. and #2 globally, generating more than $10 billion in lifetime revenue. Whether building global sensations like “MONOPOLY GO!” from the ground up, or expanding through strategic acquisitions, including the FoxNext, GSN, and Niantic games businesses — Scopely consistently delivers experiences players love today and return to for years to come.
Recognized multiple times as one of the "100 Most Influential Companies in the World" by TIME magazine and one of Fast Company's "World's Most Innovative Companies" and “Best Workplaces for Innovators,” Scopely believes that video games can be a force for good — creating meaningful connections, vibrant communities, and making life better through play.
Scopely has global operations and partners across four continents in more than a dozen countries worldwide. For more information, visit: https://www.scopely.com/.
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Skills Required
- Proven experience as a Senior Designer within the mobile gaming industry
- 5+ years of experience working in design in F2P mobile casual games
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to thrive in a dynamic, international, and cross-disciplinary team environment
- Proficiency in designing complex systems across Core, Meta, and Social game layers
Scopely Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Scopely and has not been reviewed or approved by Scopely.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity, stock options, and an ESPP are emphasized as core parts of total rewards and are credited with boosting overall pay, especially in tech and product roles. Incentive‑style equity units tied to company performance provide additional upside beyond base salary.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Multi‑cadence bonuses (annual, quarterly, and in some cases monthly) and structured incentive programs are presented as meaningful components of compensation. These incentives are portrayed as significant contributors to total compensation alongside base pay.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, vision, and mental‑health coverage are described as solid, with U.S. benefits pages calling out strong health insurance. Health coverage is cited as a standout element of the benefits package.
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What We Do
Scopely is a global interactive entertainment and mobile-first video game company, home to many top, award-winning experiences based on both original and licensed IP, including “Star Trek™ Fleet Command,” “MARVEL Strike Force,” “Scrabble® GO,” “WWE Champions," “Yahtzee® With Buddies,” and "Stumble Guys," among others. Scopely creates, publishes and live-operates 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 Playgami that supports one of the most diversified portfolios in the mobile games industry. Recognized multiple times as one of Fast Company’s "World’s Most Innovative Companies" and Built In's "Best Places to Work," 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 Bangalore, Barcelona, Boulder, Dublin, London, Los Angeles, Sevilla, Shanghai, Singapore, Seoul, Tel Aviv, Tokyo and more! Scopely is home to many internal game development teams, or Scopely Studios, including: Boundless Entertainment, DIGIT, Genjoy, Hijump, Omnidrone and Parallel, among others, with additional studio partners in seven countries across four continents. For more information, visit scopely.com.
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