Remote Game Design Director – Star Trek Fleet Command

Scopely; United Kingdom; Remote; EUR 140,000 - 211,000; Full time

Job summary

Scopely is seeking a Game Design Director to lead the Star Trek Fleet Command content and balance for a live, F2P MMO on a remote UK team. You will own the design direction across growth, progression, and economies, working with designers, PMs, analysts, and engineers to deliver compelling monthly content.

You will mentor designers, shape long-term systems health, and translate KPI targets into design decisions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of game design leadership experience.
• 8+ years designing systems or economies for live, F2P games.
• Proven experience in MMO/4X/strategy genres.
• Excellent leadership and ability to inspire a design team.
• Ability to translate KPI targets into design direction.

Responsibilities

• Become the design owner and leader behind our content pipeline, directing designers and live ops specialists in crafting compelling experiences for our players.
• Guide teams through the creative process, ensuring they can hit the vision of the game and deliver upon player and product needs with accuracy.
• Manage and mentor designers in systems and economy design to elevate our standards and craft incredible experiences.
• Fostering a high-performance culture within the department through leadership, people development, and team engagement.
• Shape the design process to ensure the standards of players are met and exceeded.
• Work with design leaders to shape the future of the game economy.
• Collaborate with Experienced, driven and passionate Designers, Product Managers, Analysts, and Engineers to implement features which aim to advance the genre.
• Evaluate performance using data, player feedback, and your own playtest experience.
• Design for scale: plan for long‑term content extensibility and system health

Skills

Game design leadership

F2P systems design

Economy design

Team management

Data-driven design

KPI translation

Tools

SQL

Scripting

Simulation tools

Job description

Scopely is seeking a Game Design Director to lead the Star Trek Fleet Command content and balance for a live, F2P MMO on a remote UK team. You will own the design direction across growth, progression, and economies, working with designers, PMs, analysts, and engineers to deliver compelling monthly content.

You will mentor designers, shape long-term systems health, and translate KPI targets into design decisions.