Remote Game Design Director — Star Trek: Fleet Command

Scopely; Dublin; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Scopely is seeking a Game Design Director for our Star Trek Fleet Command team, with remote opportunities across Ireland, Spain, or the UK. You will own the standards, direction, and experiences that define how millions of players grow and master the game across monthly content releases.

You will lead designers and live ops, guide the creative process, mentor teams in systems and economy design, and collaborate with product managers, analysts, and engineers to deliver scalable features.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of game design leadership experience.
• Proven experience in F2P systems design and progression modelling.
• 8+ years of experience designing systems or economies for live, F2P games (MMO/4X/strategy).
• Mastery of complex game economies in F2P contexts.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Ability to translate KPI targets and data into design direction.
• Experience with cross-functional collaboration in live production.

Responsibilities

• Own the standards, direction, and experiences for growth and mastery across monthly content releases.
• Direct designers and live ops in crafting compelling player experiences.
• Guide creative process to meet vision and align with product needs.
• Mentor designers in systems and economy design.
• Foster a high-performance culture through leadership and development.
• Shape design processes to meet and exceed player standards.
• Collaborate with designers, product managers, analysts, and engineers to implement features.
• Evaluate performance using data and playtest feedback.
• Plan for long-term content extensibility and system health.

Skills

Game design leadership

F2P systems design

Economy design

Live ops leadership

Team mentoring

Data-driven design

KPI analysis

Tools

SQL

Scripting

Simulation tools

Job description

Scopely is seeking a Game Design Director for our Star Trek Fleet Command team, with remote opportunities across Ireland, Spain, or the UK. You will own the standards, direction, and experiences that define how millions of players grow and master the game across monthly content releases.

You will lead designers and live ops, guide the creative process, mentor teams in systems and economy design, and collaborate with product managers, analysts, and engineers to deliver scalable features.