Scopely is looking for an Associate Live Ops Manager to help launch and manage a soon-to-be announced AAA game. The candidate will help deliver the game’s Live Ops execution to provide best-in-class consumer experiences that are addictive, appealing and inherently social.
In this role, the Associate Live Ops Manager will work closely with embedded Data Analysts, PMs, Game Designers, Economy Designers, and Live Ops Artists to create outstanding game experiences that optimize franchise retention and monetization metrics. The ideal candidate embraces a team-first mentality, is flexible, highly motivated, and approachable, with excellent communication skills acquired through experience in the gaming industry.
You are a self-motivated team player who is passionate about delivering flawless and exciting content in game and is prepared to roll up your sleeves and work with team members around the world.
Responsibilities / Role:
- Execute on the Live Operations strategy and events for an RPG product, with a focus on implementation
- Implement content detailed on a complete Live Ops roadmap, including content such as offers, storefronts, events, social modes, and supporting the design and execution of the Live Ops strategy for a new game title
- Actively provide suggestions for tools requirements and improvements resulting in Live Ops efficiencies and effectiveness
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Game Design, Product, Analytics, Community, Customer Relations, QA, Art, and Engineering teams to achieve Scopely goals (e.g., economy tuning, live ops design, maintenance) and ensure engaging new content and monetization events are delivered to the highest quality
- Measure events performance in relation to sales, features, tests, and results, in order to evaluate the performance of new events, features and game content, relying on gaming market trends and economic research
- Provide front-line support in diagnosing and fixing data-side live issues
- Perform competitor analysis and be up to date with industry trends, market benchmarks, and emerging best practices
Requirements
- Proven track record of delivering data-side content updates on market leading products, preferably RPG or collection RPG titles
- Experience with A/B testing initiatives to maximize feature KPIs
- Excellent interpersonal skills. Outstanding written/oral, organizational, analytical skills, and attention to detail
- Strong passion for creating fun, compelling and addictive user experiences.
- Self sufficient, resourceful, and keen on operational efficiency with limited resources
- Goals driven and has a basic understanding of mobile KPI metrics, preferably on collection RPGs
- Strong communication skills to be able to coordinate effectively with partner teams such as Product, Design, Analytics, Community, Customer Experience, Marketing, Art, and QA teams
- Strong excel / spreadsheet skills; familiarity with analytics and Live Ops tooling via schema tables is a plus
- Team first mentality with a proactive, creative, and entrepreneurial approach
- Self-motivated, entrepreneurial, creative and analytical.
- Available to support Live Operations needs, including occasional weekend / after-hours coverage as required
For candidates in CA, CO, NJ, NY, and WA, the annual salary range is provided below. In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible for equity, bonuses, and a comprehensive benefits package, 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.
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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