Senior Game Designer (Social & Metagame) - Mobile F2P/Licensed IP

Job Description

Type: Full time - Remote
Location: Remote - open to all EU locations

The Opportunity

UserWise is developing a new mobile game based on a globally recognized entertainment IP, designed for mass-market appeal and long-term engagement.

We’re looking for a Senior Game Designer (Social & Metagame) to help build and ship the day-to-day gameplay content and features that bring the game to life. This role is focused on execution: designing features, tuning content, and collaborating closely with engineering, art, and production to deliver a steady flow of fun, shippable gameplay.

This is a hands-on role in a lean team. You will be actively designing, iterating, and validating features throughout development, working under the direction of the Creative Director / Lead Game Designer and alongside the Systems & Economy Designer.

Role Focus

This role is accountable for:

• Social & Competitive Design: Designing "Social Friction" loops (Leaderboards, PvP, Trading) that drive engagement.
• Collection Metas: Architecting long-term collection systems (ex: Sticker Albums, Sets) that drive retention.
• LiveOps Cadence: Designing the daily tournament flows and event rewards.
• Execution and Iteration: Taking designs from concept to implementation.
• Clarity and Quality: Ensuring the moment-to-moment player experience is polished and intuitive.

You are a hands-on designer with a strong social and metagame mindset, comfortable turning high-level direction into playable, testable features that drive competition, collection, and repeat play.

What You'll Do

Feature & Content Design

• Design and implement gameplay features, modes, and content aligned with the overall game vision.
• Create clear design specs, flows, and tuning values for engineers to implement.
• Iterate on features based on playtesting, feedback, and data.

Content Production & LiveOps Support

• Design and configure content for events, challenges, missions, and progression beats.
• Support LiveOps execution by creating and tuning content within existing systems.
• Ensure content remains fresh, understandable, and rewarding for players.

Collaboration & Iteration

• Work closely with the Creative Director / Lead Game Designer to execute on the game’s vision and quality bar.
• Partner with the Systems & Economy Designer to ensure features fit cleanly into progression and economy frameworks.
• Collaborate daily with engineers and artists to bring features from design to shippable reality.
• Participate in playtests and reviews, identifying issues and proposing improvements.

Requirements

What We’re Looking For

• 3+ years of experience in game design for mobile F2P games.
• Proven experience designing and shipping social, metagame, or progression-driven systems (e.g. leaderboards, collections, tournaments, PvP-lite mechanics).
• Strong understanding of casual or hybrid-casual player motivation, especially social comparison and reward loops.
• Ability to translate high-level direction into clear, implementable designs.
• Comfortable iterating quickly based on playtests, feedback, and data.
• Strong collaboration skills when working with designers, engineers, and artists.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Fluent in English; effective in a remote, international team.

Nice to Have

• Experience with LiveOps content or events.
• Familiarity with Unity or other game engines.
• Experience working with licensed IP.
• Interest in analytics and using data to inform iteration.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development or gameplay systems, such as content generation, tuning automation, or adaptive difficulty.

Benefits

Why Join UserWise

• Contribute directly to a new mobile game from early development through launch.
• Work on a globally recognized IP with real brand reach and growth potential.
• Work in a small, collaborative team where your work ships quickly.
• High ownership, high visibility, and direct influence on how players engage with our product.
• 100% remote, flexible work with a small, passionate, execution-focused team.