Junior Live Ops Game Designer

Junior Live Ops Game Designer

Type:

BattleBucks

Junior Live Ops Game Designer

live events, new gameplay hooks, and event-based systems

What Youll Do

• Design and manage

  Limited Time Events (LTEs)

  that drive engagement and retention.
• Design

  new gameplay modes or twists

  specifically tailored for events.
• Create and balance

  event-specific mechanics

  (boosts, modifiers, rewards).
• Own and maintain the

  Live Ops calendar

  , ensuring smooth scheduling and rollout.
• Conduct

  market research (R&D)

  to analyze event trends in top mobile games.
• Write

  design documents

  for events and communicate them clearly to the team.
• Collaborate with analytics to

  track event KPIs

  and improve based on player data.
• Brainstorm and prototype

  seasonal, cultural, and promotional events

  (e.g., holidays, collabs).
• Ensure

  events integrate seamlessly

  with existing game loops and progression systems.
• Monitor

  player feedback and community sentiment

  around events and propose iterations.

What You Bring

• 36 months of prior experience

  in Live Ops design or event design in mobile games (internship or junior role).
• Understanding of

  mobile gaming trends

  (hypercasual, casual, mid-core).
• Creativity to design

  fun and fresh gameplay hooks

  for events.
• Strong organizational skills to

  manage an event calendar

  .
• Ability to

  write clear design documents

  and collaborate across teams.
• Basic familiarity with

  game analytics and KPIs

  (DAU, retention, engagement, ARPDAU).
• Bonus: Experience with

  Unity.

What Youll Learn

• How to design and run

  live operations at scale

  in mobile games.
• Best practices for

  limited-time events, seasonal content, and engagement loops

  .
• How to collaborate with

  game designers

  ,

  product, analytics, and community teams

  to execute events.
• Balancing

  fun gameplay design with retention and monetization strategies

  .
• How to turn

  player feedback and market insights

  into actionable design improvements.

Why Join Us

• Be part of a

  fast-growing platform

  shaping the future of skill-based mobile games.
• Work on a

  variety of events

  across multiple game genres.
• Get

  hands-on experience

  in one of the most in-demand areas of game design: Live Ops.
• Flexible,

  remote-first environment

  where your ideas make an immediate impact.