Designer II

Live Designer II

Department: Design

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Eugene, OR

Compensation: $89,000 - $103,000 / year

Pipeworks Studios is seeking an experienced, intermediate to senior Live Designer II to help drive the ongoing evolution of Prominence Poker, our stylish free-to-play poker experience built for console and PC. This designer will focus on economy balance, monetization design, live events, and data-informed iteration to keep players engaged and rewarded over the long term.

The ideal candidate combines creative systems thinking with strong analytical instincts, capable of turning player behavior insights into actionable design improvements. This role sits at the intersection of design, product, and analytics, ensuring that live systems feel fair, rewarding, and financially sustainable.

You’ll work with a multidisciplinary team to design and tune live features, seasonal events, and store content that reinforce the core poker fantasy while supporting healthy long-term retention.

• Design, implement, and tune live economy systems, including currencies, stores, rewards, and monetization loops.
• Collaborate with analytics and product partners to interpret telemetry and KPIs, identifying actionable opportunities for engagement and revenue growth.
• Define and maintain live event frameworks, seasonal structures, and cadence plans that encourage player return and spending.
• Author clear documentation and economy models to communicate feature intent and tuning logic.
• with engineering and BI teams to ensure telemetry hooks are in place and reliable.
• Evaluate and iterate on reward balance, progression pacing, and offers based on data and community feedback.
• Maintain awareness of F2P best practices and trends in the social casino and live service space.
• Support the long-term sustainability of Prominence Poker by contributing to live strategy, retention planning, and player experience goals.
• Collaborate effectively across disciplines and time zones; occasional travel may be required for project needs.

• Deep understanding of free-to-play economy and monetization design, including balance between progression, engagement, and spend motivation.
• Familiarity with business intelligence and telemetry practices, including KPI interpretation, retention metrics, and player segmentation.
• Comfort collaborating with analytics and product managers to guide data-driven design iteration.
• Game engine experience (Unreal Engine and Unity) preferred; familiarity with source control and in-engine implementation workflows.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills; ability to express design intent clearly to cross-functional teams.
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, and spreadsheet modeling (Google Sheets, Excel).
• Curiosity and enthusiasm for poker, card games, or social casino experiences a strong plus.

• 4–6 years of professional experience in game design, preferably on a live service or F2P title.
• At least one shipped live or monetized title with meaningful contribution to economy or event systems.

• Experience collaborating with BI/analytics teams; direct hands-on with dashboards or telemetry tools a plus.
• Unreal Engine experience preferred;
  Unity or proprietary tools acceptable.
• Familiarity with live casino, poker, or social games strongly preferred.

Flexible Working Environment – Almost all of our roles allow for your choice of work location. We're happy to support our team no matter how they prefer to work: remote, in office, or hybrid.

• Medical, Dental, and Vision
• 401K with employer match
• Employer Paid Life Insurance Policy
• Generous Paid Time Off
• 20 Paid Company Holidays
• Relocation Assistance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Fitness Club Discounts
• Sports Team Sponsorship
• Annual Company Events
• Project Wrap Parties

Pipeworks Studios recognizes the importance of creating an environment where all of our employees feel included and empowered to bring ideas to the the table. We value each employee's unique experiences and perspectives and recognize that it is both the smart and right thing to…