LIVEOPS DESIGNER (INKOGNIDO PRODUCT & LIVE SYSTEMS TEAM) Job at Inkognido, Chicago, IL

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  • Inkognido
  • Chicago, IL

Job Description

Location: Remote
Compensation: Phantom Equity (early team pool)
Type: Full-Time / Contractor

๐Ÿ•’ About the Opportunity

Inkognido is not just a static game โ€” itโ€™s a living ecosystem with:
Realms MMO seasonal content
Echo Reality AR events tied to real-world locations and dates
AI avatar mood cycles, memories, and evolving personalities
Mini-game tournaments and battle pass cycles
Daily, weekly, and monthly mission rotations
Live economy updates + reward tuning
The LiveOps Designer ensures the entire world feels alive, reactive, and continuously rewarding.
This role blends:
Event design
Player engagement strategy
Content scheduling
Reward pacing
Seasonal structure
Data-driven iteration

If you love designing live-service rhythms that keep players logging in day after day, this role defines Inkognidoโ€™s long-term heartbeat.

๐Ÿš€ Your Mission

Create and manage the ongoing content cadence that keeps the Inkognido ecosystem exciting, fresh, and always evolving.

You will:
Design events, limited-time modes, AR zones, live missions
Build seasonal tracks, challenges, and community-wide mechanics
Work with systems & economy designers to tune rewards and sinks
Collaborate with narrative to create event-driven story beats
You design the ongoing life-cycle of the platform.

๐Ÿ›  Responsibilities

Design daily/weekly/monthly mission rotations and challenges
Build seasonal content frameworks (Battle Pass, world events, faction cycles)
Create AR-driven live events tied to real-world dates, places, and discoveries
Develop design docs for limited-time modes and special rewards
Collaborate with Economy Designer to tune live rewards
Coordinate with Narrative for seasonal story arcs and event lore
Monitor KPIs and player behavior to adjust pacing
Create retention loops that renew engagement throughout each season
Plan community-wide activations and surprise events
Work with engineering and LiveOps team to deploy events safely
Document live content schedules and tools for internal teams
You shape the excitement and surprise factor of the entire platform.

๐Ÿง  Requirements

Must Have:
Experience designing live-service content (MMO, RPG, mobile, F2P, etc.)
Strong understanding of reward pacing, player psychology, and engagement loops
Ability to create event frameworks, schedules, and design documentation
Understanding of data and KPIs that drive LiveOps decisions
Ability to collaborate with system designers, narrative, and engineering
Strong communication and organizational skills

Nice to Have:
AR event experience or interest in real-world mission design
Experience with seasonal story integration
Familiarity with online communities and social engagement
Background in economy tuning or reward balancing
Experience managing tools for LiveOps deployment
This role is for designers who love thinking in cadence, rhythm, and player momentum.

๐Ÿ’ก Why This Role Matters

LiveOps is the heartbeat of Inkognidoโ€™s entire universe.

Without it:
Engagement flattens
Missions feel repetitive
AR feels static
AI avatars feel predictable
Progression lacks longevity
With great LiveOps:
The world feels alive
Players discover new things constantly
AR events tie real life to the fictional universe
Seasonal arcs build hype
Reward structures feel fair and exciting
The community thrives
You are designing the ongoing pulse of the Inkognido ecosystem.

๐Ÿ† What You Get

Phantom equity eligibility
Ownership of live-service content and pacing
Cross-team collaboration with narrative, AR, AI, Realms, and economy groups
A portfolio featuring AR + MMO + AI-driven LiveOps design
Influence over retention, engagement, and community sentiment
Opportunity to build the most innovative live-service system in the industry

โœ‰๏ธ How You Work With Others

Narrative Designers โ€“ Seasonal story arcs, event scripts
Economy Designer โ€“ Reward pacing + tuning
Game Systems Designers โ€“ Event frameworks + gameplay loops
AI Team โ€“ Live emotional interactions & avatar events
AR Team โ€“ Location-based live missions and triggers
Realms Team โ€“ MMO seasonal content + dungeons + world events
Product Lead โ€“ Prioritization, scheduling, and roadmap execution
Marketing โ€“ Promotion of major event beats
You ensure the world always has something happening next.

๐Ÿ“š Study Links (Internal Use)

(Optional)
Seasonal Content Framework
AR Event Trigger Patterns
Reward Cadence Library
MMO LiveOps Best Practices
Engagement & Retention Metrics

📩 How to Apply
Apply via the portal:
👉
Or email:

hiringteam@inkognido.com

recruiterdarnell@inkognido.com

chrishiringlead@inkognidostudios.com

daylinrecruiter@inkognidostudios.com
Include:
Resume
LiveOps design samples (event docs, calendars, reward structures)
Any shipped live-service titles or prototypes
A short note on your approach to engagement and event pacing

Job Tags

Full time, For contractors, Seasonal work, Remote work,

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