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Game Economy Designer

Description

GAME ECONOMY DESIGNER GAME ECONOMICS - SEATTLE, UNITED STATES

ABOUT THE JOB

Our new Seattle game devleopment studio is adding a Game Economy Designer to handle in-game economies for Seattle studio games. The successful candidate will have a strong background in economics and game design. Our GED will collaborate with teams of top video game industry talent creating the next generation of exciting new mobile games as well as refining games in live services.

Responsibilities:

Gameloft is adding a Game Economy Designer to define and drive successful economics in one or more games. This designer will oversee the in-game economy strategy as well as working hands-on with analytics to make informed decisions based on the numbers and ultimately ensure monetization success. We are looking for positive individuals who are inspired by working in a team setting and who naturally motivate those around them.

Duties

  • Propose/execute strategies that successfully and measurably improve monetization
  • Continuously analyze in-game economy strategies and propose methods to optimize and maximize game revenue
  • Work closely with the production team to define and own game monetization strategies
  • Evaluate game performance on all platforms to identify all monetization improvement opportunities and weaknesses
  • Provide reports and weekly progress updates to all stakeholders involved
  • Monitor the team throughout production to drive and define economy features
  • Analyze competitors and engage in benchmarking
  • Collaborate with the monetization and design teams to ensure quality and consistency of strategy in conjunction with player retention initiatives
  • Establish meaningful insights from large data sets and analyze campaign efficacy through quality data analysis and reporting in coordination with Business Intelligence

PROFILE

Required:

  • 2+ years of experience successfully monetizing browser-based or mobile online/social, games as a product manager or other related role
  • Advanced understanding of social/online games and related monetization strategies
  • Track record of successful game monetization in a casual/social game
  • Track record of managing a game economy during live support
  • Ability to plan, organize and complete multiple projects simultaneously under tight deadlines
  • Strong understanding of video game mechanics and gameplay
  • Exceptional work ethic and positive, inspiring attitude
  • Superior verbal and written communications skills
  • Working knowledge of MySQL.
  • Passion for creating video games!

All qualified candidates will be asked to take a skills assessment test.

WHY JOIN US

Gameloft is where you want to be.

Join our growing and beautiful Pacific Northwest studio, ideally situated in Seattle, the epicenter of gaming! This opportunity offers:

  • Comprehensive benefits package including relocation assistance
  • Excellent opportunity for professional growth 
  • Stability - check out our Annual Reports
  • The opportunity to establish the studio culture you feel  best meets the needs of the employees and the company at large
  • International environment including daily contact with other countries & cultures 
  • Challenging and rewarding work on the next great frontiers in games 
  • Opportunity to create diverse licensed and original IP games with exceptionally broad distribution

A leading global publisher of digital and social games, Gameloft has established itself as one of the top innovators in its field since 2000. Gameloft creates games for all digital platforms, including mobile phones, smartphones and tablets (including Apple® iOS and Android® devices), set top box, connected TVs and consoles. Gameloft partners with leading international brands such as UNO®, Spider-Man®, James Cameron’s Avatar™, Ferrari® and Sonic Unleashed®. Gameloft also operates its own established franchises, such as Real Football, Asphalt™, Modern Combat 2: Black Pegasus and N.O.V.A Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance®. Gameloft is present in all continents, distributes its games in 100 countries and employs over 6,000 developers. Gameloft is listed on the Paris Stock Exchange (ISIN: FR0000079600, Bloomberg: GFT FP, Reuters: GLFT.PA).

Previous hit Gameloft games include: Despicable Me: Minion Rush, Asphalt 8: Airborne, My Little Pony Friendship is Magic, Ironman 3, Kingdoms & Lords, GT Racing 2, Shark Dash, Oregon Trail: American Settler, A Good Day to Die Hard, NOVA: Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance, Littlest Pet Shop, The Dark Knight Rises, PLAYMOBIL Pirates, Real Soccer 2012 HD

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