Senior Economy Designer at KIMARU Talent

About the Company:

Our client is a prominent and acclaimed publisher of free-to-play games, dedicated to fostering the growth and acceleration of independent developers. As a company prioritizing partnerships, they enhance the performance of existing live games through extensive marketing and product knowledge, cutting-edge technology, and a robust user acquisition strategy. 

By integrating data, technology, skilled talent, and innovative marketing approaches, our client collaborates to co-develop and elevate games to success, featuring some of the world's premier intellectual properties within a community teeming with creative and data-driven individuals.

Role Summary:

Our client is seeking a skilled systems designer proficient in both game and economy design and well-versed in applying intricate designs across diverse game genres. The preferred candidate should showcase a proven track record in crafting, implementing, and fine-tuning complex economies within various gaming contexts. Additionally, familiarity with associated systems like loyalty rewards and network-level currencies is essential. Expertise in modern tokenomics is a bonus.

The ideal candidate has a collaborative team spirit, demonstrated strong product and business instincts, exceptional proficiency in verbal and written communication, and established connections within the mobile games industry.

• Take ownership of the in-platform economy, collaborating with Designers, Product Managers, Engineers, and analysts to devise the economic strategy.
• Act as the key point of contact and expert on the platform economy, covering features, live operations, and pricing.
• Design and implement the economic aspects of features to enhance player experience, align with the product's strategic vision, and drive player engagement and monetization.
• Model, simulate, and fine-tune the platform's economy, addressing complex systems with multiple currencies, progression systems, sinks, and faucets.
• Create adaptable systems and data structures for rapid iteration, ensuring flexibility in the development process.
• Analyze various facets of the platform economy, player engagement, and monetization data at both macro and micro levels.
• Provide reports on performance, identify issues and opportunities, and recommend optimization strategies.
• Stay updated on market trends and proactively analyze economy tuning in comparable competitive products.

• **Experience on 4x mobile games is critical for this position**
• Over 5 years of experience in game or platform design and product management, with a dedicated focus of 3+ years on economy design.
• Collaborative nature with strong communication skills, adept at interacting with product managers, analysts, engineers, designers, and executives.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects concurrently, ensuring the delivery of high-quality work.
• Proficient in modeling and simulating planned changes, foreseeing downstream effects, and making adjustments before implementing changes.
• Detail-oriented professional capable of providing specific solutions at each stage of the process.
• Ideally passionate about playing games across various platforms.
• Possesses an advanced understanding of Excel, SQL, and/or Python.

• Remote (Global)