Senior Economy Designer

2 Months ago • 4-8 Years • Game Economy

Job Summary

Job Description

The Senior Economy Designer at Socialpoint leads the economic strategy and management for successful free-to-play games. Responsibilities include developing high-level economic strategies, understanding player behavior to inform design, collaborating with product managers and design teams, and coaching junior team members. The role requires a data-driven approach, strong communication skills, and a passion for creating engaging game experiences. The successful candidate will report to seasoned Game Leads and work closely with various teams to achieve optimal game experiences and economic balance across multiple titles.
Must have:
  • Proven experience in a similar role (ideally leading F2P mobile game economy)
  • Strong analytical and statistical skills
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills
  • Passion for creating engaging games
  • Experience with SQL/R/Python (advantage)
Good to have:
  • Experience in people management
Perks:
  • Hybrid working model
  • Relocation support
  • 25 days annual leave + 5 days Christmas leave
  • Full catering (breakfast & lunch)
  • Private medical insurance
  • Company device
  • Language lessons
  • Spotify Premium
  • Social events
  • Personal development budget
  • Gym facilities
  • Onsite physiotherapist
  • Onsite hairdressers

Job Details

Who we are: 

Let's have fun shaping your future!

We are Socialpoint, a world-renowned mobile game studio proudly part of the Zynga & Take-Two Interactive family. We’re the creators of hits like Dragon City, Two Dots, Top Troops, and Monster Legends, loved by hundreds of millions of players around the globe. We craft the best social games, bringing joy from Barcelona to the world. Now, we want to bring the world to Barcelona! At Socialpoint, work and play intertwine seamlessly, and we celebrate the diversity that makes us stronger. No matter who you are or where you’re from, you’re welcome here. Join us for a future where making games is as thrilling as playing them!

 

Position Overview:

Socialpoint is excited to welcome a Senior Economy Designer to our Dragon City Team. The Senior Economy Designer will be responsible for leading the end-to-end management and strategy for the economies of successful free-to-play casual and mid-core games, collaborating with seasoned game leads, product managers, and design teams to create engaging experiences, while coaching and inspiring a talented team to innovate, learn, and grow.

 

What You'll do: 

  • Be responsible end-to-end of managing the economy of several successful, free-to-play casual and mid-core games.
  • Develop and be responsible for a high level strategy for the economy of the game, and ensuring the best outcomes for both our existing and new features.
  • Have a deep understanding of players' behavior, and how different groups of customers behave differently, in order to inform the design and balance of the economy.
  • You will report directly to seasoned Game Leads of successful live games.
  • You will work closely with our Product Managers, Game Design and Live Operations teams in order to design the desired game experiences.
  • You will be coaching and evangelizing several Product Managers working at different levels in the economy of one or several games.

Along with your team, you will be free to innovate, take risks, try, fail, try again, learn & grow. You will have ownership over your own process & you will inspire & be surrounded by inspiring professionals.

 

What You Bring: 

  • Proven experience working in a similar role. Strong bonus if you have been leading the economy in at least a live, successful mobile f2p game during a reasonable timeframe.
  • A data-driven sensei. Someone with outstanding analytical skills and statistics with strong ability to set measurable goals.
  • A strong communicator, highly skilled in working with multidisciplinary game teams (Product, Game Design, Analytics) and proficient in English.
  • Incredibly passionate about creating innovative, fun & highly engaging games and overall, passionate about helping to take our live games to the next level.
  • A creative force. Someone capable of coming up with multiple ideas and solutions to a wide array of challenges.
  • An exceptional team player that embraces transparency, honesty & humility, where having experience in people management is a strong bonus.
  • Experience working with SQL \ R \ Python - an advantage.



What's in it for you as a Socialpointer?

  • Hybrid working model from home and office. What does this mean? You need to live within commuting distance of our Barcelona office to attend important meetings and events.
  • Relocation support to help you move to Barcelona, if you're not already here.
  • An impressive 25 days of annual leave, not including public holidays.
  • An additional 5 days of annual leave during Christmas.
  • Full Catering for Breakfast and lunch at the office 
  • Private medical insurance for you and your family to keep your health bar full.
  • Choose from the latest iOS or Android device upon joining (phone or tablet).
  • Free language lessons in English and Spanish.
  • Spotify Premium to add a special soundtrack to your adventure.
  • Legendary social events and parties to let off some steam.
  • Personal development is key for us: enjoy a significant budget to enhance your skills and knowledge, providing real growth opportunities!

 

What We Offer You:

Coming to work in the office? Don’t worry – we have you covered. Check out some of our onsite benefits:

  • Gym Facilities: Want to stay in shape? We have state-of-the-art gym facilities so you can level up your build stats.
  • New Office: Enjoy our brand-new office, complete with top-tier amenities, including a professional barista and delicious breakfast options.
  • Onsite Physiotherapist: Book an appointment with our onsite physiotherapist for any aches and pains.
  • Onsite Hairdressers: Drop by our onsite hairdressers for a trim (and forget your wallet; it's a Guild perk).

The list just goes on & on... so get your game on and apply now! Click “apply” to level up and submit your application in English.

 

Diversity & Conclusion Statement:

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, which means we are committed to creating and celebrating diverse thoughts, cultures, and backgrounds throughout our organization.  Employment with us is based on substantive ability, objective qualifications, and work ethic – not an individual’s race, creed, color, religion, sex or gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, status as a victim of domestic violence or sex offenses, reproductive health decision, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing the necessary support and accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities, health conditions, or impairments (subject to any local qualifying requirements) to ensure their full participation in the job application or interview process. Please contact us at recruitment@socialpoint.es to request any accommodations or for support related to your application for an open position.

 

Please be aware that Socialpoint does not conduct job interviews or make job offers over third-party messaging apps such as Telegram, WhatsApp, or others.  Socialpoint also does not engage in any financial exchanges during the recruitment or onboarding process, and will never ask a candidate for their personal or financial information over an app or other unofficial chat channel.  Any attempt to do so may be the result of a scamp or phishing attack, and you should not engage.  Socialpoint’s  in-house recruitment team will only contact individuals through their official Company email addresses (i.e., via a zynga.com, naturalmotion.com, smallgiantgames.com, themavens.com, gram.gs email domain).  

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About The Company

Socialpoint is a world-renowned game developer and publisher, specializing in mobile gaming. Ever heard of Dragon City, Monster Legends, or Top Troops? That’s us! Our egg hatched in 2008, and we’ve been connecting the world through awesome gameplay ever since.


We know that key to our success are the brilliant minds and the talent of our team players. Our international team is formed by awesome people who are passionate about social games, creativity, and pushing the bar.


We offer a fun, lively, and dynamic workplace, headquartered in beautiful Barcelona, where creativity, agility and innovation are encouraged, prized and rewarded. Working with us will see you develop your skills, play drive your career and delight 2 millions daily active users around the world!

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