Senior Game Economy Designer

2 Months ago • 5 Years +
Game Economy

Job Description

We are seeking a strategic and experienced Senior Game Economy Designer to lead the design and optimization of in-game economies for both Web2 and Web3 layers. This role involves structuring and balancing economic systems to influence player progression, monetization, and long-term engagement. Responsibilities include designing virtual currencies, pricing, rewards, and progression loops, managing token supply and utility for sustainability, modeling macroeconomic scenarios, and collaborating with various teams to ensure tokenomics meet regulatory and market requirements. The designer will also focus on fostering healthy player-token interactions, preventing economic instability, developing simulations to predict content impacts, monitoring player balances, refining gameplay loops, and enhancing content performance via A/B testing. The ultimate goal is to proactively adjust in-game and token economies to maximize player engagement, retention, monetization, and overall market health, thereby shaping the game's strategic direction.
Good To Have:
  • Deep understanding of Web3 ecosystem
  • Understanding of open, market-influenced token ecosystems
  • Experience with Excel, SQL, Python/R
  • Passion for gaming
Must Have:
  • 5+ years experience in free-to-play game economies
  • 1+ year Web3 experience
  • Economic modeling and forecasting proficiency
  • Data-driven hypothesis validation
  • Strong understanding of game mechanics
  • Exceptional problem-solving skills
  • Superior teamwork skills
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management
Perks:
  • 100% remote work
  • Unlimited holidays
  • Opportunity to make an impact
  • Work on promising mobile game
  • Comfortable work schedule
  • Support for professional development
  • Focus on AI tools and methods
  • People-first culture
  • Competitive salary
  • Equity option plans

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Senior Game Economy Designer

Department: Product

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Remote



Description

We’re looking for a strategic and experienced Senior Game Economy Designer to take the lead on designing and optimizing the in-game economy across both Web2 and Web3 layers. You’ll be responsible for the structure and balance of economic systems, directly influencing progression, monetization, and long-term player engagement.


All the responsibilities we'll trust you with:

  • You’ll drive the design and balance of the game’s economy, including virtual currencies, pricing, rewards, and progression loops.
  • You’ll design and manage token supply, sinks, and utility to ensure long-term sustainability and prevent economic instability.
  • You’ll model macroeconomic scenarios, anticipating how exchange trading and liquidity events affect in-game behaviors and token valuation.
  • You’ll collaborate with finance, marketing, and legal teams to align tokenomics with regulatory and market requirements.
  • You’ll develop strategies for healthy player-token interactions, preventing hyperinflation, deflation, or exploitative loops.
  • You’ll develop simulations and predictive models to actively anticipate the impact of content changes.
  • You’ll observe individual and overall player balances to maintain the stability of the game’s economy.
  • You’ll craft and refine gameplay loops and determine how players engage with them.
  • You’ll enhance content performance through the creation and analysis of A/B tests.
  • You’ll pinpoint and proactively adjust both the in-game and token economies to maximize player engagement, retention, monetization, and overall token market health, directly shaping the strategic direction of the game’s ecosystem.


What you'll bring to the team:

  • A minimum of 5 years’ experience in crafting free-to-play game economies and monetization models.
  • A minimum of 1 year of Web3 experience and a deep understanding of the Web3 ecosystem.
  • Strong understanding of both player-driven closed economies and open, market-influenced token ecosystems
  • Proficiency in economic modeling and forecasting using tools like Excel, SQL, Python/R, or simulation frameworks, with the ability to validate hypotheses through data-driven insights.
  • Proven experience in economic modeling and quantitative analysis.
  • Deep understanding of game mechanics, complemented by a passion for gaming.
  • Exceptional problem-solving skills and ability to handle complex economic challenges.
  • Superior teamwork skills for effective collaboration within diverse teams.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills to align product, design, marketing, and finance teams around economic decisions and clearly explain complex systems to both technical and non-technical audiences.


Why you'll love working with us:

  • We’re 100% remote, work wherever you want forever!
  • We offer unlimited holidays. Take as much time off as you need, to spend time with your family and friends or just because you feel like playing games all day. We trust our team and want to offer a modern work life balance that allows you to thrive both at work and in your personal life.
  • You’ll be able to make an impact, to work closely with the rest of the team and its leads to work on one of the most promising upcoming games in the mobile gaming industry and the Web3 space.
  • You’ll have a comfortable work schedule and stable workload. With a variety of tasks that will allow your constant professional development.
  • We want our team to grow personally and professionally and support learning opportunities, especially with a focus around new AI tools and methods. 
  • We have a culture that puts our people first. We believe in open communication, creativity and the value of unique contributions from everyone in the team.
  • We offer a competitive salary in addition to equity option plans.

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