Senior Economy Designer

2 Months ago • All levels • Game Economy

Job Summary

Job Description

The Senior Economy Designer will take ownership of the Empires & Puzzles game economy. The role involves designing, analyzing, and optimizing economic systems to drive player progression, retention, and monetization. Responsibilities include translating product vision into workable models, balancing new and existing features, developing in-game economic systems, monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs), and collaborating with various teams to align economy design with game goals. The ideal candidate should have experience in game economy design for live mobile games, with a good grasp of economy balancing in free-to-play (F2P) games. Experience in simulating the game economy is a plus.
Must have:
  • Experience in game economy design in a live mobile game.
  • Ability to present complex game economy topics clearly.
  • Good grasp of economy balancing in F2P games.
  • Ability to deduce insights from multiple data points.
  • Thorough understanding of Gacha mechanics.
Good to have:
  • Experience with Collectable Card Games and/or RPGs
  • Experience in implementing economy simulations.
  • Familiarity with game development tools such as Unity or Unreal Engine.
Perks:
  • Competitive salary and benefits
  • Exciting, fun and highly successful projects to work on
  • Extremely talented and helpful colleagues
  • Lots of power and responsibility
  • Office conveniently located in downtown Helsinki

Job Details

Level Up Your Career with Zynga!

At Zynga, we bring people together through the power of play. As a global leader in interactive entertainment and a proud label of Take-Two Interactive, our games have been downloaded over 6 billion times—connecting players in 175+ countries through fun, strategy, and a little friendly competition.

From thrilling casino spins to epic strategy battles, mind-bending puzzles, and social word challenges, our diverse game portfolio has something for everyone. Fan-favorites and latest hits include FarmVille™, Words With Friends™, Zynga Poker™, Game of Thrones Slots Casino™, Wizard of Oz Slots™, Hit it Rich! Slots™, Wonka Slots™, Top Eleven™, Toon Blast™, Empires & Puzzles™, Merge Dragons!™, CSR Racing™, Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells™, Match Factory™, and Color Block Jam™—plus many more!

Founded in 2007 and headquartered in California, our teams span North America, Europe, and Asia, working together to craft unforgettable gaming experiences. Whether you're spinning, strategizing, matching, or competing, Zynga is where fun meets innovation—and where you can take your career to the next level.

Join us and be part of the play!

Position Overview:

We are looking for an experienced Game Economy Designer to take ownership of Empires & Puzzles economy. You will be part of the Empires & Puzzles development team helping us to continue providing a great player experience for our players. You will design, analyze, and optimize the economic systems that drive player progression, retention, and monetization in Empires & Puzzles. 

 

What You'll Do: 

  • Translate product and design vision into workable economy and balancing models, simulations, and resulting inputs, as well as feature designs and proposals that impact game success
  • Take ownership of Empires & Puzzles economy and balance new and existing features.
  • Develop, model and fine-tune in-game economic systems, including currencies, resource sources, sinks, rewards and acquisition rates.
  • Work closely with our analytics team to monitor key economic KPIs, such as retention, conversion rates, and ARPU and identify and address potential economy imbalances, including currency inflation and resource scarcity.
  • Collaborate with designers, developers and live-ops team to align economy design with overall game goals
  • Design and create new tools to help you and the rest of the team succeed

 

What You Bring: 

  • Several years of experience in game economy design in a live mobile game.
  • Ability to clearly present complex game economy topics to broader audiences
  • Good grasp of economy balancing in F2P games.
  • Ability to deduce insights from multiple data points. 
  • A very thorough understanding of Gacha mechanics.
  • Experience in simulating the game economy

 

Bonus Points:

  • Experience with Collectable Card Games and/or RPGs
  • Experience in implementing economy simulations.
  • Familiarity with game development tools such as Unity or Unreal Engine.

 

What We Offer You: 

  • Competitive salary and benefits
  • Exciting, fun and highly successful projects to work on
  • Extremely talented and helpful colleagues
  • Lots of power and responsibility
  • Office conveniently located in downtown Helsinki 

 

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