Senior Game Economy Designer

The role

The Senior Game Economy Designer will design, manage and optimise a free-to-play game economy. This role involves rebuilding the in-game economy and bringing system-level rigour to live-ops balancing.

What you will do

• Define and lead a live ops and monetization strategy
• Drive the execution of the strategy by owning the schedule, in-game sales, and live events
• Own the economy of virtual currencies and items
• Develop a deep understanding of player progression and predict results of economy changes
• Leverage AI tools to support economy modelling, balance simulations, and data-driven decision-making
• Monitor economic KPIs and player balances
• Conduct A/B tests to optimise game KPIs
• Collaborate with game designers and stakeholders to identify improvement areas

Required qualifications

• Extensive experience in game design, game systems, and balancing game economies in a live free-to-play mobile game in a systems/economy design or product management role
• Demonstrated experience in designing, simulating, balancing and growing a live free-to-play game economy
• Demonstrated experience in running and growing a live free-to-play game
• Deep understanding of economy and monetization design, as well as of engagement drivers in live games
• Holistic understanding of how the interaction of systems and currencies affects the experience of the game and on the game financial performance
• Sound product judgement, ability to formulate live ops strategy and present clear, measurable key results
• Hands-on approach and impact-driven focus
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills with an emphasis on metrics-driven decision making
• Able to work closely with a cross discipline game team
• Knowledge of live operations and monetization trends within the free-to-play business model
• English and Russian spoken and written at B2 level and above

Nice to have

• Experience with AI-assisted workflows in game economy design

Benefits

• Hybrid Working
• 20 business days of paid holiday
• Continuous Professional Development within the company's learning budget
• Compensation for private medical insurance
• Partial reimbursement for gym membership

About the company

Tripledot Studios is one of the largest independent mobile games companies in the world. It is a multi-award-winning organisation with a global 2,500+ strong team across 12 studios.