Game Economy Lead

The role

You will build and optimize in-game economies, including virtual goods, currencies, pricing and reward systems. You will use data and simulations to improve player retention, revenue and satisfaction across a game's lifecycle.

What you will do

• Design, manage and optimize in-game economies: virtual goods, currencies, pricing models and reward systems
• Set pricing that balances player satisfaction with monetization
• Build models, predictive simulations and prototypes to forecast the impact of features, content updates and balance changes
• Define key metrics, plan A/B tests and analyze game data to iterate on live features
• Partner with Product, Game Design, Data, Engineering and LiveOps teams
• Provide expert advice to support data-informed decisions across the studio

Required qualifications

• Proven experience in mobile or freemium games, in economy design, game design, data science, LiveOps or product roles
• Strong analytical skills and logical thinking, with experience in data-oriented projects
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, highly collaborative, open-minded and self-motivated
• A degree in economics or a related field
• Advanced level of English

Benefits

• Highly competitive salary
• Private medical care
• Company bonus scheme
• Relocation assistance for those moving to the UK
• Onsite chef serving breakfast and lunch
• Life insurance and a favorable pension scheme
• Healthcare cash plan, including dental and optical coverage
• Access to games and consoles at the office

Before you apply

• Zynga does not conduct interviews or make offers over third-party messaging apps, and recruiters contact candidates only from official company email domains

About the company

Zynga is an interactive entertainment company and a label of Take-Two Interactive, founded in 2007 and headquartered in California. Its games, including FarmVille, Words With Friends and Toon Blast, have been downloaded over 6 billion times.