Game Economy Designer

Main challenge

Own the game economy and progression so that players always have something meaningful to work toward without the game turning into a grind or a currency treadmill. Create a robust economy that can last for years support live ops and make room for product managers to create offers (if the model permits it).

What it means on a daily basis

• Be responsible for the in-game economy: currencies resource flows progression speed content consumption and related systems.
• Design economy systems including specifications edge cases flow mockups and expected success KPIs. Follow up on progress with each related department.
• Work with design to ensure economy systems are aligned with other systems not just co-existing.
• Build and maintain progression models in Excel to predict how players evolve over time.
• Design testing setups and player profiles then compare expected vs. actual progression.
• Identify where progression breaks down (too fast too slow irrelevant rewards dead systems).
• Help define tracking needs so we can actually understand what players are doing.
• Analyze data and adjust balancing to improve retention and long-term engagement.
• Keep an eye on how other games solve similar problemsboth inside Gameloft and outside.

What success will look like

• Players dont just follow quests - they set their own short and mid-term goals
• The economy gives a reason to engage with multiple systems not just one dominant loop
• Progression feels consistent and readable without sudden walls or meaningless rewards
• New content (dragons features expansions) plugs into the economy without breaking it
• We avoid both extremes: players running out of things to do or feeling forced to grind

Who you would be working with

• Creative Director
• Game Designers
• Product Managers
• Product / Monetization stakeholders
• Data / Analytics
• UI/UX
• Production

Your recruitment journey

• First interview: discussion around experience and approach
• Test: progression / economy case
• Second interview: deep dive on your thinking and tradeoffs
• Final interview: alignment on how you approach player experience vs business needs

Where this role can take you

• Senior / Lead Economy Designer
• Ownership of progression and economy across a live product
• Strong influence on product and liveops decisions

Qualifications :

What you need to succeed

• Experience as Game Economy Designer / Balancer
• Strong analytical thinking - able to break problems into variables and relationships
• Ability to model progression in Excel
• Understanding of different economy models (F2P premium hybrid)
• Ability to interpret data and turn it into concrete changes
• Experience working with tracking data

Who you are

• You think in player behavior and systems not just numbers
• Youre comfortable saying this will break the game economy even if its unpopular
• You understand that progression design is often about tradeoffs not perfect balance
• You can work in an environment where things change and assumptions get invalidated
• You dont default to copying F2P patterns if they dont fit the game

Additional Information :

Whats in it for you

Benefits

• Short Friday schedule so you can start your Weekend at 4pm!
• Hybrid work (2 days /week from the office)
• Medical insurance package in partnership with Regina Maria Clinic
• 2 months/year of full remote to work from anywhere you want!
• Monthly budget for My Benefits platform
• Extra days off for your birthday your childrens birthday and companys anniversary. Everyone is celebrated!

Life at Gameloft Bucharest

• Flexibility around core studio hours
• Book your free massage @office every Tuesday and Thursday!
• Unique creative and professional work culture that values diversity
• Supportive working climate a team with a free communication style
• Bookster (borrow books for free delivered in the office)
• All the usual perks: free coffee free fruits relaxation area

How to proceed

We cant wait to find our next great team member! Please apply with your CV in English.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time