Game Economy Designer

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Job Description 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 Excel models to track and predict how players progress over time. - Design test setups and player profiles to compare expected vs. actual progression. - Find issues in progression systems, such as pacing problems, broken rewards, or dead loops. - Define what data needs to be tracked to better understand player behavior. - Use data to adjust balancing and improve retention and long-term engagement. - Keep an eye on how other gam...