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Economist
2 years ago
Hi-Rez Studios is looking to hire a talented Economist to work for our studio headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia.
At Hi-Rez, you will have an opportunity to be part of an innovative environment that embraces new and different ideas. We are a passionate and enthusiastic bunch who love video games. We have incredibly talented individuals who are empowered to create, & challenged to learn. All of this means more opportunities for you to unleash your energy, collaboration, and dedication.
Come join the creator of the critically acclaimed SMITE, Paladins & Rogue Company as we embark on exciting new game projects!
You as an Economist would:
- Use economic techniques to frame and answer questions about in-game economies and marketplaces
- Design and evaluate pricing experiments and causal analysis
- Help set the experimentation roadmap in partnership with monetization, data and game teams
- Develop strategic options for launching NFT trading systems in one or more of our games
- Develop detailed economic models for those potential NFT trading systems
- Use empirical and experimental data to improve the design of our in-game economies and pricing
- Collaborate with each game team and the monetization, marketing, and business development teams to enable data-driven decisions
- Communicate effectively with senior management and counterparts across the organization
Who we are looking for:
- Master’s degree or PhD in Economics with exceptional academic credentials
- Detailed knowledge of applied methods in optimization, statistics, econometrics, and machine learning
- A high level of knowledge of blockchain and NFTs and their application to digital products
- Exceptional problem-solving skills
- Self-starter with natural curiosity and investigative skills who takes ownership to drive results
- A team player committed to delivering results in a fast-paced environment
- Proficiency with SQL and Python would be beneficial
Preferred Qualifications
- Academic focus on either industrial organization or similar empirical microeconomics
- 2+ years of experience in industry or consulting
- Experience contributing to risk and profitability decisions in a marketplace setting
- Passion for computer games
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