Economy Designers Needed!!

This is a posting in anticipation for possible future client requirements. This is NOT an active job post.

Onward Play and our clients (AAA, III, and start-up gaming studios) are always looking for Game Systems and Economy Designers.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of systems design, economy modeling, and tuning data simulations
• Knowledge of macro, microeconomics, pricing theory, and statistics, with the ability to model problems into quantitative systems, formulate ratios, and indexes specific to each game
• Advanced understanding of Excel, SQL, and/or Python + R, SPSS, SAS or other statistical analysis software
• Collaborative and excels in communicating with product managers, analysts, and executives
• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Finance, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, or another quantitative field
• Love for games!!

Responsibilities:

• Conceptualize, design, and prepare documentation for new features and content including game modes, meta progression, social rule-based events and models
• Create economy models and tuning/balancing simulations to find harmony in your systems and economy design
• Work with Producers to schedule and scope features, providing them with the necessary system design documentation and mockups to deliver to art, engineering, and QA teams

If you are interested, please apply or email me directly at sally@onwardplay.com with your resume! I'd love to hear from you and tell you about some of the incredible studios we work with!