Game Economy Designer

Leader in the development and publishing of games, Gameloft® has established itself as a pioneer in the industry, creating innovative gaming experiences for over 20 years. Gameloft creates games for all digital platforms, from mobile to cross-platform titles for PC and consoles. Gameloft operates its own established franchises such as Asphalt®, Dragon Mania Legends, Modern Combat and Dungeon Hunter and also partners with major rights holders including LEGO®, Universal, Illumination Entertainment, Hasbro®, Fox Digital Entertainment, Mattel®, Lamborghini®, and Ferrari®. Gameloft distributes its games in over 100 countries and employs 3,400 people worldwide. Every month, 55 million unique users can be reached by advertisers in Gameloft games with Gameloft for brands, a leading B2B offering dedicated to brands and agencies. Gameloft is a Vivendi company

What are you working on?

• Platforms: Mobile

For which tasks (responsibilities)?

This is a position requiring a mix of strong economy and marketing knowledge with a passion for analytical game design and the emerging free-to-play business model.

Responsibilities:

• Defining the virtual products and their statistics with the development team;

• Identifying the potential sale drivers for the different product categories in the game economy, defining the key points of exposure for those drivers;

• Balancing the needs for those virtual products, their relation, life cycle, and their streams of availability;

• Regularly provide user feedback and stat/price point tuning to development team based on play-testing, both during game development and post-release;

• Analyze the evolution of the metrics you defined to spot both monetization bottlenecks and facilitators.

What kind of professional are we looking for?

• Graduate degree in Economics or BA, preferably specialized in Marketing or Strategic direction;

• Mastery of Excel;

• Advanced understanding of SQL;

• Deep, up-to-date knowledge of the free-to-play market, both web-based and on smartphones;

• Passion for games on all existing formats;

• Fluent written and spoken English, concise writing skills, full working proficiency Ukrainian.
  

What is important for us in a person?

• Strong sensitivity to gameplay and game design, understanding how to build needs and emotions in the context of a game;

• Strong econometrics skills;

• Statistic knowledge, able to formulate ratios and indexes specific to each game, identifying specific weaknesses and strengths in its economy design;

• Strong marketing knowledge, able to formulate adequate selling strategies to improve the financial performance;

• Understanding of client/server architecture and data collecting pipeline and mining.

Why do we enjoy working here?

• Join a top global mobile and video games publisher using the latest technologies;

• Work with a talented international team in a friendly, creative environment;

• Gain experience in the fast-paced and innovative video games industry;

• Contribute to high-ranking products recognized worldwide;

• Grow your career with dynamic promotions and global opportunities.

What are the conditions and bonuses?

• Possibility to work remote in a global product company with talented people;

• Competitive salary according to the qualifications;

• 21-day paid vacation, 5 days paid sick leave and national holidays as non-working days;

• Medical insurance, psychologist;

• Parental leave;

• Own educational platform with courses, training programs, certifications;

• Employee Referral Program with great bonuses;

• Technical support and equipment.