Game Economy Designer

Job Description

Company Description

Ubisoft Bucharest has been an important pillar for the local gaming industry since 1992, being the first Ubisoft production studio outside France. It has a strong history of contributing to iconic AAA franchises such as Assassin’s Creed, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon, Watch Dogs and Just Dance, and has helped develop a total of over 60 games. Today, the studio is the 2nd largest Ubisoft studio worldwide and continues to tackle the biggest challenges in gaming and technology, contributing to the creation of new and amazing games.

Job Description

Your life at Ubi

Under the supervision of the Game Director and the Lead Game Designer, you are responsible for managing all economic aspects of the game design. You control the virtual economy (how the player wins and spends resources and currencies in the game) alongside all other progression and reward systems. You are responsable for designing game features that compel, engage players on the long term and provide monetization opportunities. You identify, understand and develop the motivation drivers in the game economy context and provide data-driven recommendation on design.

Your main mission:

The main and routine tasks of the economic designer are related to:

Game Design

• Model, tune and manage complex game systems & mechanics (rewards, features) to engage players & fulfill their needs;
• Understand the player’s key motivation levers (progression, reward, social);
• Design, prototype and support the economic systems to drive players to engage with the game’s economy.

Economics and statistics

• Use strong knowledge in macro and behavioral economics (game theory, sociology etc.) to create the in-game economy and its money life cycle (production, sinks, inflation);
• Define and fine tune all system related to player motivation, rewards and progression
• Define the virtual products (relation, life cycle, streams of availability);
• Collaborate with the data analyst to design the metrics system to ensure the data collection triggering economy adjustments and tuning;
• Support and work closely with the monetization manager to provide for monetization opportunities.

Qualifications

The professional value you bring:

• Specialization / experience in game design;
• Strong knowledge in economics;
• In-depth knowledge and experience with online games;
• Strong passion for gaming (RPG, MMORPG) and keen grasp of associated systems (progression, crafting, statistics etc.);
• Act with the consumer and the market in mind (stay informed of current events in the sector, analyze strengths and weaknesses of both our games and competitors’ games);

The personal value you bring:

• Strong analytical skills;
• Collaborate and communicate constructively in a friendly work environment;
• Seek improvement constantly (take initiatives, challenge yourself);
• Be creative;
• Good understanding of motivation drivers, learning theories, and usability;
• Good knowledge of quantitative data;
• Good understanding of players' psychology.

Additional Information

About us

Ubisoft’s 19.000 team members, working across more than 40 locations around the world, are bound by a common mission to enrich players’ lives with original and memorable gaming experiences. This ambition is very much embedded into our work here, at Ubisoft Romania, where we create games that reach millions of people worldwide. We’re working with top global Ubisoft studios on creating worlds that shape the entertainment industry - from Assassin’s Creed and Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon, to Watch Dogs, Just Dance and other exciting projects, yet to be announced. We are driven by the work we do and inspired by the fun we have while doing it!

We’re an equal opportunity employer and we believe that diverse backgrounds and perspectives are key to creating worlds where both players and teams can thrive and express themselves.

• The production team is very diverse in specialties, and this makes all the magic happen. Together, they create amazing worlds that take entertainment to the next level.

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