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Lead Economy Designer

We are a mobile game company, based in both Helsinki and Berlin, creating world-class entertainment by building a portfolio of hit games. Since our launch in 2020, our first chart-topping game Merge Mansion has been entertaining over 55 million players worldwide, and we have grown into a team of over 200.

Our mission is to entertain hundreds of millions of people for decades, with our games, and also through our creative marketing, community, and beyond – while having fun with it.

We’re ordinary people crafting extraordinary games with passion and ambition, united by our culture of trust, psychological safety and wellbeing.

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We are looking for a Lead Economy Designer to take ownership of overlooking designing and balancing the core and feature-level game economy for Merge Mansion. You’ll play a key role in enabling us to provide a great player experience for our ever-expanding global audience. In this role, you’ll mentor and coach a team of Economy Designers, helping them develop their craft. Through broader game economy topics and learnings from Merge Mansion and its competitors, you’ll bring holistic insights to improve our game and stay ahead of industry trends.

More about Metacore crafts: https://metacoregames.com/our-crafts

Responsibilities

  • Developing and refining the game economy strategy and vision
  • Establishing best practices for designing, balancing, modeling, measuring impact, and monitoring economy systems
  • Overseeing the overall game economy health and identifying areas for improvement to maximize engagement, retention, and revenue
  • Managing the onboarding and training of Economy Designers, mentoring them, developing their skills, and providing feedback to support their professional growth
  • Collaborating with the Data team to design game economy reports and dashboards, ensuring all stakeholders are informed about the game economy and its KPIs.
  • Collaborating with the Product team to define KPIs related to the game economy and estimate the impact of changes
  • Contributing to the overall game strategy by providing valuable economy insights
  • Acting as the Recruitment Manager for future needs of the team

Requirements

  • Several years of experience in Game Economy
  • Proven leadership and mentorship skills, with experience guiding and developing a team of Economy Designers
  • Ability to deduce insights related to game economy from multiple data points
  • Strong understanding of the impact of game economy health on the growth of a F2P mobile game
  • Ability to clearly present complex game economy topics to broader audiences
  • Solid grasp of game economy balancing in F2P games and its impact on game progression
  • Experience modeling game economy features and simulating potential scenarios for different player segments
  • Logical thinking and a systematic approach to problem-solving, complemented by a passion for working with numbers and analyzing data

In addition to these, it would be nice but not mandatory for you to have some of these as well:

  • Familiarity with Unity
  • Experience in Data Analysis
  • Background in game design

What We Offer

  • Workplace where we aim high, without taking ourselves too seriously
  • Autonomy and accountability with support to foster professional development
  • Great opportunities to grow with the company
  • Work-life balance and strong emphasis on wellbeing
  • Approachable leaders with low ego
  • Flexible hybrid workplace where people enjoy working at the office

Basics

  • Location: Helsinki, Finland
  • Relocation: Relocating to Finland expected, full support provided
  • Remote work: Hybrid model of office and remote work
  • Start date: Flexible, ideally as soon as possible
  • Working language: English

Sounds about right? Then let’s talk!

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Our culture

Our culture is based on trust, psychological safety and wellbeing. At Metacore, autonomy and accountability go firmly hand in hand, and we cultivate a diverse and inclusive workplace where you can be yourself.

We are inclusive, collaborative, and humble and think “we” before “me”. We enable focus through transparency and ownership. We aim high, and aspire to be nothing less than the best game company in the world to work for.

To create even better games, communities and entertainment, we welcome talent with diverse experiences, who are passionate about their roles and bold in their ambition.

We have collectively defined our culture and values, and we uphold them together, every day.

Read more about our culture
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Our equal opportunity statement

To entertain hundreds of millions of people for decades, we need diverse teams that understand our diverse audiences. The key to unleash our creativity is a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture of trust where Metacoreans from all walks of life can be themselves. We celebrate our differences and believe they are the strength that drives us forward.

We are committed to offering equal opportunities for all, regardless of background, age, race, color, ethnicity, religion, disability, gender, sexual orientation, family status, education, socioeconomic status or any other characteristic. We build and maintain a workplace and industry free of harassment and discrimination.

We also aspire to have DE&I as a fundamental part of our game design process to enable us to create even better and more inclusive games, communities and entertainment.
If you require any support or have specific needs during the application process, please don't hesitate to let us know. We look forward to hearing from you!

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