Game Economy Designer - W/M/NB

Game Economy Designer - W/M/NB

• Contract: Permanent
• Work flexibility: Office-based

About the Position

Join Ubisoft as a Game Economy Designer to optimize game loop and progression systems. Collaborate with development teams to ensure optimal communication and achieve expected results.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize the economic balancing of all game loop & progression systems (sources, sinks, quests, events, tasks, objectives & rewards, and monetization), and implement it with configuration parameters.
• Provide data-driven simulations and analysis of game loop balancing scenarios to calculate the ideal balancing parameters for the game, and react quickly to player data during live.
• Revamp existing tools to configure and balance the game as necessary to improve them (e.g., designers' excels for tracking & calculation of parameters to input).
• Be responsible for a variety of system topics design, implementation (configuration), or balancing for game loop systems (progression, economy, RPG & itemization, time-limited events, daily quests…).
• Collaborate with other development team cells (content, level design, art & animation, gameplay programming) to ensure optimal communication of design info and achieve the results expected.
• Create and maintain documentation for all the game loop and progression systems balancing, as well as designers' tools (Excel tables and simulators, etc).
• Constantly participate in finding solutions to fix buggy features and optimize systems, pushing for reworks when necessary to reach the expected quality.

Requirements

• Game Design Expertise: Passionate about RPG and looter-shooter games, with in-depth knowledge of F2P and GaaS genres, mobile player behavior, and business model trends.
• Proven Experience: Shipped at least one game as an economic or system designer, with significant experience balancing economic systems (MMORPG/action-RPG/F2P GaaS experience is a plus).
• Technical Skills: Strong numeric design abilities, data manipulation expertise, analytical mind, and able to translate analytical findings into actionable design solutions within the game. Comfortable with complex Excel sheets.
• Fluent in English.

Nice to Have

• Bonus Knowledge: Familiarity with The Division IP and a passion for creating immersive, believable game worlds.

We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Profit-sharing and an annual company savings plan
• 25 days of paid vacation + 12 additional RTT days
• 50% reimbursement of your Navigo pass, meal vouchers (€9/day), health insurance for you and your family, as well as many additional Ubisoft benefits
• 20 weeks of maternity leave, 7 weeks of paternity/co-parental leave
• Our brand-new offices are located in Saint-Mandé (Metro line 1, Saint-Mandé station). A gym is available in the building.

About the Company

Ubisoft is a global leader in video games, with teams around the world creating original and memorable experiences through franchises such as Assassin’s Creed, Rainbow Six, Just Dance, and many more. We believe that diverse perspectives enable both players and teams to thrive. If you are passionate about innovation and want to push the boundaries of entertainment, join us in creating the unknown!

Recruitment Process

• [45 min; remote] – Interview with a Talent Acquisition Specialist
• [60 min; remote] – Interview with the hiring manager
• Assessment: Role-related evaluation
• [60 min; remote] – Interview with a key stakeholder

Skills and abilities can be expressed in different ways and may be built through a variety of experiences. That’s why we strongly encourage you to apply, even if you do not meet all of the criteria listed above.

Ubisoft is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from all individuals regardless of gender, background, religion, sexual orientation, social status, disability, or age. Ubisoft is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment that reflects the diversity of its player community.

Check out this guide to help you with your application, and learn about our actions to encourage more diversity and inclusion.