Economy Manager, Live Games

We are looking for Economy Managers who will join us to drive growth of one of Supercell's games by managing and optimizing a free-to-play game economy. You will have the unique opportunity to work on some of the biggest and most recognizable mobile games in the world, and directly shape how they are being operated for millions of players every day.

As an Economy Manager, you will manage and optimize a free-to-play game economy, partnering closely with live ops managers, monetization managers and game designers to find a balance between delivering fantastic player experiences and maximizing commercial success of the game. You will utilize player data and your in-depth understanding of the game to monitor the overall health of the economy, tune new and existing systems, and to inform live ops and monetization strategies. Your insights will also inform new features and designs in order to ensure the long term health of the game and to maximize long-term player engagement and monetization.

Responsibilities

• Manage and optimize a free-to-play game economy, based on existing player data and your in-depth understanding of new and existing economic systems.
  

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  Monitor in-game economic KPIs and player balances for all key user segments to ensure the overall health of the game's economy.
  

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  Own the economy and pricing of virtual currencies and goods, and determine systems where sources or sinks can be tuned to improve game performance.
  

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  Collaborate with the game's system designers and other key stakeholders to level up our understanding of the value and impact of economy changes.
  

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  Partner closely with Live Ops and Monetization Managers to deliver a fantastic player experience, while maintaining a healthy balance in the game economy.
  

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  Level up our understanding across all player segments and identify areas for improvement to maximize player engagement, retention, and monetization.
  

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  Build simulations and predictive models to develop deep understanding of player progression and predict the results of economy changes and new content.
  

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  Improve content performance through continuous A/B testing and analyzing results to help achieve business objectives.
  

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  Help the game design team balance difficulty, rewards and sinks of new features and help them integrate these features seamlessly into the broader game.
  

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  Create and maintain documentation related to the game economy, making it accessible and readable for the rest of the team where appropriate.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in free-to-play mobile games in a systems/economy design or product management role
• Expert in virtual economies with proven track recording in designing and/or managing systems in a successful free-to-play game.
• Holistic understanding of how the interaction of systems and currencies affects the experience of the game and on the game financial performance.
• Able to work closely with a cross discipline game team including game designers, live ops managers, monetization managers, data scientists and other developers.
• Hands-on approach and impact-driven focus on constantly pushing game performance and delivering fantastic player experiences
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills with an emphasis on metrics-driven decision making
• Comfortable taking calculated risks, learning and sharing the lessons learned
• Passion for business models and mobile games
• Knowledge of live operations and monetization trends within the free-to-play business model is a plus.

Benefits and Compensation
Luring you in with glitter, glamour, and gems is not what we seek to do. We develop Supercell as an employer for you to do your best work and to call this the best experience in your professional life. We want you to fully enjoy your time here, so we structure our compensation and benefits to serve this purpose. We start with perceiving you as a human being, not a resource.

About Supercell

We are a game company based in Helsinki, Finland, with offices in San Francisco, Seoul and Shanghai. Since our launch in 2010, we've released five games globally - Hay Day, Clash of Clans, Boom Beach, Clash Royale and Brawl Stars.

To make five games, we've killed dozens along the way. That's because we're obsessed with quality. Our goal is to make the best games - games that are played by millions, enjoyed for years and remembered forever. To achieve this goal, we create the best possible teams and give them the freedom and independence that are core to our success.

You might love it here...

If you love to think, talk, play and make games, Supercell is the place for you. We're made up of proactive, independent teams with the freedom to do what they think is best for their players, our games and the company at large. We know that it takes more than just independence to make great games, so we also take very good care of our people - providing them with the compensation, work environment and resources they need to succeed.

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