Game Economy Designer, Merge Mansion

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.

We are looking for an experienced Game Economy Designer to take ownership of designing and balancing the core and feature-level game economy of Merge Mansion. You will work with our feature teams and help us to continue providing a great player experience for Merge Mansion’s ever-expanding player base. 

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

Responsibilities

• Taking ownership of Merge Mansion’s economy for (new and existing) features, and designing and balancing features’ economy
• Analyzing the progression systems of the game and using data to optimize the game economy
• Developing predictive simulations to anticipate outcomes following content modifications
• Supporting fellow game designers in creating economies for new features
• Working together with Product Managers in translating high-level business metrics into game economy ones

Requirements

• Several years of experience in game economy design
• A background in working with live mobile games
• Good grasp of game economy balancing in F2P games and its impact on game progression
• Experience in modeling the game economy of game features and simulating potential scenarios for different player segments
• Hands-on experience in A/B testing and a strong knowledge in spreadsheets
• Logical thinking and a systematic approach to solving problems, complemented nicely by your passion for working with numbers and analyzing data
• Basic understanding of analyzing key data with the ability to request certain visualization from the data team and comprehend statistical results

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

• Previous experience with
• Data Analysis
• game design
• Unity

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 or Berlin, Germany
• Relocation: Relocating to Finland or Germany expected, full support provided
• Work model: Mix of office and remote work
• Working language: English

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!

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 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: https://metacoregames.com/culture