Economic Game Designer W/M/NB
0 candidat • CDI Lyon (69)
Description du poste
$Why this role is exciting
You will work on a high-scale live mobile game, with a direct impact on the game economy, player experience, and business performance. You will design and iterate on key systems (progression, resources, offers, events) in a data-driven, Live Ops environment with fast and measurable iterations. You will join a small, agile team where your decisions have a tangible and immediate impact at scale.
$Your mission
You play a central role in the evolution and growth of Million Lords as an Economic Game Designer. This position is at the core of the game : you design, drive, and evolve all economic systems that shape the player experience and support the game's live performance.
$Your role
Fully integrated within the team, you collaborate closely with game design, engineering, and data/BI teams to design, balance, and maintain engaging systems that encourage players to invest both time and money into the game. You are involved throughout the entire production cycle, from pre-production to live operations and will notably work on :
- Design, prototype, and iterate on the game's economy systems (currencies, sinks / sources, progression / experience, rewards) to drive long-term player engagement and monetization
- Define and maintain the balance between free and paid content to ensure a fair, compelling, and sustainable player experience
- Analyze in-game data and player behavior to evaluate the performance of the economy and business model, identify opportunities, and recommend actionable improvements
- Collaborate closely with Game Designers to ensure the economy is fully aligned with core gameplay loops and player motivations
- Work with Product, Live Ops, and Analytics teams to continuously optimize the economy through A/B testing and data-driven decisions
- Partner with Design, UI/UX and Engineering teams to make sure the implementation of features and economic systems properly exposes the information needed to engage the player in the experience and favors monetization
Profil recherché
$What we expect
We are looking for an experienced Economic Game Designer with at least 4 years of experience, working on high-scale free-to-play games.
$If you have the following skills
- Strong experience in game economy design (sources / sinks, currencies, progression balancing)
- Good mastery of F2P monetization mechanics (offers, pricing, pay-to-fast balance)
- Strong proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets (modeling, simulations)
- KPI-driven mindset (ARPDAU, LTV, retention, conversion)
- Experience with Live Ops and economy iteration (events, tuning, feature optimization)
- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams (design, data, product, engineering)
Nice to have
- Experience working on high-scale games (+10,000 daily active users)
- Knowledge of SQL (data extraction and analysis)
- Experience with A/B testing and experimentation methods
Then you're the right person to work with us !
Informations supplémentaires
Contract : Full-time position based in Lyon with up to 3 days of remote work per week, or remote within France with regular on-site visits (3 days per month in Lyon)
Start date : As soon as possible
Don't wait, send us your application now !
$Perks
Special perks :
- Flexible working hours with the option of a 4.5-day week
- Opportunity to become a shareholder of the company
And of course :
- Lunch card : €8/day, 50% covered by the company
- Access to sports equipment in the office
- Training & conferences supported to help you grow
- Quarterly / Monthly team lunches and a Christmas gift card
- ...and more !
$Recruitment process
We care about making this first exchange a meaningful one :
- 1/ Interview with Isabelle, our Talent Acquisition Manager, to understand your background and walk you through the process
- 2/ Interview with Kevin, our Associate Game Director to align expectations and explore how you could collaborate
- 3/ Interview with Franck, our LiveOps Director and your future manager, to discuss your technical approach, your problem-solving skills, and your management style. The discussion will be based on a design test you've prepared, an opportunity for a truly constructive exchange
- 4/ Interview with Sylvain, our Executive Producer to help you understand the team's workflow
- 5/ Meeting with Benoît / Céline, our Co-founders
A fournir
CV, lettre de motivation, références, site Web (si applicable)
A l'attention de : Responsable du recrutement