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Game Economy Designer

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Kolibri Games

Mobile game studio behind idle games such as Idle Miner Tycoon.

About the Role

  • Join the Idle Bank Tycoon team to help take the game to its next big milestones.
  • You’ll work closely with the team to shape the game’s economy, build models for new features, design challenges and promotions based on player behaviour and segmentation, and ensure a healthy balance across inflation, progression, and in-game systems.
  • In this role, you’ll thrive in an agile, fast-moving environment, using player data, community insights, and your solid F2P expertise to identify future features and deepen our understanding of what motivates our players.
  • Based in our Berlin office, you’ll collaborate daily with a passionate and skilled team dedicated to pushing the quality bar for idle games even higher.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Design and implement game features, monetization, and economies systems that are both fulfilling the player’s needs and are sustainable.
  • Design and iterate on player progression and game balance to deliver an optimal player experience and to ensure economic health over time.
  • Collaborate closely with game designers, artists, and developers to ensure balancing and economic considerations are integrated seamlessly into all aspects of game development.
  • Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation and spreadsheets models to track and manage economic systems effectively.
  • Develop systems to prevent exploits, inflation, or imbalances caused by unexpected player behavior.
  • Leverage data (KPIs), player feedback, and segmentation to refine game balance and optimize features.
  • Stay updated on modern mobile F2P market trends and incorporate relevant insights to improve the game.

What You'll Bring

Grasp of the economy and balancing.
Advanced experience with Excel and Google Sheets.
Basic understanding of player psychology and gaming motivations.
Experience with working on mobile games.
Experience with data analysis.
Familiarity with Unity.
Good knowledge of the modern mobile F2P market.
Monetization knowledge.
Strong communication skills in English.

Nice to Have

Development technical background.
Experience with idle games.
Maths and statistics background.

Compensation & Benefits

  • Competitive Salary.
  • Generous personal learning budget for learning and development, including books, workshops, and attending conferences, as well as in-house training such as coding and German classes.
  • Flexible Working Hours and Home Office.
  • State-of-the-art technical equipment, including laptops and phones, which may also be used in your free time.
  • Kolicard: a monthly flexible budget of 50 euros that you can use for a gym membership, transportation, shopping, etc.
  • Monthly mobility budget to make commuting to work easier.
  • Relocation support to help you move to Berlin.
  • Opportunity to save for your pension tax-free.
  • Fresh fruits, fresh coffee, and a fully stocked fridge with Smoothies, Coke, Club Mate, beer, etc.
  • Regular parties, BBQs, movie nights, and a team event budget to buy games or sports equipment.
  • Annual company holiday.
  • Company-provided dinner and drinks on Friday afternoons.

About Kolibri Games

  • Mobile games developer from Berlin.
  • Our games have defined the idle genre and bring enjoyment to hundreds of millions of players all around the world.
  • ‘Kolibris’ are on a mission to continue making great games in a friendly environment with plenty of opportunities to learn and grow.
  • An international studio with employees from 40 different countries.

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