Principal Progression Economy Designer

Responsibilities

• As a hands-on individual contributor, own the design goals and implementation of progression systems that meet the needs of onboarding newcomers and returning seasoned players
• Deliver achievement and reward structures that encourage pro-social and collaborative behavior in team games
• Set the standards for player motivational loops that are ethical, meaningful, and enriching.
• Define player experience goals to evolve the economic ecosystem based on feedback from leadership, live KPIs, and community sentiment
• Collaborate with Product Managers and other leads (combat, social systems, UX designers) to roll out impactful systemic solutions that are sustainable long-term
• Oversee and drive seasonal content delivery to continually surprise and delight the community

Required Skills

• Strong foundation in building goal-driven, competitive multiplayer game progression and economies
• Demonstrate empathy and understanding of different player motivations in PVP games and the ability to design incentives that generate short- to long-term engagement for them
• Proven ability to both propose design concepts and perform hands-on implementation (e.g., using scripting or prototyping tools to bring systems to life)
• Expertise in balancing content perishability against lifetime persistence of seasonal resets to sustain player motivation
• Experience testing and running resets of the economy and progression in a live-service multiplayer environment is ideal
• Self-driven and collaborative across crafts, with exceptional communication and interpersonal skills

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Track record designing game economies that encourage social connections between players through the value of virtual goods
• Experience delegating work or ownership of an area to multidisciplinary peers
• Familiarity with development using Unreal Engine 5