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Game Economist

PLAYSTUDIOS
Portland, OR Full Time
POSTED ON 3/27/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/13/2025
We are seeking a highly skilled and versatile Game Economist to join our Win Zone Studio in a unique and exciting role. You will be responsible for designing and optimizing feature economies, monitoring and maintaining the overall game economy, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive engagement and retention. As a key member of the studio, you will leverage data-driven insights to enhance player experiences and provide strategic recommendations.

Duties And Responsibilities

  • Monitor and tune the economics of currencies using data analysis and simulations
  • Define guidelines of currency management across departments to control & optimize economic inflation
  • Collaborate with Product & Monetization in feature planning and design.
  • Collaborate with economists from partner apps to design & tune cross-app promotions and features
  • Define and create features, live-ops events, loyalty reinvestment strategies, and promotions economies.
  • Plan and Monitor A/B tests to optimize new and existing features
  • Find, define, and maintain players’ segmentation for optimizing the game experience.
  • Build and analyze simulations and predictive models to proactively forecast the results of changes to content.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in business, data science, economics, statistics, analytics, or another related degree
  • 4 years prior experience in game economy preferably in a Casino/ Sweepstakes industry.
  • Advanced SQL and Excel skills - MUST
  • Proficient in programming languages such as Python and R for data analysis, modeling, and visualizations
  • Excellent communication skills to convey technical findings and insights to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Strong understanding of virtual economies, economic theories, principles, and their application to consumer behavior and/or loyalty programs.
  • Prior experience in either social gaming, casino/hospitality, or related experience.

Benefits And Perks

  • 100% health benefit premium coverage for you and your dependents!
  • 401K match and Restricted Stock Units
  • Flexible vacation policy
  • Employee-driven entertainment, happy hours, and team-building events
  • Snacks and drinks are available in the kitchen
  • Casual work environment

About PLAYSTUDIOS

PLAYSTUDIOS is the developer and operator of award-winning free-to-play casual games for mobile and social platforms. The company’s collection of original and published titles is powered by its groundbreaking playAWARDS loyalty marketing platform, which enables players to earn real-world rewards from a portfolio of global entertainment, retail, technology, travel, leisure, and gaming brands across 17 countries and four continents. Founded by a team of veteran gaming, hospitality, and technology entrepreneurs, PLAYSTUDIOS brings together beautifully designed mobile gaming content with an innovative loyalty platform in order to provide its players with an unequaled entertainment experience and its partners with actionable business insights. To learn more about PLAYSTUDIOS, visit playstudios.com

PLAYSTUDIOS is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military or veteran status, or other protected category under the law. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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