Game Designer II - Economy

Uken builds games that people everywhere love. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? and Jeopardy! World Tour are the top 2 trivia games, engaging millions of global players every month. In 2020, Uken released Ava’s Manor, a solitaire game where users renovate and decorate the manor while discovering mysterious clues and dabbling in a romantic love story. Uken’s foray into narrative games is an exciting opportunity for the company.  

We consider our Ukenites to be data-driven designers, technologists, and artists. Through collaboration, we pair the craft of design with feedback and data to deliver a pace and rhythm in each game session that immerses our audience and engages them for years. We have a quirky, nerdy culture that fosters creativity, collaboration, quality ideas, innovation, and a data-driven mindset. We believe in moving quickly and improving constantly and that mantra is reflected in the consistent updates we make to our games and internal technologies. We have an appetite for pushing technical boundaries but with a focus on practical use.

Uken is looking for a talented Game Designer II - Economy who is keen on applying their skills to help grow the studio’s casual titles. We're looking for someone who loves games and is up to date on the latest mobile game and tech industry trends. The Game Designer II - Economy is part of the Product Team and reports to the Lead Game Designer. The mission of the Game Designer II - Economy is to design and balance the core game economy to maximize engagement and monetization.

As a Ukenite, you'll be working on meaningful things like: 

• Designing and owning game economy systems and related features (progression, rewards, difficulty, currency sinks and sources, and more)
• Creating economy simulators to model and predict the effects of changes to the game on player experience and monetization
• Working closely alongside game designers and product managers to generate, prioritize, and test ideas for game economy changes, and new game systems that fit into and complement existing game structures

Your background should include:

• At least 3 years experience as a Game Economy Designer
• The ability to use knowledge of statistics, economics, and simulation to evaluate game economy design
• Excellent knowledge of free to play game mechanics and economies
• Working comfortably in spreadsheets (formulas, formatting, macros)
• Understanding and acting on data to inform product decisions
• Using clear and concise communication, to obtain buy-in on new ideas
• An appetite to learn, grow, and take on increasingly more responsibility

It'd be a big plus if you have:

• Balanced at least one core game economy or a few major systems in a free to play mobile game(s)
• Deployed major economy changes on a live product with a large user base
• Experience working with a lot of data, ability to write SQL, python 
• A strong foundation in math, economics, or finance
• Experience writing rigorous and detailed design documentation

What's in it for you?

• Work from anywhere - remote and in-office options
• Join a world class team eager to learn something new everyday
• You’ll be equipped with high-end equipment
• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Stock Options, Group RRSP and employer matching
• Generous allowances and perks 
• Uken social nights including mixers, game night, and more - we take entertainment seriously!
• Convenient location in the heart of downtown Toronto at Front & John St.

At Uken, we believe there is power in diversity and strive for a diverse, inclusive, and accessible environment. Our ongoing innovative journey relies on each Ukenite to be different. All qualified applicants will be assessed equally regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, age, sex, sexual attraction, gender identity, or expression, and would not face discrimination based on disability.  

Uken is committed to offering reasonable accommodation to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at [email protected]