Ubisoft

 Job Description:

Ubisoft is a leading developer and publisher of video games worldwide whose brand portfolio covers blockbusters such as Assassin"s Creed, Prince of Persia and Splinter Cell, as well as games for the whole family, from Imagine and Petz to Rayman Raving Rabbids. To continue building on its achievements for the future, Ubisoft is looking for new talent for its growing Indian studio in Pune! We favor diversity, creativity, drive and team spirit.
Designation Game Economic Designer - 1 Opening(s)
Job Description: About the Organization
Ubisoft is a leading developer and publisher of video games worldwide whose brand portfolio covers blockbusters such as Assassins Creed, Prince of Persia and Splinter Cell, as well as games for the whole family, from Imagine and Petz to Rayman Raving Rabbids. To continue building on its achievements for the future, Ubisoft is looking for new talent for its growing Indian studio in Pune!
We favor diversity, creativity, drive and team spirit. If youve got the skills and the desire to succeed, we want you to be a part of this exciting period of growth.

Job Title:- Game Economic Designer

Job Summary:-

The ideal candidate for this role will bring professional working experience in designing online/Free-to-play game economies.
He should have proven knowledge and experience in creating and managing virtual economies; with a passion for the video game sector. He has a strong understanding of free-to-play, social and multiplayer game models, and how to successfully apply economic and e-commerce systems to the online gaming space. He will be primary stakeholder for the robust and rewarding game economy that will drive player behavior toward our end goals.

Job Roles:

Collaborating with game designers and project stakeholders on new game features to maximize short and long-term player satisfaction, and provide for monetization opportunities
Contributing to game features/systems design that compel, monetize and re-engage players
Providing regular user feedback and stat/price point tuning to development team based on play-testing, both during game development and post-release.
Providing strategies to improve monetization, building new monetization features, providing inputs to increase organic installs & viral performance of the game during operation phase of the game.

Communicating with Community Development and Marketing to balance player satisfaction and promote feature expansions

Job Responsibilities:

Design, prototype and champion the economic systems to drive players to invest in our game economy (in- game and across multiple titles)
Managing the economy and pricing of virtual goods; balancing free content vs. paid currency in the game economy
Identifying the potential sale drivers for the different product categories in the game economy and providing constant data-driven recommendation on design, tuning and pricing in order to improve game financial performance
Analyzing the subtleties of behavioural economics, and recommending rewards and monetization features to create an economic system to fulfill player needs
Managing pricing as to create specific price point roles, implement selling strategies for higher price points
Designing the metrics system (with support from the Analytics team) to ensure that all necessary data is being captured to allow us to make decisions on adjustments to the economy. Perform live tuning in response to the data and trends observed in order to ensure the economy is healthy and balanced.

Required Skills: -

An Economics degree and/or relevant business experience in online web business systems/economies.
A keen grasp of the analytics behind Social/ Free to play/MMO games and how to maximize ROI while maintaining player interest
Astute mathematical and analytical skills with a strong problem solving skills with unique ability to look at large complex data sets and formulate conclusions
Self-starter with deep understanding of the social, cognitive, and emotional factors that drive behavior.
Strong ability to deconstruct high level systems and product direction into specific technical details, features, and tasks
Ability to work in a highly collaborative, interdisciplinary, iterative environment, while delivering under deadlines and time constraints

Preferred Skills:-

A thorough understanding of on-line, F2P and MMO reward systems and monetization schemes for PC/Mobile titles would be appreciated

Ability to identify and build knowledge on key business success factors 

Positive attitude and a love for problem solving 

A passion for gaming and a commitment to delivery AAA quality

Superb written and oral communication skills

Desired Profile:

Experience 3 - 8 Years

Industry Type Animation / Gaming

Role Other

Functional Area Analytics & Business Intelligence

Education UG - Any Graduate - Any Specialization, B.A - Economics 

PG - Any Postgraduate - Any Specialization, Post Graduation Not Required, M.A - Any Specialization, Economics 

DOCTORATE - Any Doctorate - Any Specialization, Doctorate Not Required, Ph.D - Advertising/Mass Communication

Location Pune

Keywords Games, Selling, Web Technologies, Community Development, Analytical Skills, Problem Solving, Communication Skills, monetise, economic designer, monetization, game economy, economics, MMO

Contact Details:

Ms. Neha Chobitkar 

UBISOFT Entertainment India Pvt Ltd 

Level 6, Building No. B -3 

Kumar Cerebrum, Kalyani Nagar 

PUNE,Maharashtra,India 411006

Telephone:20-91-66424552

Website https://www.ubisoftgroup.com

Job Posted 26 Sep

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