Game Economy Lead

About this role

Who We Are: Gram Games is the studio behind popular titles like 1010!, Six!, Merge Dragons!, and Merge Magic!, with more exciting projects in the pipeline. We are proudly part of the Zynga & Take-Two Interactive family. We do things differently here: we work in small self-managing teams, giving you an incredible amount of ownership, autonomy, and impact. At Gram, everyone is expected to have a razor-sharp focus on creating a tangible impact on their team, their work environment, and on the overall company strategy.

If you are motivated by autonomy, constant improvement, collaboration, and a sense of belonging, this is the place for you. Position Overview: As a Game Economy Lead, you will build and optimize in-game economies that balance engaging player experience with sustainable monetization. Utilizing data-driven models and game design principles, this role focuses on maximizing long-term retention, revenue, and player satisfaction throughout the game's lifecycle.

What You’ll Do: Economy Design & Optimization: Design, manage, and optimize complex in-game economies, including virtual goods, currencies, pricing models, and reward systems for events and progression paths. Set ideal pricing to balance long-term player satisfaction with strong monetization opportunities. Modeling & Simulation: Build models, predictive simulations, and prototypes to proactively forecast the impact of game features, content updates, and game balance on player behavior.

Data-Driven Strategy: Define critical metrics, plan A/B testing, and analyze game data to continuously iterate on live features and address economic issues. Ensure balanced revenue growth without sacrificing player engagement. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Product, Game Design, Data, Engineering, and LiveOps teams to deliver impactful features and craft the most efficient experience for players.

Provide expert advice and support data-informed decision making across the studio. What You Bring: Proven experience in mobile/freemium games in roles such as economy design, game design, data science, liveops, or product. Strong analytical skills and logical thinking, with proven experience in data-oriented projects. Strong interpersonal communication, highly collaborative, open-minded, and self-motivated. A degree in economics or a related field.