Principal Progression Economy Designer (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Principal Progression Economy Designer (Gamedev): Own the design and implementation of progression systems for a new multiplayer action game, focusing on onboarding newcomers and rewarding seasoned players. Focus on ethical and meaningful player motivational loops, evolving the economic ecosystem based on live KPIs and community sentiment, and driving seasonal content delivery.

Location: Remote (US)

Salary: $172,000 — $258,000 USD

Company

hirify.global is on a mission to create games that bond players together into deeply invested communities.

What you will do

• 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 to roll out impactful systemic solutions that are sustainable long-term.
• Oversee and drive seasonal content delivery to continually surprise and delight the community.

Requirements

• 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.
• 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

• 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.

Culture & Benefits

• Eligible for SIE’s top-tier benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products.
• Eligible for a bonus package.
• Flexible role that can be remote, with varying pay ranges based on geographic location.