Director Of Game Economy

Job Description

Want to work with some of the most beloved franchises in gaming? We are the Casual Mobile group at EA, and our portfolio includes both original and iconic IPs such as Design Home, Sim City Build-It, Covet Fashion, Pogo, and other catalog titles. Here at the Casual Mobile group we value a growth mindset backed by transparency and integrity. Our culture is rooted in leveraging creativity, data and product acumen to build compelling world-class mobile experiences for hundreds of millions of players around the world.

As a Director of Game Economy, you will work closely with game leaders across our portfolio to establish game and economy best practice, develop product design insights, and contribute to setting product roadmaps. You'll also partner with game leaders to develop growth and talent strategies for developing designers. You will report to the Mobile Casual Head of Design.

Responsibilities
• Oversee economy design of portfolio of titles
• Provide direction and support to teams to develop economic strategy for each title
• Work hands-on with each title's economy to provide recommendations for actionable changes and future feature opportunities
• Establish Economy best practice solutions across the portfolio for tuning, modeling, impact measurement, and regular monitoring
• Partner with teams to define how new features interact with existing economies, testing strategies, quantify and prioritize opportunities within roadmaps
• Mentor team PM & Designers how to analyze, model and execute on performant economies
• Use market research as a competitive benchmark and identify evolving best practices and implementations
• Contribute to broader portfolio strategies and product planning initiatives

Qualifications
• 10+ years of experience in game design or product management
• 5+ years in roles focused on economy design
• Expertise in modeling, simulating, and forecasting economic changes to business KPIs
• Proficient in coaching and mentorship
• Ability to balance work across multiple titles and initiatives

Ceci ne s'applique pas au Québec.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The base salary ranges listed below are for the defined geographic market pay zones in these locations. If you reside outside of these locations, a recruiter will advise on the range and benefits for your specific location.

EA has listed the base salary ranges it in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in the locations listed, as of the time of this posting. Pay offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, and business or organizational needs.

BASE SALARY RANGES
• California (depending on location e.g. Los Angeles vs. Sacramento):

º $170,500 - $259,300 USD Annually
• New York (depending on location e.g. Manhattan vs. Buffalo):

º $167,300 - $259,300 USD Annually
• Jersey City, NJ :

º $202,600 - $259,300 USD Annually
• Colorado (depending on location e.g. Denver vs. Colorado Springs):

º $180,100 - $237,200 USD Annually
• Washington (depending on location e.g. Seattle vs. Spokane):

º $167,300 - $238,500 USD Annually
• British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria):

º $151,800 - $208,900 CAN Annually

Base salary is just one part of the overall compensation at EA. In the US, we offer a package of benefits including paid time off (3 weeks per year to start), 80 hours per year of sick time, 16 paid company holidays per year, 10 weeks paid time off to bond with baby, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity. For British Columbia, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave), extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rv0xp0-18-217-255-64-42 in your application.