Game Economy Designer Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Sumo Digital Ltd
Full Time
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
32438 - 56734 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
About Sumo Newcastle
We build ground-breaking games and content for some of the world’s biggest publishers including Microsoft, Sony, Apple and Sega. Sumo Newcastle joined the Sumo Digital family in January of 2018. As a former CCP Games studio, we have a solid history of cutting-edge development, and now with Sumo, a spectacular future of ‘AAA’ game development for some of the biggest and best publishers in the world.
It’s an exciting time to be part of Sumo, winners of the Develop: Star Awards 2019 Best Studio and GI Biz 2020 Best Places to Work; big things are on the horizon and we want you to be part of our continued journey.
Sumo Newcastle is made up of a diverse mix of fantastic and talented people, and we embrace all the elements that make our team unique! We are an inclusive studio and welcome applications from all qualified applicants of any background, regardless of race, age, disability, gender identity or neurodiversity.
The role @ Sumo Newcastle
As an Economy Designer will be responsible for determining and understanding what makes our games appealing and enjoyable for our players while looking for ways to optimize our user experience.
You will identify and develop opportunities to drive purchases while retaining and building a healthy player base. You will be responsible for designing and maintaining game economies, balancing and optimising based on game telemetry, while supporting and analyzing monetisation features.
In your new role you will:
- Work with game design to build core progression and economy systems to achieve long term player retention
- Identify potential revenue drivers in the game economy and how they should be used
- Manage a healthy economy by adjusting sinks and faucets based on game telemetry
- Create and maintain systems to track player responses to changes and predict results
- Create and maintain clear and well-presented game design documentation
- Work closely with the design & art teams to maximise all relevant game features/assets
- Regularly feedback to directors/business exec with results, predictions and strategy
- Suggest game design improvements to the user/customer experience
To be successful you will have:
- 2+ years experience designing/balancing systems for live games
- Expert level experience with Excel (or compatible software)
- Avid gamer with solid understanding of current business models e.g. Free-to-play, Game-as-a-Service, Subscription
- Experience in gathering, analysing and presenting large amounts of data
- Able to formulate ratios and indexes specific to the game to identify areas for improvement
- Strong and positive team-oriented attitude to work
What we offer:
. Defined Annual Bonus Scheme
. ULEV car scheme
. Monthly allowance to spend on enhancing benefits
. Salary Sacrifice Pension
. Flexible Working
. 21 days free-use holiday
+ your birthday off
+ 5 learning days including 1 volunteer day
+ a duvet day
+ Christmas shutdown from Christmas Eve to New Year
+ Bank Holidays
+ extra allowance accrued for longer service
. Free dental insurance
. Life Assurance 4x Salary
. Income Protection of 75% for 5 years
. Enhanced Mat/Paternity & Adoption pay
. Employee Assistance Programme:
. Help at Hand - Remote GP, Mental Health & Physio appointments
. Free financial & home buying support consultations
. Cycle to Work Scheme
. Payroll Giving Scheme
. Access to 4,000 Udemy Courses
. Career Development Pathway
. Wrap Parties.
. Project Completion Awards
. Game/Creative Jams
. Big Family Events
. Studio social activities, e.g. running, board games, film, yoga, life drawing…
. Prism – Sumo’s employee diversity focus group
. Free fruit and drinks in our studios
. Employee Referral Bonus
Where do we stand on diversity?
At Sumo Digital, we know that diversity and inclusivity will make our teams (and the amazing work that they do) better! We encourage and welcome ALL applications.
More About The Sumo Newcastle Studio:
Sumo Digital is one of the UK's most prolific game developers, enjoying over fifteen years of stability and growth. We have UK studios in Sheffield, Newcastle, Nottingham, Leamington Spa, The Chinese Room in Brighton and Red Kite Games in Leeds, along with Sumo Video Games in Pune, India.
We offer a superb benefits package including generous holidays and flexi-time. We care about our people, with an emphasis on the work/life balance and out of office events such as our legendary annual Sumo ‘Big Day Out’, plus epic Christmas parties and much more! Our regular studio Game Jams are a highlight - winning concepts can go on to commercial release, so far including Snake Pass and Spyder for Apple Arcade.
We are proud to be in the North-East of England, in our new, purpose-built, state-of-the-art facilities in Riga. Newcastle was voted the number one place that travellers should visit in 2018 by Rough Guide and has everything that a major European city has to offer; culture, heritage, lively bars and fantastic retail. It is an exciting cosmopolitan city while also boasting plenty of beautiful outdoor space including several beaches less than an hour’s drive away.
Our environment is relaxed, friendly and built on every team member having the opportunity to shine and have real, meaningful input into the games that we create. We pride ourselves on our positive atmosphere and sociable team who regularly partake in shared interest groups, lunchtime and after-work clubs, and charity fundraising events.
Sumo Digital Ltd
www.sumo-digital.com
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Carl Cavers
$25 to $50 million (USD)
201 to 500 Employees
Company - Public
Video Game Publishing
2003
