Lead Economy Architect for Merge Games

Xbox Media Solutions (Formerly Activision Blizzard Media); Barcelona; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

King is seeking a Principal Economy and System Designer for an unannounced Merge 2 game in Barcelona. You will own the economic foundations that connect core merging, progression, events, monetisation, and long-term engagement.

You will partner with leadership and a multidisciplinary team to build an economy that scales, remains intuitive, and aligns with product goals during development and live operation.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable, hands-on experience designing and balancing economies for merge games.
• Experience shaping economies in games in development or live operations.
• Strong ability to translate game vision into coherent systems and specs.

Responsibilities

• Own the design, modelling, balancing, and health of the game economy across lifecycle.
• Define the Merge 2 economy, including generators, energy loops, currencies, and progression.
• Design progression systems and pacing with clear short-, mid-, long-term goals.
• Build economy models, simulations, and tools to forecast currency flows and balancing.
• Establish sources/sinks for currencies; ensure understandability and resilience.
• Collaborate with Creative, Product, Data, Design, Art, Engineering, and UX.
• Design and balance meta, social, events, and monetisation systems.
• Use data and user feedback to identify opportunities and inform decisions.
• Lead economy reviews and communicate complex systems to stakeholders.

Skills

Merge economy design

Economy modelling

Balancing systems

Data analysis

Cross-functional leadership

Design documentation

Job description

King is seeking a Principal Economy and System Designer for an unannounced Merge 2 game in Barcelona. You will own the economic foundations that connect core merging, progression, events, monetisation, and long-term engagement.

You will partner with leadership and a multidisciplinary team to build an economy that scales, remains intuitive, and aligns with product goals during development and live operation.