Senior Game Designer - Systems & Economy, Remote LiveOps

United States Digital Space LLC; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first, your way

Flexible hours

Generous vacation

Home office budget

Learning & development

Top-tier equipment

Meal allowance

Home office utility grant

Company swag

Annual company retreat

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Senior Game Designer (Systems & Economy) to own the long-term evolution of one or two live mobile games. You will design, balance, and optimize progression, economy, events, and monetization while guiding retention and business performance.

You’ll collaborate with Product, BI, UA, Art, and Development to craft compelling player experiences and drive KPI improvements through testing and analysis.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience designing and operating successful F2P mobile games.
• Strong experience in systems design, economy design, progression design, and LiveOps.
• Proven track record working on casual or puzzle games.
• Deep understanding of player motivation, retention mechanics, and monetization design.
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to design and evaluate A/B tests and translate data into actionable improvements.
• Comfortable making decisions based on KPIs and player behavior.
• Self-driven and proactive, with the ability to identify opportunities without waiting for direction.
• Ability to quickly understand new games, systems, and player audiences and take ownership when moving between projects.
• Advanced spreadsheet skills and experience building balancing, simulation, and forecasting models.
• Excellent communication skills in English, both verbal and written.
• Passion for creating engaging and sustainable player experiences.
• Proficient in using AI tools to improve productivity, analysis, and decision making.

Responsibilities

• Design, balance, and optimize the game’s economy, progression, and reward systems.
• Create engaging player motivation loops across events, features, and monetization.
• Develop and maintain a cohesive ecosystem of LiveOps events, ensuring they work together rather than compete for player attention.
• Design systems that improve retention, engagement, and monetization while preserving a great player experience.
• Build and maintain economy models, balancing spreadsheets, and simulations.
• Use data to identify player friction points, progression bottlenecks, and monetization opportunities.
• Collaborate closely with Product, BI, UA, Art, and Development teams to improve game performance.
• Analyze KPIs such as Retention, ARPDAU, Conversion, LTV, and Engagement to guide design decisions.
• Drive feature and event improvements through continuous testing, iteration, and experimentation.
• Clearly communicate design rationale, trade-offs, and recommendations across the team.

Skills

Systems design

Economy design

Progression design

LiveOps

Tools

Excel

AI tools

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Senior Game Designer (Systems & Economy) to own the long-term evolution of one or two live mobile games. You will design, balance, and optimize progression, economy, events, and monetization while guiding retention and business performance.

You’ll collaborate with Product, BI, UA, Art, and Development to craft compelling player experiences and drive KPI improvements through testing and analysis.