Game Balancer
hace 2 semanas
Do you want to take part in the amazing world of video game development? Come work with us
We’re a young, dynamic, easy-going studio located in the beautiful city of Barcelona. We develop video games for PC and Mac, gaming consoles and smartphones, lately focusing on tycoons and management games. Some examples of the tools we use are Unity3D, Maya, ZBrush, Unreal Engine, the Google Suite and services like Jira, Mantis, HacknPlan, etc.
As Game Balancer you will be part of a multidisciplinary team that has been working for more than 12 years in the video game industry.
The work environment is dynamic, agile and young. We are looking for someone passionate about games.
**Summary**:
- Work with the design team on the game’s progression systems and in-game economy.
- Define metrics that allow you to measure their impact in the title, and work closely with the development team to see those designs and metrics implemented.
- Once the game is launched, you will analyse the collected data and report which of the performing/under-performing aspects of the game’s economy and work with the team to provide solutions and improvements.
- 3-6 months duration.
**Requirements**:
- Expert knowledge of spreadsheet tools, e.g Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets etc.
- Strong understanding of gameplay and game design.
- Strong analytical and formal thinking with the ability to break problems down into their key variables and identify relationships between them.
- An interest in psychology, user behaviour and cognitive science.
- Statistics knowledge with the ability to identify the specific weaknesses and strengths in the system’s design.
- Understanding of client/server architecture and data collecting pipeline and mining.
- Good knowledge of the current social simulation market for console/PC.
- Passion for games on all formats: board games, card games, RPGs, tycoon and other genres.
- 4 years or 3-4 shipped games of professional experience balancing for PC and console.
**Pluses**:
- Game analytics knowledge
- Some knowledge of SQL or other database querying language.
- Some exposure to mongoDB - its data structure and tools.
- Specific experience working on tycoon/simulation games.
**Responsibilities**:
- Regularly provide user feedback and price point tuning to the development team based on play-testing, both during game development and post-release.
- This is a position requiring a mix of strong economy and marketing knowledge with passion for analytical game design and the free-to-play business model.
- Reviewing/contributing to the meta design aspects of the game and giving feedback and suggestions where appropriate.
**Benefits**:
- Possibility of teleworking with attendance to the office on specific days.
- Flexible schedule.
- Immediate incorporation.
**Contact address**: