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Game Economy Lead

zyngacareers

London, UKonsitePosted Mar 10, 2026
Posting intelligenceMay be filled, listed long ago

Skills

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About the role

Level Up Your Career with Zynga!

At Zynga, we bring people together through the power of play. As a global leader in interactive entertainment and a proud label of Take-Two Interactive, our games have been downloaded over 6 billion times—connecting players in 175+ countries through fun, strategy, and a little friendly competition.

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Founded in 2007 and headquartered in California, our teams span North America, Europe, and Asia, working together to craft unforgettable gaming experiences. Whether you're spinning, strategizing, matching, or competing, Zynga is where fun meets innovation—and where you can take your career to the next level.

Join us and be part of the play!

Position Overview:

As a Game Economy Lead, you will build and optimize in-game economies that balance engaging player experience with sustainable monetization. Applying data-driven models and game design principles, you will focus on improving long-term retention, revenue, and player satisfaction throughout the game’s lifecycle!

What You’ll Do:

Economy Design & Optimization: Design, manage, and optimize complex in-game economies, including virtual goods, currencies, pricing models, and reward systems for events and progression paths. Set ideal pricing to balance long-term player satisfaction with strong monetization opportunities.

Modeling & Simulation: Build models, predictive simulations, and prototypes to proactively forecast the impact of game features, content updates, and game balance on player behavior.

Data-Driven Strategy: Define critical metrics, plan A/B testing, and analyze game data to continuously iterate on live features and address economic issues. Ensure balanced revenue growth without sacrificing player engagement.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Product, Game Design, Data, Engineering, and LiveOps teams to deliver impactful features and craft the most efficient experience for players. Provide expert advice and support data-informed decision making across the studio.

What You Bring:

Proven experience in mobile/freemium games in roles such as economy design, game design, data science, liveops, or product.

Strong analytical skills and logical thinking, with proven experience in data-oriented projects.

Strong interpersonal communication, highly collaborative, open-minded, and self-motivated.

A degree in economics or a related field.

Advanced level of English.

Benefits

In return for bringing your expertise to this top-priority role, we offer some of the best benefits in the gaming industry!

Highly competitive salary

Private medical care

Company bonus scheme

Relocation assistance for those moving to the UK

Awesome onsite chef serving breakfast, lunch, and lots of treats (naughty and nice)

Life insurance and a favorable pension scheme

Healthcare cash plan, including dental and optical coverage

Amazing tech to work with and consoles to play and relax with everywhere you look!

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