Economy & Balancing Game Designer – Casual HTML5 Games

CoolGames

. Design and balance the economy, progression, and reward systems of casual games from initial design sessions through live operations .

Posted 10/27/2026full-timeRemote • NetherlandsMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and balancing game economies, utilizing advanced modeling and analytical skills to drive player engagement and revenue outcomes. Proficient in collaborating within agile teams and communicating design rationale effectively.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Game Economy DesignAdvanced Spreadsheet SkillsPlayer Motivation AnalysisLiveOps Event DesignFluent English Communication

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Hard Skills

Economy BalancingSimulation ModelingForecasting ModelsA/B TestingData Analysis

Soft Skills

Analytical MindsetProactive ApproachEmpathy for Casual Audience

Tools & Technologies

AI ToolsSpreadsheet Software

Industry Keywords

Free-to-Play GamesMobile GamesHTML5 GamesCasual GamesPuzzle Games

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and balance the economy, progression, and reward systems of casual games from initial design sessions through live operations
Own the revenue outcome of the economies designed
Build and maintain economy models, balancing sheets, and simulations for each title
Model and simulate changes before they ship
Use player data and A/B tests to identify friction points, progression bottlenecks, and monetization opportunities
Demonstrate how balancing proposals affect retention and revenue
Design motivation loops and cohesive LiveOps event ecosystems
Communicate design rationale, trade-offs, and recommendations clearly to the team and studio
Take ownership of a title’s economy when moving between projects
Research comparable games’ economy structures, pacing, and pricing
Collaborate within a multidisciplinary agile team on new titles, live games, tools, and scalable processes

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years designing, balancing, and operating the economies of successful, released free-to-play games on mobile and/or HTML5, including casual or puzzle titles
Comfortable being accountable for a title’s KPIs and defending decisions
Advanced spreadsheet and modeling skills, including balancing, simulation, and forecasting models
Fluent use of AI tools to build and analyze models faster
Strong analytical mindset and ability to translate data into concrete design changes
Deep understanding of player motivation, retention mechanics, LiveOps, and monetization design
Empathy for what the casual audience will and will not accept
Independent and proactive, with ability to quickly get up to speed on a new game and its audience
Excellent English
Experience working in remote, multidisciplinary teams
Habit of benchmarking and knowledge of leading games’ economies in relevant genres
CV and, where possible, a portfolio, economy models or balancing sheets, shipped games, design documents, or examples demonstrating thinking about progression, monetization, and player experience

Benefits

Comp & perks

An international team of 80+ professionals from almost 20 different countries
Work closely with some of the biggest upcoming game platforms in the world on high-quality casual games that are played by millions of players
Competitive remuneration
A flexible remote working environment
A very open, informal, and international company culture where everyone can make a difference