At Forte, we’re building economic technology for games. Our end-to-end platform enables the emergence of community economics, a system where the interests of game developers and players are aligned, leading to healthier, sustainable game communities. Our team is composed of longtime industry members (Unity, ngmoco, Riot Games, Electronic Arts, Sony, and Rockstar Games, among others), and is currently working with over 20 acclaimed game developers from across the industry to reimagine the economics of games. We recently raised $185M in our Series A, and we’re looking for top talent to join our growing team.
As a Director of Economy Optimization, you will play a key role in the growth of Forte. As part of a lean and ambitious organization, you will work cross-functionally with different teams to monitor, evaluate and optimize the performance of the entire portfolio of partner game titles, on an on-going basis. Your passion for gaming and analytical skills will enable you to dive deeply into individual games to identify opportunities which stand to improve both the player experience and developer outcomes.
You are excited to gain exposure to a wide range of different problem spaces -- spanning token economics, game design, tech, business strategy. As a member of the Business Operations & Token Economics team, you are comfortable analyzing user, economic and feature data. Strong candidates possess exceptional business judgement and communication skills to deliver consistent, high quality outcomes.
Requirements
In this role, you will...
- Analyze the market economies of specific Forte games - diving deeply into the ecosystems and designs of games to understand user behaviour
- Based on macro trends and behaviours of key user segments, identify opportunities to improve the experience of players (in specific games and across the entire platform) and token economy outcomes
- Present data-driven insights and recommendation to internal/external stakeholders and the leadership team
- Collaborate with the Game Partnerships team to convey and explain economic concepts to game development partners
- Partner with different teams - such as Games Partnerships, Product, Business Operations & Token Economics - to build out the analytics infrastructure of Forte
To be a good fit, you have…
- Minimum of 8 years of progressive analytical work experience (BA/BS in Economics, Business, Math,Engineering or a related field)
- Proven ability to draw insights via thoughtful analysis of large user data sets (ideally in consumer internet applications of game themselves)
- A proven track record of leading engagements
- A passion for gaming: as a business and an entertainment product
- Understanding of monetization/retention gaming systems coupled with curiosity to explore game data - in search of opportunities / issues
- An understanding of the fundamentals of blockchain and token economics
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Bonus if you also have…
- Understanding of portfolio analysis & experience in financial modeling
- Strong proficiency with multiple querying, visualization and dashboard tools
Benefits
We believe in treating people right to build a great team for the journey ahead. If there’s something important to you that’s not on this list, talk to us! :)
- Competitive compensation
- Remote and/or flexible work arrangements. We believe in bringing on the best people to our team, no matter where they are in the world
- A dynamic startup environment where you will constantly be challenged and exposed to new ideas
About Forte
Headquartered in San Francisco, Forte is developing blockchain technology platforms and products built for the games industry. By tackling hard technology problems behind the scenes, Forte is forging a more collaborative future between game developers, players and creators. The founding team of Forte is comprised of experts in game platform development, game design and publishing from leading companies such as Kabam, GarageGames, Unity, Linden Lab, and Gen.G Esports.
