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At WildTangent, we build technology that delights consumers and helps partners grow their businesses. We began by building the world’s largest online games service in 1998. Today, we have installed over 20 billion apps on Windows and Android devices and continue to expand our ecosystem of app partners. WildTangent, a gamigo, Inc. company, is on a mission to becoming the gold standard in digital gaming. We aim to achieve this by putting our gamers first and providing them with excellent, and fun experiences. Our model provides the full package, where gamers can buy, rent, or play games for free! Join our team in continuing our journey of becoming a leading E-Commerce platform that provides gaming services across numerous demographics.

The Game Analyst will work as part of the Licensing team to shape the strategic direction for new games and provide actionable insights to senior leaders and the licensing team, informing about new features and functions that enhance the company's portfolio of games. Working closely across multiple stakeholder groups the in-depth analysis generated by this role will underpin recommendations in the form of business cases and regular reporting. Detailed quantitative and qualitative analysis of the marketplace and the competition will lead to innovative strategies that help the organization create winning games.

Responsibilities

  • Provide licensing and executive team with data-driven recommendations on games to invest in
  • Track qualitative and quantitative market data, trends, and competition to help refine game catalog composition
  • Perform revenue projections, consumer research and competitive analysis to facilitate successful game selections
  • Optimize, maintain and supervise the game evaluation process
  • Design a systematic and scalable evaluation reporting methodology
  • Ensure analytical and market relevant approach to game evaluations

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience in gaming industry
  • Background in F2P mobile game development, product marketing or business research
  • Thorough understanding of Gaming Platforms /Ecosystems – Mobile, PC, Console
  • Comfortable using data science methodologies to produce reports
  • Experienced in market research projects
  • Mastery of video games KPI’s like ARPDAU, ARPPU, retention metrics, and conversion rates
  • Thorough understanding of gameplay mechanics and games market trends
  • Advanced analytical skills