At Maxis, we excel at outrageous thinking. It’s the fuel that inspires the best games in the world. We are innovators and great storytellers. But it’s not just about amazing your peers—it’s about amazing yourself and our fans. Take risks, work with brilliant minds and dare to dream big. Together, we can affect millions of players every day.
As a Game Analyst Intern on The Sims franchise, you’ll work with massive volumes of player behavioral data and deliver insights and developing models that inform game design, feature prioritization, and product development.
You’ll work with a large but tight-knit studio of enthusiastic industry craftspeople from all walks of life. You’ll also join a group of experienced analysts and data scientists as a member of the embedded-and-dedicated Studios Data & Insights (SDI) team.
We have an extremely unique player base, attracting a large, young, female-skewing audience. If you’re excited about creating the best possible experience for these players, come join us!
Responsibilities:
- Support the Maxis Analytics team to understand and track game performance metrics such as acquisition, engagement, retention and monetization.
- Support our data team’s strategy of building and productionalizing data products that improve the player experience. You will use their demonstrated experience building, validating and deploying predictive models and algorithms to address real-world problems.
- Evaluate the impact/success of live service events, content updates and marketing campaigns. Establish benchmarks and provide projections during the planning phases; perform analysis to inform retrospectives; make recommendations for feature and content improvement.
- Through data analysis, find new opportunities to improve the player experience, improve acquisition, and improve incremental revenue.
- Influence decisions and product strategy through fact-based, data-driven analysis; serve as a change agent in Maxis’s transition to becoming a more data informed studio.
Requirements:
- B.S. in Math, Statistics, Economics or Computer Science
- Preferred experience at a mobile / social games company or leading consumer web company
- You have experience with SQL, and Python or R
- Experience with data analysis; strong critical thinking skills
- Experience with predictive modeling
- Coursework in statistics beyond the 101 level.
- Strong organizational skills & attention to detail
- Business & creative capabilities
- Ability to work collaboratively; team player
- EA is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status or veteran status. We will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law.
About EA
At Electronic Arts, we exist to Inspire the World to Play. We create extraordinary new game experiences for our millions of players everywhere by bringing together talented people that combine creativity, innovation, and passion. We know that our strength lies in the diversity of our people. We immerse our employees into an inclusive culture, and provide opportunities for learning and leading that allow them to do the most impactful and rewarding work of their careers. We put our people first. We provide comprehensive benefit packages with a focus on health and wellbeing to support your needs and help you balance your career and personal life. We provide access to dynamic and collaborative work environments, opportunities to connect and contribute through our Employee Resource Groups, and support for a balanced life with paid time off and maternity and paternity leave, plus free video games and so much more! Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Electronic Arts also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.
