The Live Services team is seeking a numbers-driven Analyst to help deliver epic content for players to continuously enjoy. You will work closely with studio partners and other analysts to derive meaningful insights and recommendations for developers. The ideal candidate will be a motivated data expert who wants to grow their analytics toolset in a fast-paced business environment, focused on delivering value to stakeholders, and has a passion for video games. Because you also understand gamers' mindset, you are reliably able to qualitatively deduce and draw quantitative conclusions from player behavioral data that directly influence game design, play balance, player retention and monetization. If this sounds like it may be the perfect role for you, it probably is!
Responsibilities
- Closely work with various stakeholders to answer mission-critical questions by translating data into an analysis of metrics, new or existing dashboards, and data deep dives.
- Work with game developers to identify and track key performance metrics and benchmarks related to user behavior, user segmentation, user retention and monetization.
- Work closely with other members of live services team to optimize play balance, game economies, and to identify and close out exploits.
- Deliver presentations on analytic topics and results to both technical and non-technical audiences with an emphasis on clear data visualization.
- Collaborate with data scientists in predictive model development, deployment, and performance tracking and validation.
- Partner with central data science team using shared instrumentation and tools.
- Support and analyze post-launch content performance.
Player Profile
- BA/BS degree required with technical focus (e.g. computer science, physics, engineering).
- 2+ years of experience in a customer/client facing analytics role.
- Strong technical skills with SQL and data analysis and visualization tools in R/Python.
- Skilled at being able to derive the narrative from the data and tell convincing stories.
- Team-oriented, ability to build long-lasting relationships effectively.
Extra Credit
- Experience in gaming preferred.
- MS or Ph.D. degree a plus.
- Gameplay analysis experience a plus, with a solid understanding of player engagement and monetization strategies in gaming.
- Worked in cross-functional teams a plus.
Our World
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, World of Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, Candy Crush™ and Bubble Witch™. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries, making us the largest gaming network on the planet!
Our ability to build immersive and innovate worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment. We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered!
The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.
Sledgehammer Games is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
