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Associate Principal Data Analyst
2 years ago
At Rockstar Games, we create world-class entertainment experiences.
A career at Rockstar Games is about being part of a team working on some of the most creatively rewarding and ambitious projects to be found in any entertainment medium. You would be welcomed to a dedicated and inclusive environment where you can learn, and collaborate with some of the most talented people in the industry.
Rockstar London is seeking an experienced data analyst to join our growing Analytics practice and help build Rockstar’s player knowledge. Successful candidates will work with analytics, product and game leadership to assure that the most relevant possible real-time and historical data is identified, tracked, analysed, and made actionable across all of our titles.
This is a full-time permanent position based out of Rockstar’s unique game development studio in the heart of London.
WHAT WE DO
- The Rockstar Analytics team provide insights and actionable results to a wide variety of stakeholders across the organization in support of their decision making.
- We partner with multiple departments across the company to design and implement data and pipelines.
- We collaborate as a global team to develop cutting-edge data pipelines, data products, data models, reports, analyses, and machine learning applications.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Partner with product managers and leadership to identify strategic business questions, key metrics, and actionable insights.
- Provide consumer-ready recommendations, insights, and reporting to analytics team leadership, live producers, product managers, and partner groups.
- Effectively translate statistical findings into actionable recommendations for senior leaders on game teams.
- Research and develop state-of-the-art data mining and statistical modelling solutions to understand game design, system performance and key business behaviours, such as player engagement.
- Drive needle moving improvements via hands-on exploration of data, dashboards, statistical analysis, and predictive modelling.
- Combine qualitative and quantitative driven insights with game knowledge to recommend potential avenues to the game and business teams.
- Drive requirements for data collection and for data modelling with the Analytics tech leads and data engineers.
QUALIFICATIONS
- 8+ years in a similar position or an analytics role in the gaming, marketing, finance, or technology fields.
- Extensive knowledge and experience in data analytics.
- Extensive knowledge and experience with data visualization software required (Tableau, Looker preferred).
- Extensive knowledge and experience in SQL (or a SQL-like language) required.
- Strong knowledge of data analysis techniques (statistical testing, power analysis, classification, etc.).
- Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field (Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Operational Research, Business Intelligence or any other relevant field).
- Strong knowledge and experience with R/ Python preferred.
- Game industry experience strongly desired.
SKILLS
- Storytelling.
- Experience in communicating results to a variety of stakeholders.
- Proficiency in statistics such as distributions, predictive modeling, data validation, statistical testing, and regression.
- Ability to develop and maintain good relations and communicate with people at all hierarchical levels.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- Ability to reconcile technical and business perspectives.
- Autonomy and entrepreneurship.
- Strong team spirit.
PLUSES
Please note that these are desirable skills and are not required to apply for the position.
- Experience with Hadoop and Snowflake.
- Graduate degree (MBA, MSc or Master’s, PHD).
HOW TO APPLY
Please apply with a CV and cover letter demonstrating how you meet the skills above. If we would like to move forward with your application, a Rockstar recruiter will reach out to you to explain next steps and guide you through the process.
Rockstar is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to hiring, promoting, and compensating employees based on their qualifications and demonstrated ability to perform job responsibilities.
If you’ve got the right skills for the job, we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from all suitable candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief, or race.
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