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Business Analyst Co-Op

The optimal Associate Business Analyst Co-Op within the Business Analytics and Forecasting team will be someone who is adept at both thinking strategically about difficult business problems and conducting their own analysis to arrive at data-driven conclusions. If you have a track record of framing up big problems and driving to actionable insights, in addition to a serious passion to help EA build the best games on the planet, this role is custom built for you.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Exhibit solid business judgment, logic, analytics, data collection and data mining skills to identify, prioritize, frame and solve complex business issues
• Work closely with teams across EA to drive to actionable insights that help produce best-in-class games and a delighted gamer base
• Be extremely organized so that you can manage multiple, high visibility projects at the same time in an intense, hyper-fast-paced, and results-oriented environment
• Have the ability to extract and analyze very large sets of data using a variety of tools

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Pursuing degree in analytics, statistics, engineering, science, business or relevant field
• A strong ability to understand the “big picture" quickly, identify key issues, frame complex problems and drive subsequent analysis to arrive at a well-structured answer
• Above average interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
• A true passion for understanding the gamer and his/her behaviors and tastes
• A high tolerance for data ambiguity
• Proficient in analyzing large, complex, multi-dimensional data sets with Excel (e.g. expert knowledge of pivot tables, advanced functions, modeling, etc.)
• Knowledge of SQL
• Knowledge of Python, R or other analytics tools a strong plus
• Knowledge of statistics (e.g. multivariate regression, predictive modeling) a strong plus