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Data Analyst - Game Analytics

THE POSITION

Miniclip is looking to hire an experienced Data Analyst to be based in our Genoa office. This is a full-time and permanent position. Please only apply if you are eligible to work in Italy.

Miniclip is a fast-moving games company that has a global audience of over 200 million players each month. Our flagship titles include 8 Ball Pool™, Agar.io, Soccer Stars and Football Strike. As one of the best global mobile games developers and publishers, Miniclip’s strong position in the industry will provide you with unique opportunities to develop, craft and hone your professional skills.

Come join other Miniclippers to help grow the Company to entertain players across the globe with your experiences and talent!

DUTIES

This is an exciting role for a mid level data analyst to work with petabytes of data in order to improve the game experience of millions of players around the world.

As a member of the Game Analytics team you will leverage our data to drive actionable insights. Together with the game teams you’ll work to understand player behavior, game performance and identify new opportunities that drive engagement and revenue. You’ll be responsible for the supporting all the data related endeavors of your games and bringing your analytical expertise to the table.

Our ideal candidate is someone who is able to work collaboratively with different functions in a fast paced and agile environment. New challenges entice you and you’re always looking for novel ways to improve and drive value. Most importantly you consider yourself a data savvy person who drives for innovation and champions good analytical practices.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Conduct analyses that provide the business with insights on game performance and user behavior.
• Produce reports that help visualize your findings and include actionable insights and recommendations on areas to improve.
• Design, conduct and analyze A/B tests, leveraging appropriate statistical methods.
• Use large amounts of data to research player behavior and inform the development of new game features.
• Define and own data to be collected by the game and assure their quality.
• Drive forward Game Analytics processes and projects.
• Promote good data practices amongst your peers.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

We are looking for a sociable and hard-working person who enjoys working in a team. They will be passionate and dedicated about their work, with willingness to accept extra duties as situations arise.

Required skills:

• Relevant work experience providing data-drive insights or equivalent academic experience.
• Proficient in a domain specific language such as R, Python or Julia (preferably R).
• Robust mathematical/statistical background.
• Comfortable in writing complex SQL
• Strong data visualization skills.
• Ability to clearly communicate insights and present data driven recommendations at any level in the organization.
• Drive to innovate methods and explore new techniques.
• Very good written and spoken English.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

You will be working in our Games Development Studio in Genoa. Founded in 2004, the studio has developed over 400 games to date, and is filled with enthusiasts and professionals who are considered leaders in the games industry. We pride ourselves on maintaining a friendly and relaxed atmosphere and understand that being tied to a desk all day is not fun. We encourage employees to challenge colleagues at console games and Miniclip games, shoot some pool or play table football.

ABOUT MINICLIP

Miniclip is a global leader in digital games with a mission of unleashing the gamer in everyone. The Company develops, publishes and distributes highly engaging games to an audience of over 200 million monthly active users across mobile, social and online platforms.

Founded in 2001, the Company has successfully grown a huge global audience in over 195 countries and across six continents. Miniclip has a unique understanding of the digital games space and has developed a strong portfolio of over 60 high-quality mobile games, extensive worldwide distribution, and an internationally recognised brand name. To date, Miniclip franchises including 8 Ball Pool™, Golf Battle™, Football Strike™ and Agar.io™ have generated more than 2 billion downloads. As of April 2020, Miniclip has more than 60 million daily active players reaching people across the world in the pursuit of ‘unleashing the gamer in everyone’.

In February 2015, Miniclip was excited to receive a large majority investment from Tencent, one of the world’s largest technology companies and the world’s largest games publisher. This new chapter in Miniclip’s history strengthens the Company’s position, with Tencent recognising its achievements to date and future potential.

In the past two years, as part of their ambitious growth plans, Miniclip have been delighted to welcome the teams from Playsport (famous for Motorsport Manager), Yakuto (creators of Darts of Fury), and Masomo (home of Head Ball 2), Ilyon (designers of Bubble Shooter), and Eight Pixels Square (Sniper Strike) to the Miniclip Group.

For more information, visit http://corporate.miniclip.com