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Data Analyst
2 years ago
Pocket Gems seeks to build the greatest mobile games and most compelling interactive entertainment in the world. That’s the mission our founders began with, in an apartment above a pizza shop back in 2009, and it continues to inspire us today. Since then, we’ve grown to over 200 people headquartered in San Francisco, and with $155 million in backing from Sequoia Capital and Tencent, we’re constantly breaking new ground in mobile entertainment.
Our products have been downloaded over 500 million times by players around the world and have grossed over $1 billion in revenue. We continue to release brand new content for Episode, a mobile storytelling network and platform, and War Dragons, a visually stunning 3D real-time strategy game.
As our community of players continues to grow, we’re committed to building diverse and inclusive environments across our teams, and in our games.
As a Data Analyst , you’ll serve as a consulting analyst for our game teams and/or marketing teams. You’ll help us to understand user behavior and to optimize our games for retention and monetization. Along the way, you’ll develop a deep understanding of mobile gaming. You’ll influence every decision that we make, from game design to marketing to finance. You'll have a great deal of independence. We'll expect you to use it wisely and aggressively.
What We’ve Accomplished:
- Built models to estimate the lifetime value of every player in our games
- Deployed systems to monitor player satisfaction with our games
- Developed models that identify players who are likely to spend money
What You’ll Help Us to Accomplish:
- Carry out research projects aimed at improving retention and monetization
- Serve as the analytics expert for one of our game teams
- Perform ad hoc analysis to understand changes in key metrics
- Present results to key stakeholders
What You Bring to the Analytics Team:
- Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field such as math, statistics, science, engineering, or economics
- At least 2 years of work experience in a similar/related role OR Master’s/PhD in a similar/related field such as data science or analytics
- Strong mastery of SQL — you’ll be using it daily
- Solid grasp of Python
- Proficiency with Pandas, Scikit-learn, and Jupyter notebooks
- Strong understanding of A/B testing (design and analysis)
- Good knowledge of common machine learning models — both supervised and unsupervised (e.g., linear/logistic regression, tree-based models, clustering methods, etc.) — and when to use them
- Knack for data visualization and ability to present data in a clear, concise manner
- Ability and desire to present complex results to non-technical audiences
- Outstanding communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with other roles
- Ambition to own the analytics function for a large game studio
Extra Gems For:
- Experience working in the gaming industry
- Experience developing and deploying production code
- Experience with advanced machine learning models, such as neural networks
Read more about what we’ve been up to!
At Pocket Gems, we're building teams that value originality, inclusivity, and accountability -- and we hope to engage with talent based on these and other core values . We also offer competitive perks, such as flexible vacation, 401k matching, and a generous benefits package,
Pocket Gems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any legally protected status.
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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