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Data Analyst
4 years ago
At Rockstar Games, we create the games we would want to play ourselves.
A career at Rockstar is about being part of a team working on some of the most creatively rewarding, large-scale projects to be found in any entertainment medium. You would be welcomed to a friendly, inclusive environment where you can learn, and collaborate with some of the most talented people in the industry.
Rockstar New York is seeking an experienced Data Analyst to join our Analytics practice and help advance our business intelligence capabilities. Successful candidates will work with analytics and product leadership to assure that the most relevant real-time and historical data is identified, tracked, analyzed, 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 downtown Manhattan.
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 work together with a number of departments 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
- Analyze, synthesize, and interpret product and player data to determine observations and trends.
- Partner with data scientists and live producers to identify strategic business questions, key metrics, and actionable insights.
- Drive needle moving improvements via hands-on exploration of data and dashboards.
- Determine the telemetric needs of the business units and translate these needs into elements that are compatible with the data collection technology.
- Follow up on data collection system integration with internal teams.
- Collaborate with game and development teams to ensure that the implementation of metrics corresponds to the observed values.
- Contribute to the development and enhancement of the data collection systems.
- Drive requirements for data collection and for data modeling with data engineers.
- Document new and modified data sources, tables, and fields.
- Work within a team of data analysts and engineers.
QUALIFICATIONS
- 2+ years in a similar position or a position requiring data preparation, creation of reports and dashboards, and deep dive analysis.
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
- Fluency in SQL (or a SQL-like language) required, other programming experience highly preferred.
- Experience with Hadoop an asset.
- Game industry experience strongly desired.
SKILLS
- 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.
- Passion for Rockstar Games and our titles.
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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