Senior Data Analyst
19 days ago
Our team at Stoic, a 4-time BAFTA-nominated independent video game studio, is seeking a Senior Data Analyst to support the development of
Towerborne . Reporting to the Director of LiveOps, the role will partner with product, design, engineering and production to inform rapid iterations of the gaming experience.
As a Senior Data Analyst on the LiveOps team, you will play a key role in empowering our player engagement strategy for
Towerborne . We’re looking for a proud data generalist. You’ll need to be equally comfortable self-serving analytics engineering needs, writing elegant and efficient queries, and translating the analyses into compelling visual assets. This role needs someone who can look beyond the Key Performance Indicators (KPI), identify the critical “whys” that need answers, and drive obtaining those answers.
NOTE: This application requires the inclusion of a portfolio link -OR- a response to the prompt provided during the application process. Applications will be rejected if incomplete.
What You'll Do
- Build and maintain dashboards and reporting for key product health metrics.
- Build reusable insights resources that empower the team to understand how players are engaging with their features.
- Dive into behavioral data to find the story behind the KPI and communicate takeaways effectively across a wide range of technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Connect the development and publishing teams to actionable problems, opportunities, and highlights of the live player experience through impact-focused analysis outputs.
- Balance dashboarding and reporting with ad-hoc analysis requests and self-directed exploration.
- Partner with Product, Player Support, and Community to support multi-signal insights pipelines and inform ongoing player engagement opportunities.
- Implement and maintain basic ETL/ELT processes to empower efficient and scalable access to the most frequently used insights.
- Spec and drive requests for advanced ETL/ELT and other data pipeline needs.
- Regularly audit event data for data quality issues and file them with the dev team.
- Drive new feature telemetry specs and ongoing data quality improvements
Qualifications
- 5+ years experience in a data analyst or similar role
- Direct experience working as a data analyst on PC / Console games
- Advanced query language skills and the ability to write efficient, reusable, maintainable queries
- Experience building and maintaining interactive visualizations in Tableau, PowerBI, d3.js or similar toolset
- Experience building and maintaining basic ETL/ELT scripts and defining data warehousing requirements that empower efficient analysis work
Preferred Qualification
- Experience with Kusto Query Language
- Experience with Azure Data Explorer and Azure Data Factory
- Python, JavaScript, or similar scripting languages
- Experience leveraging realtime and near-realtime data sources on a live game
- Experience working with large plain text datasets such as support tickets or community reports
Stoic is a fully remote, forever remote workforce.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
United States Pay Range
$100,000 - $130,000 USD
This range is determined by several factors, including training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs, and market demands. It is subject to change and may be modified in the future.
The final job level and compensation will be determined by the candidate’s work experience, years of relevant experience, skills, qualifications, certifications, geographic location, and other business considerations.
We provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application and interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
Don't meet every requirement listed in this job description? Think your experience level is not where it needs to be? Studies show that women and underrepresented minorities are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet all qualifications. Stoic is focused on building a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. If you're interested in this position but your past experience doesn't line up perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we want you to apply anyway. The right role for you may be a future one at the studio.
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