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Senior Games Analyst

Next Games redefines the way entertainment franchises transform into engaging mobile games with an authentic and social fan experience at the heart. We create compelling fans-first interactive experiences by combining the stories of well-known movies and TV series with interesting game mechanics. An unwavering focus on fans is at the core of our development. Newly acquired by Netflix, and as part of Netflix Games, we are heading on a journey to reinvent gaming, disrupting the mobile market with a shift from free-to-play to one unfettered by the constraints of monetization.

Responsibilities:

• Working as an analyst for one of our game titles, carrying out various types of analysis and tasks to help the team meet their data-related needs
• -Help design and develop KPIs that are useful and actionable in a new era of gaming, and based on which you provide analysis to optimise our games together with the game teams
• -Provide analytics of the in-game economy in collaboration with the development and production team (inflation rate, bottlenecks, churn rate, etc)
• -Design and build actionable dashboards for monitoring and reporting, and educate and assist other end users in doing the same to increase self-serve capabilities
• -Taking an active role in feature planning and mapping out the future of the respective game title in collaboration with the game team
• -Having a proactive approach to analytics, actively communicating findings and methodologies to the game team and other stakeholders, and proposing new ideas for tools, processes and practices on top of ongoing reactive work especially in the context of the wider Netflix data platform
• Acting as a mentor for more junior team members to aid with their career development
• -Aid with the use of relevant tools and approaches to help solve analytics questions
• Collaborating on devising methodologies around testing and validation for new and existing games with the BI team and larger stakeholders as required, including A/B testing
• Other broader research as it comes up

Requirements:

• Experience analysing problems, identifying constraints, and prioritising practical recommendations
• Extensive practical quantitative and statistical analysis experience
• Practical experience in a general data analysis language such as SQL, Python/R
• Experience with BI tools such as Looker, Tableau or Periscope
• Excellent communication skills, turning mathematical analyses into clear action, helping others understand the relevance and find the right solutions based on the numbers
• As a senior, you are naturally able to own your work, are able to manage deadlines and prioritise your work, and you help others do the same

Appreciated, but not hard requirements:

• A degree (BS/MS/PhD) in a quantitative field (operations research, mathematics, physics, statistics, engineering, economics, etc) helps us assess your skills. But, if you have the skills without a degree in a relevant area, we’d still love to hear from you.
• Prior experience of similar work in the gaming industry is a plus
• Prior experience with mentoring other team members or leading small teams is seen as a benefit, but not a requirement

Next Games is proud to have a history of collaboration with some of the world’s biggest media properties, such as AMC’s The Walking Dead and Netflix’s Stranger Things. The fans of these properties are people young and young at heart, from all walks of life - not just those traditionally seen as 'gamers’. At Next Games, we seek to delight and entertain players of all kinds. We do this by creating games that expand the worlds of the most beloved media and entertainment properties of our day.

Our core values – Caring, Curiosity, and Courage – guide us in our efforts, so these should be close to your heart as well. We aim high here at Next Games and will ask you to do the same. In exchange, you’ll be part of a team that is great to work with, who is dedicated and passionate about what we do – we believe passion is contagious. Giving each Nextgamer the tools and means to succeed in their job is our priority. We believe the fruits of our labor should be shared with everyone at Next Games. We offer the opportunity to work with a diverse bunch of passionate and dedicated people, a competitive salary and benefits package, but first and foremost a big challenge.

Does this sound like you? Send your CV and cover letter through the application link as soon as possible, we will progress applicants as soon as possible