Senior Data Analyst

Job Title:

Senior Data Analyst

Requisition ID:

R026607

Job Description:

Your Platform
We’re headquartered in Santa Monica, California, housing multiple teams across many fields of Marketing, PR, Sales, Supply Chain and other corporate functions such as HR, IT, Legal, Facilities and Finance. Santa Monica is the nerve center of our company, where the best ideas combine with unrivaled rigor to create the biggest and best entertainment experiences in the world.
Your Mission is:The Mobile Analytics Team is adding a dedicated Sr. Analyst to work directly with our studio partners. As a member of the Mobile Analytics Team, your mission is
to put science into decision making. You will work closely with designers, engineers, business stakeholders, and analytics peers to derive meaningful
insights and recommendations to improve gameplay design and commercial decisions. Responsibilities include:

• Partner with mobile studios to proactively identify and implement gameplay analytics in support of the development goals of product managers and development teams
• Partner with product managers and peer analytics engineers to implement game health telemetry and tracking, create new dashboards and reports, and perform deep-dive research
• Collaborate with product teams to optimize game feature balance, game economies, and to identify and close out exploits
• Deliver presentations on analytic topics and results to both technical and non-technical audiences

What you will bring to the team?
The ideal candidate will be a motivated data expert who wants to grow their analytics toolset in a fast-paced environment, is focused on delivering value to
partners, and has a passion for video games. Your success will be reflected in:

• Measurable Impact: Consistently demonstrating analytics impact on revenue, engagement, and player experience.
• Relationships: Team success is a priority. You will rely on your excellent relationship skills to build trust with your studio partners.
• Communication: You will effectively manage your own time, stakeholder, and leadership expectations.
• Translator: Your work speaks for itself; correct, clear, and concise insights leading to action.
• Domain knowledge: As you understand our players’ attitudes, you are reliably able to qualitatively deduce and draw quantitative conclusions that will directly influence decision-making

Player Skills

• BA/BS degree required with a technical focus (e.g. data science, statistics, mathematics) or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in analytics-related work.
• Experience working with business partners to create and communicate strategic, actionable takeaways, provide solutions, and expose areas of improvement.
• Deep technical skills using SQL to generate data sets - familiarity working in a notebook-based workflow is a plus.

Our World
At Activision, we strive to create the most iconic brands in gaming and entertainment. We’re driven by our mission to deliver unrivaled gaming experiences for the world to enjoy, together. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, Crash Bandicoot™, Tony Hawk’s™ Pro Skater™, and Guitar Hero®. As a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and products, our “press start” is simple: delight hundreds of millions of players around the world with innovative, fun, thrilling, and engaging entertainment experiences.
We’re not just looking back at our decades-long legacy; we’re forging ahead to keep advancing gameplay with some of the most popular titles and sophisticated technology in the world. We have bold ambitions to create the most inclusive company as we know our success comes from the passionate, creative, and diverse teams within our organization.
We’re in the business of delivering fun and unforgettable entertainment for our player community to enjoy. And our future opportunities have never been greater — this could be your opportunity to level up.
Ready to Activate Your Future?
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Rewards

We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered!  Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including: