Analyst, Competitive and Social & Player Dynamics - Valorant

The Insights discipline helps empower Rioters' decision-making to be more data-informed. We're an interdisciplinary group of scientists, consultants, and strategists from all sorts of backgrounds who join together to represent and advocate for players around the world. We believe that illuminating the globally diverse experiences, behaviors, and needs of players is critical to Riot living up to our player-focused mission. We're a group united by our love of games, science, and helping others succeed.

As an Analyst I, you’ll join the Insights discipline – the group of researchers, analysts, data scientists, and strategists responsible for solving problems and executing analyses that enable Rioters to make difficult decisions with confidence. You’ll be part of an interdisciplinary team and work closely with Rioters from other disciplines (designers, artists, producers, etc.) to conduct studies and analyses that’ll inform the features, systems, and experiences of our products. Your background in data analysis and strategic decision-making will ensure that you’re an effective advocate for players and can provide strategic mentorship about their wants, needs, and behaviors.

As an Analyst I on VALORANT, you will work with the Competitive and Social & Player Dynamics team, supporting the development of the competitive and player behavior systems of VALORANT. You will use data to answer questions such as:

• How do we improve the matchmaking experience in VALORANT?

• What does the ideal team-based tournament system look like?

• How do we detect unwanted and toxic behavior in the game?

• How do we ensure that player behavior moderation is working?

• And much more!

You will use your quantitative analysis -- including supporting generation and implementation of telemetry, developing quantitative models of product health, and generating foundational dashboards – to improve the player experience of VALORANT. If you're looking to use your analytics toolkit and collaborate with designers and product owners to create industry-leading and player behavior systems, this is an excellent opportunity for you.

 

Responsibilities

• Partner with product teams to produce frameworks and insights that improve the existing competitive and player behavior systems in VALORANT

• Help to identify the most impactful product questions and partner with data and engineering to implement the telemetry necessary to answer those questions

• Build targeted, actionable analyses and visualizations to answer the team's most pressing questions

• Use your storytelling skills to share your results with other Rioters

• Become the data expert for the Competitive and Social & Player Dynamics teams

 

Required Qualifications

• BA in Economics, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Management Information Systems or a related discipline

• 1-2+ years professional work experience analyzing large data sets, visualizing information, and informing company strategy

• Expertise with SQL or other relational database approaches

 

Desired Qualifications

• Graduate degree or meaningful work experience in consulting, consumer insights or product strategy

• Advanced in Excel, Powerpoint, and/or Tableau

• Knowledge of Python, Spark

• Experience working on a AAA game is preferred

 

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise and a collaborative spirit that prioritizes the delight of players. We will look at your past studies and experience, but for this role, we also look for dedicated people with a personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this is the role for you!

Our Perks:

Riot has a focus on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy, in addition to other perks such as flexible work schedules. We offer medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner and children, and a 401k with company match. Check out our benefits pages for more information.

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