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Job Title:

Game Analytics Specialist  

Job ID Reference:

5253  

Status:

Closed  

Salary:

Competitive  

Position Type:

Permanent  

City:

Vancouver  

Category:

IT

Description:

 

Our client, a global leader in mobile social games, is launching a new studio.

Their creative & technology team is looking for the best and the brightest to join their
team!

Location: Downtown Vancouver

This position is suited for a highly talented professional to lead user metrics analysis in the datadriven
interaction process for mobile social game design and its live operation. The key success
factor for our social games is in how deeply we analyze the user's gameplay behaviour and then
quickly implement our findings into actual game features.

Responsibilities

* Fully understand the core fun/retention/social/monetization structures in a new game, and
set all the parameters and design KPI metrics, while working closely with the Product Manager
(Game Designer)

* Refine, iterate, and improve the core gameplay cycle in a new game throughout the
parameter design process

* Upon launching the game, 1) monitor KPI metrics, 2) find the challenges to improve user
retention and monetization activities, 3) define hypothesis to solve the issues , 4) deliver
analysis on user behavior and its co-relations by manipulating large scales of log data in the
hadoop server, 5) propose and execute solutions with the Product Manager; tweak game
design and/or optimizing parameters, 6) continue on-going efforts on these PDCA
(plan/do/check/act) cycle

* Create competitive game structures, be keen to analyze best practices in the market and share
the findings with our global teams

* Communicate well and work cross functionally across all teams including overseas
counterparts

Qualifications

* Basic programming skills

* Experience in querying large volumes of data is plus

* Bachelor's Degree or business experience in computer science, statistics, physics, natural
language processing, machine learning (or equivalent)

* No game industry background is required

* Really enjoy to play social media and mobile games

* Super enthusiastic to make consumers fun and pursue the business success

* Smart, logical, and good at examining the problem deeply and thoroughly until reaching its
root cause

* Self starter, quick to act, and a great team player

* Ability to develop smooth working relationships with excellent written and verbal
communication skill

* Energetic mindset to tackle challenges in the rapidly changing business environment