Data Analyst, LiveOps Digital Gaming

Mattel • El Segundo, CA

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About The Position

Mattel Games Studios is seeking an experienced Data Analyst, LiveOps to take a key role in driving meaningful insights and providing recommendations to impact our business growth for a portfolio of upcoming games. The role will be supporting our game team and ensuring we are taking a data-driven approach towards success. This role will be responsible for taking projects end-to-end, from extracting data, building dashboards and communicating learnings to the broader team. The ideal candidate has a passion for mobile and free-to-play games, with a strong understanding of core F2P mechanics, monetization systems, and LiveOps strategies.

Requirements

• 4+ Years of experience, preferably in F2P Mobile Gaming or data-driven field
• Proficiency in data visualization using tools like Mixpanel, Tableau to create dashboards powering KPI evaluation at both the detail team level and summary executive level
• Expert SQL proficiency in BigQuery, MySQL and ability to manage complex data sets efficiently
• Solid experience with programming in Python
• Strong foundation in applied statistics, such as A/B testing to validate and inform recommendations
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex datasets and derive actionable conclusions
• Experience with experimentation design, execution, analysis in a LiveOps environment
• Understanding of data and how it translates to unique player experiences
• Comprehension of core KPI impact on product performance, especially when it comes to engagement, retention and monetization
• Experience with database schema design
• Ability to effectively communicate findings and recommendations to stakeholders of all levels, presenting insights clearly and concisely
• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree, preferably in Mathematics, Statistics, Business, or a related field

Responsibilities

• Provide best-in-class support and collaborate with the LiveOps team to optimize game performance such as game features, player behavior and economy balancing
• Analyze game performance across all stages of the development lifecycle and post launch, turning game data into actionable insights that drive improvements to retention, engagement and monetization
• Design, run and analyze A/B tests to validate hypotheses for new features, in-game events, or promotions in collaboration with the LiveOps and Design teams
• Build and maintain clear, actionable data visualizations and dashboards to track game KPIs
• Help establish best practices and build publishing standards for telemetry and data analysis
• Drive the execution of all analytics initiatives with precision and attention to detail
• Collaborate with internal and external teams to help implement game telemetry to track game performance
• Write ad-hoc SQL queries to extract and prepare data for dashboard visualization

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level