Data Analyst

Description

We are currently seeking a Data Analyst, or Data Analysts. This role requires strong analytical, organizational and communication skills, as well as the ability to interface effectively across multiple teams.

With multiple gaming awards such as: 2012 Time Magazine’s #1 Game of the year, Gamespot’s PC game of the year and countless other awards to their name, this multi-award winning business employs about 300 people and is taking the MMO gaming world by storm.  With 3 Million players and growing since launch, this is a fantastic opportunity to take the data analytics team to the next level by growing Guild Wars 2 worldwide success. 

Responsibilities

• Building weekly and monthly reports
• Understanding, analyzing, and predicting trends in datasets
• Ability to help drive data driven decisions with multiple departments, such as marketing, business and game design

Qualifications

• Very strong analytic skills including collecting, formatting, interpreting and presenting data
• Experience working with API’s and manipulating data
• Basic to advanced Experience in scripting or programming
• Strong written and verbal skills
• Ability to work well with other team members and communicate effectively
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Knowledge of and participation in MMOs and online worlds

Desirable

       Education

• 4-year or Master’s degree in economics, statistics, game design or other related fields of study

Marketing skills

• Experience in online marketing and customer acquisition
• Experience with media research tools (Quantcast, ComScore, Neilsen, Compete, etc.)
• Knowledge of social analytics and social analytics tools (Radian6, Looxii, EdgeRank, etc.)

Additional Skills

• Advanced knowledge of programming
• Previous experience in Game Design

Game Experience

• Extensive experience in online worlds
• Experience with virtual economies

This is a full time on-site position at our studio in Bellevue, Washington. A casual, friendly work environment, comprehensive benefits package, a competitive salary, and more are all part of what makes ArenaNet a great place to work.