Data Scientist - Temporary

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*This is a 6 month contract

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 Game Science & Machine Learning Team (GSML) is adding a talented Data Scientist. As part of the team, your mission is to put science into decision-making. Year one responsibilities include:

• Proactively perform data exploration to understand player behavior and identify opportunities for improving in-game features

• Partner with the Product Management Team, Studio, Central Design and Engineering to prioritize areas of opportunity to drive engagement and monetization, and enable easier experimentation

• Measure the impact of features, promotions, store offerings, and events through experimentation and causal inference to fuel recommendations

• Develop novel analytics to qualitatively deduce and draw conclusions from player behavioral data that directly influences game design, player engagement, monetization, and retention of our live titles

• Develop and monitor operational metrics to track the health of a live multimillion-dollar service business

• Democratize and socialize learnings by contributing to a centralized repository that informs future game design, and is carried across titles and franchises

What you will bring to the team:

We are seeking a team member who will contribute to team success by embodying all the characteristics of our culture

• Competently defines execution plans and suggests projects for prioritization 

• Executes analytical projects from ideation to action, finding the best questions to drive the best results 

• Effectively manages own time and stakeholder expectations 

• Fosters our relationship with our stakeholders and partner teams to increase our sphere of influence

• Contributes to company learnings and proactively documents results 

• Participates in feedback conversations with supervisor and peers, and can adapt approach when needed 

• Drives measurable engagement and revenue impact through analysis and statistical models

As a high performer, you will:

display a unique blend of project skills and business savvy; a passion for exceptional execution within a dynamic environment, and the flexibility and focus to achieve results

• BA/BS degree required with technical focus (Master's/PhD in Statistics, Econometrics, Behavioral Economics, Cognitive Psychology, Industrial Engineering/Operations Research, Mathematics,s or a related quantitative field preferred)

• 1+ years of total experience in analytics

• Strong understanding of AB testing, experimentation, and causal inference methodologies 

• Strong technical skills with SQL, Python/R for data analysis; demonstrated programming skills either in data science or software development settings, a plus 

• Experience with distributed analytic processing technologies (Spark, Presto, Hive)

• Experience with predictive and prescriptive modeling a plus

• Skilled at deriving narrative from data and communicating the results effectively

• Good product sense, with a solid understanding of user engagement and monetization strategies in gaming, entertainment/ecommerce service providers, or mobile apps 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:

• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;

• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, and charitable donation matching;

• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;

• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;

• If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.

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:

• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;
• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;
• If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.

Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company.  You can learn more by visiting https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/.