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Experienced/Senior Game Data Analyst

11 Hours ago • 3 Years + • Data Analyst

Job Summary

Job Description

PikPok seeks a skilled Data Analyst passionate about games to join its analytics team. Responsibilities include collaborating with various teams to understand their data needs, presenting actionable data analysis for improving game acquisition, engagement, and monetization, creating statistical models and analyses, assisting with telemetry and A/B testing implementation, extracting and analyzing user data from multiple sources, building and maintaining data models and dashboards, and mentoring other analysts. The ideal candidate will be naturally curious, possess excellent communication skills, be proactive, and have at least 3+ years of experience in digital product or consumer-based data analysis, preferably in gaming. Proficiency in SQL, Python or R, statistical modeling, and data visualization software is required.
Must have:
  • 3+ years experience in data analysis (gaming preferred)
  • Proficiency in SQL, Python or R
  • Strong statistical modeling skills
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills
  • Experience with A/B testing and data visualization
Good to have:
  • Machine learning experience
  • Experience with free-to-play games
Perks:
  • Free personal healthcare
  • Unlimited sick leave
  • Regular training and personal development opportunities
  • Monthly self-directed Lab Days
  • Yearly Game Jams

Job Details

Description

Who we are:

PikPok is Aotearoa New Zealand’s oldest and largest video game developer and publisher. We strive to successfully provide rich game experiences, crafted by talented teams who are curious, take ownership, and collaborate well. We are committed to providing a safe and supportive workplace that enables our teams to make games which will be enjoyed worldwide across mobile, desktop, and console.


About the Role:

We’re looking for a skilled and proactive Data Analyst who loves games to join our well-established, passionate, and valued analytics team.You’ll lead the ongoing analysis of PikPok’s titles to better understand user behaviour and commercial performance and drive an environment of effective decision-making based on sound hypotheses. The analytics department enables us to make great game experiences by providing analytics, business intelligence, and statistical expertise to the wider studio. 

You’ll be collaborating with people from all around the business working on varied and interesting projects - from Product Owners and Game Designers, to Marketers, Programmers, and C-suite leaders. You’ll be comfortable delivering your own projects from end to end including ad-hoc data analysis, dashboards, statistical modelling, A/B testing, machine learning; and you are able to pick the right tool and identify the most valuable jobs to work on. Our work is varied and you need to be fast, flexible, reliable, and a good communicator.

Requirements

The Senior Game Data Analyst’s responsibilities include:

  • Working collaboratively with people from all around the business to understand their goals, questions, and key decisions they need to make - turning this into a plan to collect, analyse, and learn from our data.
  • Presenting actionable data and analysis for improving the acquisition, engagement and monetization of our audiences.
  • Creating statistical models and analyses, applying a scientific approach and critical thinking.
  • Assisting game developers to implement effective and efficient telemetry and A/B tests.
  • Extracting and analysing extensive user data from multiple sources including in-app telemetry, 3rd party platforms, A/B tests.
  • Building and maintaining data models and dashboards to be used by decision makers around the business.
  • Provide mentorship and leadership to other analysts, and shape best practices for the analytics department


What we’re looking for:

  • Naturally curious and analytical in approach, finding creative ways to get answers from data while driving best practice and high standards within the team.
  • Excellent communication skills: collaborative in nature, empathetic toward the goals and queries of multidisciplinary teams (Product Owners, Marketers, Designers, Programmers) and our players; 
  • Ability to discuss and create solutions to new problems - i.e. problems no one is familiar with yet.
  • Takes the initiative and actively prioritises own workload to maximise value as well as drive tasks through to completion with minimal guidance. 
  • At least 3+ years proven experience delivering actionable insights, preferably in digital product or consumer-based data (gaming / e-commerce / advertising)
  • Direct experience, or a strong understanding of free-to-play games and game design, especially mobile free-to-play.
  • Proficiency in SQL, and either Python or R.
  • Strong experience with statistical modelling, experience with machine learning is a bonus.
  • Confidence in Tableau or similar data visualisation software.

Benefits

What we offer:

We commit to being an employer who values fun and delivery. We pride ourselves in providing a work environment where it is safe to be yourself. Our teams enjoy the satisfaction that comes from creating success and joy, entertaining the world, and working together.

We have a variety of benefits including free personal healthcare, unlimited sick leave, and regular training and personal development opportunities including monthly self-directed Lab Days and yearly Game Jams.

How to apply:

To apply click the button below, attach your C.V / resume along with a short cover letter that showcases how your skills and experience translate for this role. Applications close 5pm Monday, 3rd March 2025, however we will be reviewing applications as they come in so don't delay!

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About The Company

PikPok is New Zealand’s biggest game development and publishing studio.

Since 1997, we’ve impressed players from all demographics with our fun, immersive, and high-quality games published across a wide range of consoles and portable devices. Now with over 200 staff across both New Zealand and Colombia, PikPok pride ourselves on our diverse and talented staff originating from all around the world.

Best known for the critically acclaimed Into the Dead® series, the Rival Stars® franchise, Shatter®, and the BAFTA-nominated Super Monsters Ate My Condo™, PikPok is committed to creating great entertainment experiences.

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