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San Diego Studio Data Analyst
PlayStation - San Diego Studio, San Diego, CA
Are you an expert in all things data? Are you a fan of baseball and MLB The Show? Would you enjoy supporting the development efforts of games used by passionate loyalists around the world? Does a career opportunity influencing the most successful gaming platform of all time interest you?
Our San Diego Studio team seeks a Data Analyst to provide insights and analysis of gameplay and user behavior. Here, you will work in our cross-disciplinary team to conduct in depth analyses, query data, build dashboards, and tell compelling stories to help our game development teams to make informed decisions and improve player experiences. You will have the ability to create data driven narratives that will be used to grow our studio culture. If this is you, you need to come and play with us here at Sony PlayStation!
Responsibilities:
- Conduct a variety of ad hoc data analyses
- Effectively communicate with other teams, and tell stories with data through reports, Tableau dashboards or other means
- Mine data sets and develop reports for live service teams, game developers and executives
- Build and maintain actionable visualizations of gameplay and user behavior
- Peer review SQL queries for errors and optimization
- QA telemetry implementation to ensure data from gameplay is posting accurately
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
- Minimum 2 year experience analyzing large complex data sets
- Strong ability to query large, robust data sets with SQL
- Experience with data visualization packages, such as Tableau or Power BI
- Experience playing MLB The Show, preferably the Diamond Dynasty mode
- Ability to derive insights from data
- Ability to clearly and concisely create and communicate analysis results and insights to various business groups
- Ability to work in a fast-paced game development environment
- High degree of initiative and ability to learn
This role can be fully remote, hybrid or fully in-person in San Diego, CA.
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At SIE, we consider several factors when setting each role’s base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location.
Please note that the base pay range may vary in line with our hybrid working policy and individual base pay will be determined based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location.
In addition, this role is eligible for SIE’s top-tier benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products. This role also may be eligible for a bonus package. Click here to learn more.
Equal Opportunity Statement:
Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.
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