Senior Data Scientist - Activision Blizzard Media

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Job Title: Senior Data Scientist

Reports To: Senior Director, Data Science and Analytics

Location: San Francisco, CA (Hybrid) 

Job Description:

Activision Blizzard Media and King (a part of Activision-Blizzard) are building a new team to introduce innovative, impactful, and rewarding advertising experiences to our huge audience of highly-engaged players, and to create powerful marketing solutions embraced by the world's biggest marketers. Activision Blizzard Media is seeking a passionate Data Scientist interested in pushing the boundaries of mobile games analytics and advertising product performance.

Your role within our Kingdom

• Leverage understanding of metrics, testing methodology, and business strategy to help define the roadmap of the company.

• Promote and use advanced machine learning and statistical modeling techniques (eg. reinforcement learning, time series forecasting, causal methods) to provide precise measurement of our player base and build data products powering our advertising platform.

• Present and visualize recommendations in a clear and concise way to senior management for decision-making.

• Partner with key cross-functional teams and leadership, including Product, Engineering, and Game Studios.

• Proactively identify and lead improvements to the execution of research and analytics within the Data Science team.

Skills to create thrills

• Master's degree in Statistics, Data Science, Quantitative Finance, Mathematics, Physics, Economics, Operations Research, Engineering, or a related quantitative field

• 4+ years of work experience using statistical analysis and machine learning, coding, and querying data

• Deep understanding of experimental design, machine learning concepts, and statistical models. Experience translating product and business needs into the appropriate modeling or statistical framework. 

• You are methodological and practical; able to prioritize and assist with business requests i.e. analyzing A/B tests, unexpected user behavior, complex interaction dynamics, etc. 

• Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with cross-functional partners (e.g., Product, Engineering, Business Strategy, Game Studios) on a day-to-day basis. 

• Proficient in coding (Python, SQL) and computer science fundamentals. 

• Familiar with data pipelining tools and automation systems. Comfortable partnering with data engineering and software engineers to define data requirements and needs

Bonus points

• Prior experience in advertising data products 

• Prior experience working with game studios

• Experience working within cloud data platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP)

• Familiar with data processing (e.g., Spark, Flink, Hive) and storage systems (e.g., S3, Redshift, Bigquery) at large scale

About Activision Blizzard Media

Activision Blizzard Media is the gateway for brands to the #1 cross-platform gaming company in the western world, with hundreds of millions of players across over 190 countries. Our legendary portfolio includes iconic mobile game franchises such as Candy Crush™, esports opportunities like the Call of Duty® and Overwatch® Leagues, and some of the top PC and console gaming franchises such as World of Warcraft®, Call of Duty®, and StarCraft®. The idea is simple: great game experiences offer great marketing experiences.

A Great Saga Needs All Sorts of Heroes

King strives to be a place where everyone can be their most authentic self. We recognize that diversity, equity and inclusion is a vital and continuous conversation, and that change only happens when we all come together. It’s our mission to build a diverse and inclusive Kingdom for our people, players, and community. 

Making the World Playful

Making the World Playful is our mission – it’s the thread that connects our people, our players, and our passion for our games. Let’s face it, who doesn’t love a bit of fun?

Kingsters are seriously playful: creative thinkers who balance art and science to bring moments of magic to millions daily. But our players aren’t the only ones that can level-up. We’re always looking for ways to champion each other and make what’s already great, even better.

So, if this feels like a fun way to spend your days, and you share our passion, our values, and our hunger to shape the future, join us in Making the World Playful.

Applications needs to be in English.

Discover King at careers.king.com

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/.

In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $92,920.00 - $171,814.00 Annual. These values reflect the expected base pay range of new hires across all U.S. locations. Ultimately, your specific range and offer will be based on several factors, including relevant experience, performance, and work location. Your Talent Professional can share this role’s range details for your local geography during the hiring process. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed. While we strive to provide competitive offers to successful candidates, new hire compensation is negotiable.