Cricket Data Analyst

3 Months ago • All levels • Data Analysis

Job Summary

Job Description

Big Ant Studios seeks a Cricket Sports Data Analyst to contribute to the development of their sports titles. Responsibilities include data entry of player information (names, positions, roles), identifying data sources and methodologies, creating accurate player ratings based on statistics and performance observation, maintaining up-to-date team line-ups, and implementing data into game titles using existing systems. The role requires close collaboration with design and QA teams to ensure consistent gameplay. The ideal candidate possesses extensive cricket knowledge, a keen eye for detail, excellent Excel skills, and strong understanding of sports video games. Experience with Rugby, AFL, and Tennis titles is a plus. The position is full-time and on-site in Melbourne, Australia.
Must have:
  • Extensive cricket knowledge
  • Keen eye for detail
  • Excellent Excel skills
  • Data entry & validation
  • Rating creation & implementation
Good to have:
  • Sports video game knowledge
  • Experience with Rugby, AFL, Tennis
  • Qualifications in Sports Data Analytics
Perks:
  • Daily lunches
  • Myki public transport
  • Professional development support

Job Details

*Please note you will need to have working rights in Australia. At this stage, we cannot sponsor a working visa. This is an in-person, on-location in-studio position. Only local applications will be accepted for this role.*

Big Ant Studios are looking for a highly talented and motivated Cricket Sports Data Analyst to play a key role in the studio.

Join us in making some of consoles and PCs biggest sports titles from our centrally located Melbourne studio.

Working on Big Ant Studios’ sports titles, including Cricket, AFL, Tennis, Rugby Union and more. The Cricket Sports Data Analyst would assist in collecting and maintaining the player and team databases, including implementing player ratings and validating player biographic information for our licensed Cricket teams from around the world.

The role will work closely with the design and quality assurance teams to ensure that player ratings provide a consistent gameplay experience.

The core areas of focus for this role are:

  • Data entry of player information, such as names, positions and roles
  • Identifying sources and methodology for obtaining player information
  • Creating accurate player ratings based on statistical and observed player performances
  • Keeping data such as team line-ups up to date with real-world changes
  • Implementing data gathered into the game titles, utilising existing systems

We are looking for someone with:

  • Extensive knowledge of Cricket for our upcoming titles and updates
  • Keen eye for identifying unique player traits
  • Excellent skills in Microsoft Excel

With extra consideration given to:

  • Strong knowledge of sports video games
  • Qualifications in Sports Data Analytics or similar fields
  • Familiarity with our other sports titles, including Rugby, AFL and Tennis

You also need to be:

  • Flexible and open-minded.
  • Determined and self-motivated.
  • Prepared to rise to a challenge.
  • Always striving for quality.
  • Creative and innovative.

The Company:

Big Ant Studios is one of the oldest and largest game developers in Australia. Based in Southbank, Melbourne and another studio in the Adelaide CBD, we develop premium sports titles for multiple platforms.

Benefits:

Big Ant offers a central location, an experienced team and perks include daily lunches, Myki for public transport and professional development support.

At Big Ant we believe diverse perspectives and backgrounds are key to creating experiences everyone can enjoy. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

*Please note you will need to have working rights in Australia. At this stage, we cannot sponsor a working visa.*

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About The Company

Big Ant Studios is an Australian game development studio founded in 2001 by CEO Ross Symons, a software development pioneer with a professional history that stretches back to the 1970's when he first authored a number of internationally published books on programming and games for platforms including the TRS80 and Commodore PET/VIC20/64 series of personal computers.

Big Ant Studios, one of the largest game developers in Australia, develop premium character action and racing content for platforms that include the Sony PlayStation2, PlayStation3, Nintendo Wii,  Microsoft Xbox360, and PC.

Supported by such leading global publishers as THQ, Konami, and Sierra Entertainment, Big Ant Studios have achieved significant market success. Every console title developed by Big Ant Studios has gone on to sell multiple hundred thousand units.

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