Advanced Business Analyst
Austin, TX
Senior · Full time
$93-154K
Posted 7 months ago
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Welcome to Maxis, home to tinkerers, craftspeople, & storytellers. Our mission is to inspire everyone to make a better world through creative play. As the developer of The Sims, we create games and experiences for millions of people around the world and are always looking for new ways to inspire our players. We put creativity and inclusivity at the core of our work and don't settle for seeing the world only as it is, but strive to build a world as it could be.

As an Advanced Analyst - BI on The Sims™ 4, you’ll be handed the keys to our massive store of player behavioral and commercial data. You’ll be responsible for unearthing insights and producing forecasts that inform the development of our game. You will report to the Director of Analytics.

In this leadership-facing role, you will work with our Product Management, Commercial, Marketing, Finance, and Data Products teams, supporting the continued growth of The Sims™ 4. From engagement forecasting, to game health measurement and insights delivery, you will be the go-to resource for understanding where our business is, and where it is headed, and will have a significant influence on the world’s leading life simulation game.

Your colleagues will be a tight-knit studio of enthusiastic industry craftspeople. You’ll also join a network of hundreds of experienced analysts and data scientists at EA as a member of the embedded-and-dedicated Data and Analytics (DnA) team.

The Sims™ 4 has an extremely unique player base, attracting a large, young, female-skewing audience. If you’re passionate about games and excited about contributing to the best possible experience for our players through data and insights, come join us!

Key Responsibilities

  • Business Intelligence and Game Health Measurement: Take ownership of business analysis for The Sims™ 4, querying large datasets to evaluate performance. Present to leadership, communicating data-driven insights that clarify the state of the business. Develop data visualizations in Looker. 
  • Engagement Forecasting: Own weekly active user (WAU) forecasting, using time-series forecasting and other predictive modeling methods to deliver accurate, granular predictions. 
  • Live Service Analysis: Benchmark and measure the impact of live service events, free content updates, and DLC launches.
  • Marketing Analytics: Support EA’s Marketing Intelligence team in measuring the impact of Sims 4 marketing activities. 
  • Effect Change: Make product strategy recommendations and help accelerate Maxis’s continued transition to becoming a more data-informed development studio. 
  • Educate and Train: Teach users of varying data proficiency levels how to use dashboards and access data. Help those who are less familiar understand the right questions to ask. Encourage hypothesis-driven thinking.

Requirements

  • 6+ years of experience working as a data analyst on a digital product in a professional setting 
  • Advanced/expert proficiency querying large datasets with SQL;
  • Experience with business analysis with examples of impact;
  • Deep statistical knowledge including an understanding of probability, correlation, regression, and classification;
  • Superb data storytelling skills, including ability to translate technical concepts to non-technical people;
  • Prior experience with A/B and multivariate test analysis;
  • Hands-on experience using Python or R for data analysis;
  • A passion for Games;
BC COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The base salary ranges listed below are for the defined geographic market pay zones in these locations. If you reside outside of these locations, a recruiter will advise on the base salary range and benefits for your specific location.

EA has listed the base salary ranges it in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in the locations listed, as of the time of this posting. Salary offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, and business or organizational needs.

BASE SALARY RANGES

• British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria):
º $93,700 - $153,900 CAN Annually

Base salary is just one part of the overall compensation at EA. We also offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave), extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.

About Electronic Arts

Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.

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