Analytics Director, Gameplay (R22668)

Key Skills

Java Programming, Design of Experiment, Python Programming, C++, SQL, Apache Hive, ETL frameworks

Job Description

At the core of Epic’s success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it’s building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we’re always innovating.

Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We’re constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.

ANALYTICS

What We Do

Use your expert experience in data & analytics to build powerful stories and visuals that inform the games we make, the technology we develop, and business decisions that drive Epic.

What You'll Do

Epic Games is looking for an Analytics Director to join our growing team. In this role, you'll directly contribute to the growth of our products by helping us better understand the experiences of our players and the fulfillment of our designer’s vision. The primary objectives of this position is providing support to our gameplay designers to help them create new experiences and continue evolving Fortnite and leveling up our gameplay analytics team.

In this role, you will

• Work with gameplay leaders to prioritize analyses and proactively provide insights for our gameplay team. These include gameplay balance, feature effectiveness, and matchmaking.
• Working with the business teams to define hypothesis/questions that we want to validate/answer and leading the effort to validate and answer those hypothesis/questions
• Managing the priorities and growth of a team of analysts
• Taking accountability for the quality of data

What we’re looking for

• 7-10+ years professional experience as an analyst
• Deep understanding of the games industry and game design
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Skilled in Hive and Python
• Experience managing a team of analysts
• Experience creating ETL processes for converting raw data into data useful for analytics
• Passion for technology, video games, and analytics
• You’re user-focused, passionate, scrappy, solutions-focused, and innovative. These traits equal success at Epic and influence everything we do.

• Nice to have: Experience in C++ and Unreal Engine

LOCATIONS

This position is listed in multiple locations across North America including but not limited to:

*Remote options available*

• Cary, North Carolina
• Seattle, Washington
• Texas (Austin, Dallas)
• California (multiple locations)
• Canada (multiple locations)