Researcher, China Strategic Advisory

Job Description

Riot Games was established in 2006 by entrepreneurial gamers who believe that player-focused game development can result in great games. In 2009, Riot released its debut title League of Legends to critical and player acclaim. As the most played video game in the world, over 100 million play every month. Players form the foundation of our community and it's for them that we continue to evolve and improve the League of Legends experience.

We're looking for humble but ambitious, razor-sharp professionals who can teach us a thing or two. We promise to return the favor. Like us, you take play seriously; you're passionate about games. We embrace those who see things differently, aren't afraid to experiment, and who have a healthy disregard for constraints.

That's where you come in.

As a Researcher on the China Strategic Advisory team, you'll join a dedicated team committed to becoming the most player-focused game company in the world. You share our focus on player experience, rejection of convention, and intense passion for gaming. Specifically, you will take care of strategy and insights initiatives for CN Regional and support to ensure the whole office is equipped with decision-making support. You'll identify areas where strategy and insights can help improve outcomes and be more player-informed.

The role would focus on the team agenda while taking into account the central product road map, CN's goals, publishing plans, and developing the team's analytics ability. The role would also grow the team to support the future vision of CN and may include the tracking/measuring of content measurements, creating a holistic analysis and attribution platform and creating relevant dashboards for the leadership team.

Responsibilities:
• Design and conduct primary research for all pillars in China, applying quantitative and qualitative research methods and deliver comprehensive data/information interpretation and business implications to help on product optimization/user understanding
• Collect and analyze complex data, field research cross-reference analysis, in order to deeply understand our audience and the market/competitors
• Assist in playtests of prototype/pre-production/production games in terms of alignments and process management, methodology, stimuli preparation, moderation and report writing etc.
• Coordinate on Riot internal survey needs: CN questionnaire review, communicate with internal and external stakeholders to leverage bandwidth as well as requirements.

Required Qualifications:
• 3+ years of professional work experience conducting research, analyzing large data-sets, visualizing information, and informing company strategy
• Experience designing, scoping and executing quantitative and qualitative research
• Good at translating business questions into research increments
• A wide range of exposures in different game genres, with deep understanding of gameplay, monetization and campaigns OR experience working within the game industry
• Strong communication skills to work together with cross-functional teams
• Fluent written and spoken English

Desired Qualifications:
• Graduate degree preferred and meaningful work experience in consulting, consumer insights or product strategy
• Major in Economics, Computer Science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Management Information Systems or a related discipline
• Advanced knowledge of Tableau, SQL, Matlab or other tools that help inform data-driven decisions
• Professional experience in online entertainment content or video games

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rb8b6e-18-191-171-20-42 in your application.