Description
About Us
Nerd Corps Entertainment, established in 2002, is a DHX Media company, boasting a diverse portfolio of award-winning original properties such as Slugterra, League of Super Evil, Storm Hawks and Rated A for Awesome. With six shows in production, there is always a genre or character to keep you interested and challenged. But we’re more than just an animation studio. Our 400 creatives build stories, worlds, and experiences for kids that cut across platforms from television to online, games, toys, mobile—wherever kids are spending time. We handle all stages of our process in-house, from the IP creation and development to post-production, finance, sales and distribution, licensing and consumer products, and interactive development, making us a rarity in the industry. Our studio near Vancouver’s trendy Commercial Drive is a vibrant mixture of rookies and veterans, where those fresh out of college can continue learning from mid-career and senior artists, and where every level of experience can make the most of their talent on some of the best kids shows and games in the world.
Leo, Gemini, Emmy…been there, won that.
Come work for an award-winning studio and make cartoons, not war.
Department: Interactive
Location: Vancouver
About the Position
Nerd Corps Interactive is looking for one sharp data analyst to join our team and support our growing roster of original mobile and web games! Working in Nerd Corps Interactive, you will be on the cutting edge of data-driven business and product development, as you track, mine and analyze data from hundreds of thousands of users all over the world, sometimes even in real time, to inform game design and business decisions. You will give shape to virtual economies and see them grow. You understand the importance of acronyms such as DAU, MAU, ARPPU, ARPU, LTV, and KPI. You will work closely with most of the interactive team, from game design and marketing to engineering and management. This is a great opportunity for a data whiz with a strong understanding of and passion for the games industry to help build successful games!
Responsibilities
- Monitor, mine and analyze data from multiple games and platforms to discover new insights on user behaviour and monetization performance
- Track and balance virtual economies by determining the optimum in-game cost vs reward for various virtual goods
- Design data models for games in development by identifying what metrics need to be tracked and how
- Coordinate with software engineers and QA to test data collection accuracy and integrity
- Inform game design decisions to help the team stay focused on business goals
- Research and stay up to date on industry trends, new analytics technologies and best practices
- Research and make recommendations on how to improve our current analytics pipeline and responsiveness
- Prepare performance reports for various games to keep the leadership team and partners up-to-date with the latest performance trends
- Carry out duties in a professional and positive manner
- Be a positive and creative force on the team
Qualifications
- Passionate and knowledgeable about the games industry
- 2+ years of experience in analytics, data mining and analysis (ideally in games context)
- Strong foundations in math and statistics
- Understanding of basic principles of economics and pricing, as well as digital marketing tactics
- Proficient user of MS Excel
- Can write highly complex queries in SQL or similar (HQL an asset)
- Able to work independently but also collaborate in a team environment
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills
- Excellent presentation skills for turning complex findings into actionable insights for decision makers
- Able to take direction well and execute on a project with limited supervision
- Able to communicate in a professional and positive manner
- Able to communicate creative and technical thoughts and ideas
- Able to multitask, prioritize and manage time efficiently
- Able to work alone and collaboratively, often with multiple tasks and under deadline pressure
- Encourage feedback and new initiatives
- Must be open to direction and able to embrace change
Please note that both a RESUME and COVER LETTER are REQUIRED for your application to be considered.
THANK YOU to all those who express interest in being a part of the Nerd Corps team. Unfortunately, due to the volume of applications we receive, we may be unable to reply to all applicants. If we feel that you may be a good match for one of our current openings you will be contacted.