Data Analyst

Company: Blizzard Entertainment
Location: Irvine, CA, USA
Web: jobs.blizzard.com

Blizzard Entertainment is looking for a data analyst to join our online technologies team. The ideal candidate will be a good communicator and will have the technical expertise to support projects that require heavy data-crunching and applying statistical and data-mining techniques.

Responsibilities

• Develop data-mining, machine learning and statistical solutions to understand game design and key business behaviors such as player acquisition and retention.
• Work independently as a professional modeler to design and construct sophisticated statistical models to forecast key metrics.
• Work closely with executives and team leads to provide insight into game and business data.
• Effectively communicate statistical findings to senior management, both in written and oral presentations.

• Relevant disciplines for study include computer science, statistics, and mathematics, with a strong quantitative focus
• Minimum 3-5 years experience in statistical model development/data mining/machine learning
• Ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities
• Knowledge of reporting software packages

• Expertise in classification, segmentation, and clustering
• Experience in CRM, database marketing, or analytics consulting
• Project management skills; ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously to meet objectives/key deadlines
• Previous experience in business analyst roles
• Experience with relational databases

Please send applications to mnassar@blizzard.com . Subject line: your name - Data Analyst (kdnuggets).