Product Analyst

Culver City, CA
Product – Product /
Full Time /
As a leading mobile games developer, Jam City is looking to “level up” our talent.  We’re searching for innovators  who consider themselves dynamic, collaborative, and thrive in a fast-paced environment. 

PERKS & BENEFITS
Unlimited Vacation, Paid Sick Days & Holidays
100% Employee Covered Medical, Dental, Vision Plan Base Plan
Life Insurance, 401k, Flexible Spending Accounts, Commuter Benefits & More
Catered Lunches & Well-stocked Kitchens
Yoga & Wellness Activities
Happy Hours
Company Events
Dog Friendly

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Central PM analyst works with the Central PM & CRM teams to analyze player behavior and overall performance in our portfolio of Jam City games. You will collaborate with product managers, data scientists, and analysts across the company to support live operations, CRM, and economy management that continuously improve engagement and monetization. You will also help with driving our Ads and X-Promo strategy. We are looking for a creative analytical mind that combines quantitative rigor with a deep understanding of what makes mobile games great.

RESPONSIBILITIES

    • Responsible for transforming raw data into digestible reports and actionable insights.
    • Work closely with central product management team to monitor product health, prioritize features, measure campaign/event performance, and optimize merchandising.
    • Setup and maintain live dashboards (i.e. Tableau) and write SQL queries to support rapid decision making.
    • Validate data sets and BI calls in live games to ensure accuracy of event logging and reporting.
    • Conduct deeper inquiries into player behavior by coordinating with central data science team.
    • Provide ad hoc analysis and insights to help interpret player reception of new features or events.
    • Conduct quantitative analysis and ad hoc reports to support decisions related to: LiveOps, New Features, CRM, & X-Promo.
    • Help design controlled experiments to test hypotheses about new features.
    • Think creatively about how to use data to answer question or confirm/reject hypotheses.

QUALIFICATIONS

    • Passion for mobile games, especially puzzle, RPG, and/or character collecting games.
    • B.A. or B.S. a quantitative field (Math/Statistics, CS, Engineering, Business, Economics, experimental science, or similar), graduate degree a plus.
    • 2+ years experience in an analyst role at a mobile gaming company, or similar experience.
    • Ability to think strategically (big picture perspective, consider both the player experience and the business needs) combined with hands-on, execution-oriented attitude.
    • Experience in analytics requirements gathering, solution design and implementation; solid experience in the area of user intelligence / behavior, event tagging / tracking.
    • Knowledge of statistics and statistical models, such as linear / logistic regression, clustering and factor analyses.
    • Expert knowledge of SQL, Excel, and data visualization tools like Tableau.
    • Detail-oriented, leaves no stone unturned, never lets anything slip through the cracks.
    • Communication skills to articulate complex quantitative analyses in a way that a  game team can understand.
    • Self-motivated with the ability to work independently.
    • Work closely with a cross-functional team, including remote team members.

CHECK OUT LIFE AS A JAM CITIZEN:
- Company news and events on our LinkedIn
- Company Blog
- Employee Feedback on our Comparably page
- Find videos on our teams and games on our Youtube

OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUITY, DIVERSITY, & INCLUSION
We believe in creating games that unite people across the world and that showcase our commitment to providing an environment that is both inclusive and diverse for our players and employees. We strive to create a workforce that is reflective of our global player community as we know that we are stronger and better when we play together. To help promote an inclusive culture, we celebrate the visible and invisible diversity of our Jam Citizens through initiatives including Employee Resource Groups, cultural events, trainings, speaker series, and more. 

Jam City is an equal opportunity employer. We enthusiastically accept our responsibility to make employment decisions without regard to race, age, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, religion, ethnicity, marital, or domestic partnerships status, disability, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, veteran status, domestic violence victim status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expressions, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws. Our management is committed to following this policy with respect to hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, recruiting, pay, and other forms of compensation, training, and general treatment during employment.

ABOUT JAM CITY
Jam City is an award-winning mobile entertainment studio providing unique and deeply engaging games that appeal to a broad, global audience.

Led by CEO Josh Yguado, former 20th Century Fox executive, Jam City is the creative powerhouse behind some of the highest-grossing and most enduring mobile games. Jam City’s global franchise Cookie Jam has generated more than half a billion dollars, and Panda Pop has more than 120 million downloads to date.

The company also is the go-to studio for Hollywood, having developed immersive, narrative-rich mobile games around iconic entertainment brands. The company’s popular RPG game Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery was the #1 game in more than 40 countries at its launch in April 2018.

Jam City has nine studios located in Los Angeles (HQ), Berlin, Buenos Aires, Bogotá, Burbank, Cedar Falls, San Diego, San Francisco, and Toronto.