Data Analyst - Product analytics at Epic Games

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Cary,North Carolina,United States

WHAT MAKES US EPIC?

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

Our Data & Analytics teams 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 a Data Analyst to join the Product Analytics team focused on Fortnite. Your role will focus on the collection, interpretation, visualization, and analysis of our data to help drive and support our decision-making with a particular focus on cosmetics and monetization. The position's primary objective is to transform complex data into reporting that allows stakeholders to understand the data and draw actionable conclusions. In this role, you will take the initiative and work autonomously in a fast-paced environment. Your insights will shape how players access the content they love while building a sustainable business model for Fortnite.

In this role, you will

Partner with product, design, game development, art, and engineering counterparts to identify opportunities to give players the most value possible out of our cosmetics and use data to develop metrics and insights that shape the execution of our cosmetic strategy.
Developing and maintaining standards for dashboards and reporting initiatives. This includes making sure data is visualized appropriately, creating consistent standards, and confirming that all data are accurate
Working with key stakeholders to identify needs and report outputs to answer questions and drive decisions clearly
Documenting requirements, developing, and delivering both written reports with analysis and charts on a dashboard
Working with engineering and QA to consistently monitor and improve our data
Perform data analysis using data querying tools such as SQL and Spark

What we're looking for

At least 3 years of professional experience as a Business Intelligence or Statistical Data Analyst
Demonstrated understanding of both contemporary video games and analytics best practices
Passion for games, analytics, and sharing data with others
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Experience working with development teams to instrument telemetry
Experience writing efficient and scalable SQL over billions of rows; it is a plus if you are familiar with distributed computing using Spark (Scala or PySpark)
Demonstrated skills in visualizing data (ideally using Tableau)
Comfort with supporting operational processes, including Code version control (Github or similar), Orchestration (Airflow)
Ability to prioritize, work with multiple departments, and deliver at a high speed
Prior experience in gaming ecosystems and/or monetization preferred

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

Our intent is to cover all things that are medically necessary and improve the quality of life. We pay 100% of the premiums for both you and your dependents. Our coverage includes Medical, Dental, a Vision HRA, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance & a 401k with competitive match. We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents. Throughout the year we celebrate our employees with events and company-wide paid breaks. We offer unlimited PTO and sick time and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical.

ABOUT US

Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 years, we've been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.

Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic!

Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy here.

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