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Data Analyst

Santa Monica, California

Our Mission:

To capture the hearts and minds of millions of players across the world by creating unforgettable games powered by the best technology.

About Us:

PlayQ is a rapidly growing entertainment and technology company that recognizes quality is king as we deliver unforgettable mobile game experiences to a global audience. Our games engage millions of users daily, surprising them with creativity, beauty and fun!

Our latest hit game, Treasure Party, uniquely combines match-3 puzzle gameplay with a board game adventure, offering a vibrant treasure-hunting experience. Treasure Party is quickly becoming a top title in the match-3 genre with fresh adventures and a fun, rewarding journey perfect for puzzle lovers and adventurers alike.

Our team is driven, playful and deeply committed to excellence and innovation. We work together to craft clever, visually stunning, and memorable experiences. PlayQ’s environment values initiative, collaboration, and individual leadership to ensure that our mission is fulfilled.

Who You Are:

    • Proactive Achiever You consistently take the initiative to drive business results, supported by sound reasoning and detailed execution plans.
    • Growth Driver You champion company-wide success by relentlessly focusing on achieving results, understanding how your work impacts the entire organization, and pushing to make it 10% better every time. You continuously level yourself up to drive the business forward.
    • Solution Seeker Fueled by curiosity, you explore various ways to solve a problem. Every hard problem is an opportunity in disguise. 
    • Team Builder You actively foster strong dynamics within and between teams, contributing to our collective success.
    • Resilient Leader You consistently approach your work with resilience and a steadfast passion for achievement of our goals despite challenges or setbacks.
    • Data-Driven Creator You leverage data to back intuition. Empirical creativity is your go-to. Imagination led, data validated. 

Why you'll want to come to work:

PlayQ is looking for an experienced Data Analyst to spearhead analyses and provide meaningful insights into player behavior and engagement. You will leverage billions of data points from our games to build dashboards, answer key business questions, and tell compelling stories. This person will conduct in-depth analyses of our data, report on key game metrics, and provide recommendations that will have a direct impact in shaping future game development and company initiatives. The ideal candidate is an intelligent, sharp, detail-oriented, and highly quantitative individual who loves working with and analyzing data and is eager to proactively identify and answer the strategic questions that drive business success.

What you'll get to create:

  • Strategic Analysis Support: Assist in identifying key business questions and contribute insights that help shape game design, player engagement, and growth strategies.
  • Player Behavior Insights: Analyze player activity and trends to help the team understand and enhance the player experience.
  • Stakeholder Communication: Present findings and recommendations to cross-functional teams, supporting data-informed decisions across the company.
  • KPI Monitoring: Track and investigate KPIs, uncovering trends and root causes to ensure alignment with business goals.
  • Ad Hoc and Feature Analyses: Fulfill data requests for new product releases, campaigns, and user acquisition.
  • Dashboard Development: Design dashboards that provide real-time visibility into KPIs and support game team strategies.
  • Data Integrity & Tools: Ensure data accuracy and assist in developing tools and processes for reliable analysis.
  • Stay Informed on Trends: Keep up with data and gaming analytics trends, contributing fresh ideas to the team.

What you’ll bring to the team:

  • Educational Background: Bachelor’s or higher in a quantitative field such as Data Science, Statistics or Computer Science..
  • Professional Experience: 2+ years in data analysis, preferably in tech or gaming.
  • Technical Proficiency: Proficiency in SQL and familiarity with Python/R for data analysis. Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Looker, Tableau) and exposure to data platforms like Snowflake or BigQuery is a plus.
  • Communication: Solid presentation skills with the ability to clearly convey insights to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Analytical Mindset: Eagerness to connect data insights to business objectives and make data-driven recommendations.
  • Problem-Solving: Curiosity-driven, proactive in identifying and tackling problems.

What you’ll gain:

Join a forward-thinking team at PlayQ, where you’ll have opportunities to work on high-impact projects, collaborate across teams, and shape the future of mobile gaming through data. With ongoing learning opportunities and access to the latest trends and tools in gaming analytics, this role offers a dynamic path for professional growth and development in the gaming industry.

Working at PlayQ:

  • Unmatched opportunities to drive success on a mission driven team
  • Competitive compensation and equity options
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, long term disability & pet insurance
  • Flexible time off
  • Advancement and mentorship opportunities
  • 401K plan with company match
  • Brand new creative office space equipped with tons of natural light, communal areas for collaboration and free parking
  • Walking distance to restaurants, coffee shops, and the metro
  • Stocked kitchen with snacks and beverages
  • Help build and support awesome GAMES. For a living! Who doesn't love games?

At PlayQ, we leverage competitive benchmarking data when setting each role’s base pay range. Individual base salary will be determined based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, scope of role, business need and geographic location.

The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.

$90,000-120,000 USD 

Additional information:

  • In-office location: Santa Monica, CA
  • This role is open to remote employees located in select US states including California, Washington, Nevada, Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, New York and Georgia.
  • This role is offered as a full time position.

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