Senior Data Design Analyst

Rockstar Games All jobs
Leeds, United Kingdom
28 day(s) ago
Job Overview
Company Rockstar Games
Job Typefulltime
CategoryInformation Technology
First Seen 28 day(s) ago

Job Description

At Rockstar Games we create world-class entertainment experiences. Become part of a team working on some of the most rewarding large-scale creative projects to be found in any entertainment medium - all within an inclusive highly-motivated environment where you can learn and collaborate with some of the most talented people in the industry. Rockstar is on the lookout for a skilled Data Design Analyst who is passionate about video games and data design. This is a full-time permanent and in-office position based in Rockstar’s unique game development studio in the heart of Leeds England. What We Do The Rockstar Games Analytics team provides insights and actionable results to a wide variety of stakeholders across the organization in support of their decision making. We partner with multiple departments across the company leveraging analytics to measure and improve on the success and health of our games. We collaborate as a distributed team to develop innovative data pipelines data products data models reports analyses and machine learning applications. The Data Design function within Analytics partners closely with game development analytics engineering and data science teams to design telemetry that is reliable interpretable and optimized for downstream data model and pipeline consumption. Responsibilities Partner with game development analytics engineering and data science stakeholders to understand gameplay systems product questions and downstream data needs. Design clear consistent and scalable telemetry specifications that capture player behaviour and game systems accurately while supporting efficient data model pipeline consumption. In collaboration with the Game Data Development team translate analytical requirements into raw telemetry event designs schemas naming conventions validation rules and documentation that can be implemented by development teams. Review proposed telemetry designs for completeness quality consistency and suitability for downstream modelling reporting experimentation and machine learning use cases. Collaborate with analytics engineers to ensure telemetry is structured to reduce transformation complexity and improve reliability of curated data products. Support the Data Integrity & Operations team’s telemetry QA by defining expected behaviours edge cases acceptance criteria and validation checks for new or updated game instrumentation. Maintain documentation and design standards that improve discoverability governance and consistency across game telemetry. Contribute to best practices for event taxonomy schema design metadata capture and lifecycle management of telemetry definitions. Requirements 5+ years experience in analytics data design data analysis product analytics game analytics or a related data-focused role. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a quantitative technical analytical or design-oriented field. Strong understanding of event-based data data schemas data quality principles and how raw telemetry supports downstream analytics and data modelling. Ability to translate ambiguous stakeholder questions into structured data requirements and practical telemetry designs. Familiarity with SQL and working with large-scale datasets to investigate validate or interpret behavioural data. Excellent written communication skills with the ability to create clear specifications documentation and guidance for both technical and non-technical audiences. Strong attention to detail and ability to reason through edge cases data lineage implementation constraints and downstream usage patterns. PLUSES Please note that these are desirable skills and are not required to apply for the position. Experience working with game telemetry live service analytics behavioural event taxonomies data catalogues or analytics engineering workflows. How To Apply Please apply with a CV and cover letter demonstrating how you meet the skills above. If we would like to move forward with your application a Rockstar recruiter will reach out to you to explain next steps and guide you through the process. Rockstar is committed to creating a work environment that promotes equal opportunity dignity and respect. In line with this commitment Rockstar will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants with disabilities during the recruitment process in order for such applicants to be considered for the position for which they are applying as well as to qualified employees to enable them to perform the essential functions of their roles. If you need more information about Rockstar’s reasonable accommodation policies or process or need to request an accommodation please notify your recruiter during the interview process. If you’ve got the right skills for the job we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from all suitable candidates regardless of age disability gender identity sexual orientation religion belief race or any other protected category.

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