Data Analyst - 6 months FTC - Lively, UK

Electric Square; Royal Leamington Spa; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gaming studio in Royal Leamington Spa is looking for a Data Analyst to support data-driven decisions. The role involves designing telemetry systems, analyzing datasets, and creating dashboards. The ideal candidate will have strong SQL expertise and experience with data visualization tools like Power BI. Experience in the gaming industry is highly desirable. The company offers flexible remote working options and a supportive culture.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Flexible remote work options

Qualifications

• Experience with querying and manipulating large datasets using SQL.
• Proficiency with data visualization tools like Power BI or Tableau.
• Strong skills in data manipulation and modelling techniques.

Responsibilities

• Design and validate game telemetry to capture player data.
• Analyze large datasets with SQL and other tools.
• Build dashboards and visualizations to track KPIs.

Skills

SQL expertise

Data visualization (Power BI, Tableau, Looker)

Data manipulation techniques

Statistical methods for experimentation design

Communication skills

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

Job description

Overview

At Lively, we pride ourselves on making games full of character. The world is fun and silly and sad and infuriating and banal and beautiful and ugly, and all of those things have a place in our games. Across the Electric Square group, 4 studios, many projects, 250 people (and studio dogs (and cats)), we offer you a comfortable and comforting studio culture that we hope can make you feel empowered and inspired.

Lively hunger for difference — we celebrate it, support it, and thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, products, and community. Lively is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We provide a comprehensive benefits package and an award-winning environment to work in; we are not idle - we always strive to do better for our employees.

We are currently looking for a Data Analyst to join our Lively team - but we are fully supportive of remote working and happy to enable whatever blend of home and office best empowers you and your work.

Responsibilities

• Designs, implement, and validate game telemetry to capture meaningful player data in an efficient and optimal way
• Extracts, transform, and analyse large datasets using SQL and other data manipulation techniques. Bonus points for experience using Python or R
• Builds and maintain dashboards and visualisations to track KPIs, feature performance, economy balance, etc. Strong technical skills with at least one major BI tool (Power BI, Tableau, Looker, etc.)
• Applies causal inference and experimental design methods (e.g., A/B testing, difference-in-differences) to assess the real impact of changes and features
• Works closely with product managers, designers, engineers and producers to define data needs and share actionable insights
• Presents complex findings clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences, including senior leadership and external clients
• Supports a culture of data-driven decision making across the studio

Requirements

• SQL expertise for querying and manipulating large datasets
• Proficiency with at least one major data visualisation tool (Power BI, Tableau, Looker)
• Strong proficiency in data manipulation and data modelling techniques
• Working knowledge of statistical methods for experimentation design, including hypothesis testing, sample size calculation, confidence intervals, and techniques such as A/B testing and Difference-in-Differences. Also, the ability to interpret results and communicate practical significance clearly
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to tailor insights to different audiences
• Familiarity with scripting or statistical programming languages (e.g., Python, R) is an advantage
• Experience in the games industry or with player behaviour analytics is highly desirable