Associate User Researcher

HoYoverse; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base pay

Job summary

HoYoverse in Los Angeles is seeking a user researcher to lead studies across game lifecycles and global markets. You will own end-to-end research, including stakeholder communication, identifying needs, designing methodologies, and reporting insights.

Applicants should have a passion for games, strong analytical skills, and the ability to collaborate with the Shanghai team on projects in the U.S. The role emphasizes rigorous research and cross-functional teamwork.

Qualifications

• Passionate about games with broad genre experience and player psychology awareness.
• Ability to apply appropriate research methodologies to meet product needs.
• Experience in various user research fields or complete game projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead user research projects across the game product lifecycle and global markets.
• Collaborate with Shanghai to run research in the U.S. and manage end-to-end studies.
• Conduct industry and competitor analysis to deliver actionable insights.

Skills

User research

Market research

Stakeholder communication

Research methodology

Game industry knowledge

Job description

HoYoverse is committed to providing immersive virtual world experiences to players around the world. We have brought fans popular games including Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail, Honkai Impact 3rd, Tears of Themis, and Zenless Zone Zero, as well as a wide range of entertainment content.

Community is at the heart of everything we do. We are devoted to engaging fans and fostering an enthusiastic and inclusive global community.

Pushing the boundaries of imagination, we consistently explore cutting-edge game development technologies.

In the future, we will continue to expand our content production, technology research, and publishing duties through operations in offices in Singapore, Montreal, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Seoul, and other areas.

When you apply to a position with HoYoverse, we will process your personal data. To learn more, please review our comprehensive Global Applicant and Candidate Privacy Policy.

What You Will Do:

• As a user researcher, you are responsible for user research projects at different stages of the game product life cycle, as well as global market research.
• According to project needs, collaborating with Shanghai office to work on research projects in U.S. office, owning the user research studies end-to-end, including stakeholder communication, research needs identification, methodology design, execution, analysis, report writing etc.
• Conducting industry and competitor analysis, identifying industry trends, understanding product features and user needs, delivering actionable insights.

What We Are Looking For:

• Passionate about games and the games industry, experience with a variety of games genres, understand player psychology. In-depth understanding of anime games, and/or at least one core game genre is preferred.
• Able to apply the appropriate research methodologies to meet the product needs.
• Experience in various user research field, or experience with complete game projects is preferred.
• Down to earth, meticulous, observant, reflective, good communicator, strong sense of responsibility, strong execution ability.
• Good learner, self-driven, logical, objective, rigorous, strong interpersonal skills and teamwork spirit.
• Mandarin proficiency is a plus.
• Experience with designing or applying AI/LLM-based workflow is a plus.

Benefits:

The base pay range for this position is $30-38 USD / hour. Actual pay is based on location and may vary depending on relevant knowledge, skills, and experience from the candidate.

We are an equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds are key to bringing our concepts to life. If you're looking to play a key role in creating the best immersive virtual world experience for our users, we invite you to join our team.