Senior Games UX Researcher — LA In-Office

Proxima Beta U.S. LLC

Los Angeles (CA)

On-site

USD 127,000 - 297,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus
Relocation package
Restricted stock units
Medical, dental, vision, life and disa
401(k) plan
Vacation days (15–25)
Holidays (up to 13)
Sick leave (up to 10 days)

Job summary

Level Infinite, Tencent’s global gaming brand, seeks a Senior Games User Researcher in Los Angeles to strengthen the LA Checkpoint lab and collaborate with London teams. You will lead end-to-end research across multiple games, build stakeholder relationships, and mentor junior researchers while ensuring in-person lab operations remain smooth.

The role requires hands-on experience in games UX research, strong communication, and the ability to work across time zones.

Qualifications

  • Hands-on user research in the entertainment field, preferably games.
  • Experience delivering research in-person in LA is preferred.
  • Strong ability to tell actionable insights to stakeholders.
  • Background in HCI, psychology, or sociology with qualitative focus.

Responsibilities

  • Build relationships across the organization to drive relevant research.
  • Partner with studios to establish their titles’ research strategy.
  • Collaborate with Consumer Insights for a holistic view of games.
  • Deliver end-to-end research from goals to reports for PC and mobile.
  • Mentor and develop the LA Junior Researcher; maintain LA operations.

Skills

User research
Stakeholder management
Research operations
Mentoring
Gaming domain

Education

Human-computer interaction
Psychology

Tools

Analytics
Telemetry
Surveys

Job description

Level Infinite, Tencent’s global gaming brand, seeks a Senior Games User Researcher in Los Angeles to strengthen the LA Checkpoint lab and collaborate with London teams. You will lead end-to-end research across multiple games, build stakeholder relationships, and mentor junior researchers while ensuring in-person lab operations remain smooth.

The role requires hands-on experience in games UX research, strong communication, and the ability to work across time zones.

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