Data Analyst

Description & Requirements
Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.

The Player & Quality Insights team focuses on understanding player behavior and designing player feedback events which help game teams develop high-quality games to meet our player's expectations. We are a data-driven team where every major decision starts with data analysis to find opportunity areas and to measure our efforts. As a Data Analyst, you will oversee and conduct the conversion of data into insights to lead to informed decisions. Reporting to a Senior Data Analyst, you will develop new methods to understand our players and directly influence the quality of our games.

Responsibilities

• Work with partners to understand project goals and provide clear guidance regarding player behavior and player feedback event design.
• Evaluate and interpret data to find risks and opportunities and communicate them with your team and partners.
• Build statistical models and validate and improve the performance of these models over time.
• Develop scripts and queries to import, clean, transform, and enhance data.
• Prepare detailed reports and presentations that help your team identify areas of opportunity and provide insight to guide future playtest events
• Promote best practices in tools and visual technologies for building project dashboards that provide important data for project monitoring.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of work experience in a past analytical role, using data to guide process improvements.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or completion of post-secondary level Math and Statistics courses.
• Excellent foundation of math and statistical knowledge including an understanding of probability, correlation, regression, classification, and the development of statistical models.
• Proficient in SQL and ability to extract data from large data sources with differing structures.
• Proficient in software tools like Power BI or Tableau to create easy-to-understand data visualizations.
• Experience with the Agile/Waterfall processes.
• Experience presenting and prioritizing with people at multiple levels of business and technical expertise.

Pay Transparency - North America
Compensation And Benefits
The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting. If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable range and benefits. Pay offered will be determined based on a number of relevant business and candidate factors (e.g. education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs).

PAY RANGES

• British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) *$75,900 - $105,600 CAD

In British Columbia, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave), extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.

Pay is just one part of the overall compensation at EA.

For British Columbia, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave), extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.

About Electronic Arts
We're proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth.

We adopt a holistic approach to our benefits programs, emphasizing physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life. Our packages are tailored to meet local needs and may include healthcare coverage, mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leaves, complimentary games, and more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.