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Company Description
CREATIVITY IS OUR SUPERPOWER. It's our heritage and it's also our future. Because we don't just make toys. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire fans, entertain audiences and develop children through play. Mattel is at its best when every member of our team feels respected, included, and heard-when everyone can show up as themselves and do their best work every day. We value and share an infinite range of ideas and voices that evolve and broaden our perspectives with a reach that extends into all our brands, partners, and suppliers.
The Team:
Mattel Game Studios' mission is to harness the power of Mattel's iconic brands and IP to create a wide variety of engaging digital games. Our team is guided by industry leaders with decades of experience in various facets of the gaming industry. We are seeking talented individuals to join us in our mission to create innovative and engaging digital experiences that resonate with our beloved brands. If you are passionate about gaming and eager to be part of a dynamic, forward-thinking team in family entertainment, this is the opportunity for you!
Job Description
The Opportunity:
Mattel Games Studios is seeking an experienced Data Analyst, LiveOps to take a key role in driving meaningful insights and providing recommendations to impact our business growth for a portfolio of upcoming games. The role will be supporting our game team and ensuring we are taking a data-driven approach towards success. This role will be responsible for taking projects end-to-end, from extracting data, building dashboards and communicating learnings to the broader team. The ideal candidate has a passion for mobile and free-to-play games, with a strong understanding of core F2P mechanics, monetization systems, and LiveOps strategies.
What Your Impact Will Be:

• Provide best-in-class support and collaborate with the LiveOps team to optimize game performance such as game features, player behavior and economy balancing
• Analyze game performance across all stages of the development lifecycle and post launch, turning game data into actionable insights that drive improvements to retention, engagement and monetization
• Design, run and analyze A/B tests to validate hypotheses for new features, in-game events, or promotions in collaboration with the LiveOps and Design teams
• Build and maintain clear, actionable data visualizations and dashboards to track game KPIs
• Help establish best practices and build publishing standards for telemetry and data analysis
• Drive the execution of all analytics initiatives with precision and attention to detail
• Collaborate with internal and external teams to help implement game telemetry to track game performance
• Write ad-hoc SQL queries to extract and prepare data for dashboard visualization

Qualifications

• 4+ Years of experience, preferably in F2P Mobile Gaming or data-driven field
• Proficiency in data visualization using tools like Mixpanel, Tableau to create dashboards powering KPI evaluation at both the detail team level and summary executive level
• Expert SQL proficiency in BigQuery, MySQL and ability to manage complex data sets efficiently
• Solid experience with programming in Python
• Strong foundation in applied statistics, such as A/B testing to validate and inform recommendations
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex datasets and derive actionable conclusions
• Experience with experimentation design, execution, analysis in a LiveOps environment
• Understanding of data and how it translates to unique player experiences
• Comprehension of core KPI impact on product performance, especially when it comes to engagement, retention and monetization
• Experience with database schema design
• Ability to effectively communicate findings and recommendations to stakeholders of all levels, presenting insights clearly and concisely
• Bachelor's or Master's Degree, preferably in Mathematics, Statistics, Business, or a related field

Additional Information
Don't meet every single requirement? At Mattel, we are dedicated to an inclusive workplace and a culture of belonging. If you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles. Join Mattel's Talent Community and start receiving exciting updates about our company, our employees, and our culture. Also, interested in signing up for job alerts? Do so here!
How We Work:
We are a purpose driven company aiming to empower generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential. We live up to our purpose employing the following behaviors:

• We collaborate: Being a part of Mattel means being part of one team with shared values and common goals. Every person counts and working closely together always brings better results. Partnership is our process and our collective capabilities is our superpower.
• We innovate: At Mattel we always aim to find new and better ways to create innovative products and experiences. No matter where you work in the organization, you can always make a difference and have real impact. We welcome new ideas and value new initiatives that challenge conventional thinking.
• We execute: We are a performance-driven company. We strive for excellence and are focused on pursuing best-in-class outcomes. We believe in accountability and ownership and know that our people are at their best when they are empowered to create and deliver results.

Who We Are:
Mattel is a leading global toy and family entertainment company and owner of one of the most iconic brand portfolios in the world. We engage consumers and fans through our franchise brands, including Barbie, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price, American Girl, Thomas & Friends, UNO, Masters of the Universe, Matchbox, Monster High, MEGA and Polly Pocket, as well as other popular properties that we own or license in partnership with global entertainment companies. Our offerings include toys, content, consumer products, digital and live experiences. Our products are sold in collaboration with the world's leading retail and ecommerce companies. Since its founding in 1945, Mattel is proud to be a trusted partner in empowering generations to explore the wonder of childhood and reach their full potential.
Mattel's award-winning workplace culture has been recognized by Forbes, Fast Company, Newsweek, Great Place to Work, TIME, and more.
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Mattel is an Equal Opportunity Employer where we want you to bring your authentic self to work every day. We welcome all job seekers, and all applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran and protected veteran status, disability status, and or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act, qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment.
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