Duties:
Apply industry knowledge to come up with creative approaches to analyzing data and making project and studio improvements based on statistical methods.
Lead complex analytics projects utilizing data warehousing, data architecture, fact and dimension tables, data modeling and ETL processes to extract and transform raw data through various standardization and cleansing techniques to develop structured and efficient data views in a scalable way using tools like SparkSQL, Python.
Using advanced analytics techniques like statistical simulations and complex machine learning algorithms (logistic regression, boosted trees, random forest etc.) to generate valuable intelligence, predict player’s gaming behavior and find impacting factors, writing scripts in R/Python to evaluate feature performance pre-release using probabilistic distributions and rule-based machine learning systems.
Extract and analyze complex data sets to understand game metrics in order to inform hypotheses, and to create analytical experiments with clear and measurable success goals.
Perform ad hoc analysis as required to identify complex patterns affecting player behavior, measure feature performance and product health, support user acquisition and resolve data issues using R, Python, Excel and SparkSQL.
Use data tools to identify and implement analytics and operational improvements in efficiency of repetitive data tasks, pipelines, processes both on project specific level and studio wide.
Create, manage, and distribute data and insights via regular and ad-hoc reporting utilizing reporting and analysis platforms such as Tableau, Excel, SQL.
Create reports summarizing business intelligence data for review by executives and managers; collaborate with senior managers and decision makers to identify and solve a variety of problems and to clarify management objectives.
Formulate mathematical or simulation models of problems, relating constants and variables, restrictions, alternatives, conflicting objectives, and their numerical parameters in order to improve game performance
Collaborate cross-functionally with other teams to communicate complex statistical findings and insights in business context to different teams and stakeholders for decision making.
Requirements:
Master’s degree, or its equivalent, in Business Statistics, Business Analytics, Data Science, Mathematics or related field, plus one (1) year of experience in business analytics, including: 1) data analytics applications; 2) statistical computing and data visualization; 3) predictive modeling; and 4) statistical learning methods for business decision-making.
Send resume and reference to job/position title, via email to [email protected].
Rate of Pay: $135,000 per year
Skills Required
- Master's degree or equivalent in Business Statistics, Business Analytics, Data Science, Mathematics, or a related field
- One year of experience in business analytics
- Experience with data analytics applications
- Experience with statistical computing and data visualization
- Experience with predictive modeling
- Experience with statistical learning methods for business decision-making
Jam City Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Jam City and has not been reviewed or approved by Jam City.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare options are consistently characterized as strong, including medical, dental, vision, FSA, and life insurance. Solid coverage is highlighted as a plus across benefits descriptions.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous or “unlimited” PTO alongside paid holidays, sick leave, bereavement, and parental leave is widely listed. These time-off provisions are positioned as strengths even when base pay may not be top-of-market.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Perks such as pet-friendly offices, commuter benefits, snacks/drinks, company events, and wellness activities are commonly showcased. Remote/hybrid options further support day-to-day flexibility and work–life balance.
Jam City Insights
What We Do
Jam City is an award-winning entertainment company providing unique and deeply engaging mobile games that are played by tens of millions of people across the globe. Led by CEO Chris DeWolfe, former MySpace co-founder and CEO, and COO Josh Yguado, former 20th Century Fox executive, Jam City is the creative powerhouse behind some of the highest-grossing and most enduring mobile games. Jam City’s global franchise Cookie Jam has generated more than half a billion dollars, and Panda Pop has more than 120 million downloads to date. The company also is the go-to studio for Hollywood, having developed immersive, narrative-rich mobile games around iconic entertainment brands. The company’s popular RPG game Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery was the #1 game in more than 40 countries at its launch in April 2018. Jam City has nine studios located in Los Angeles (HQ), Berlin, Buenos Aires, Bogotá, Burbank, Cedar Falls, San Diego, San Francisco, and Toronto. The Jam City team is known for its creative excellence and technological innovation in key areas including storytelling, data science and audience insights.









