Senior Staff Data Scientist - Activision Blizzard Media Job at Activision in San

Job Title: Senior Staff Data Scientist - Activision Blizzard Media Requisition ID: R022209 Craft: Data, Analytics & Strategy Job Description: Activision Blizzard Media and King (a part of Activision-Blizzard) are building a new team to introduce innovative, impactful, and rewarding advertising experiences to our huge audience of highly-engaged players, and to create powerful marketing solutions embraced by the world's biggest marketers. Activision Blizzard Media is seeking a passionate Data Scientist interested in pushing the boundaries of mobile games analytics and advertising product performance. Skills to create thrills 4+ years experience as a data scientist in a technology company Can research, identify and disseminate best practices across teams in terms of tools, systems and processes Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with cross-functional audiences (e.g Product, Engineering, Business Strategy) You are methodological and practical; able to prioritize and assist with business requests i.e. analyzing A/B tests, strange player behaviour, complex interaction dynamics, etc Experience with a broad set of statistical and machine learning methods to solve and optimize critical business problems and metrics Prior experience in advertising data products Ability to learn quickly and work in a fast paced, rapidly changing and collaborative environment The ability to write complex SQL queries and work effectively in any functional programming language for numerical analysis purposes Strong adherence to data driven development and design, with an experimental and analytical approach to product improvement Able to show good communication skills, and experience in visualising and reporting learnings Responsibilities Leverage understanding of metrics, testing methodology and business strategy to help define the roadmap of the company Promote and use advanced modeling techniques (e.g. reinforcement learning, time series forecasting, causal methods) to provide precise measurement of our player base and build data products powering our advertising platform Present and visualise results in a clear and concise way to senior management for decision making Lead data-driven decision making by partnering with key cross-functional teams and leadership Proactively identify and lead improvements to the execution of research and analytics within the Data Science team Benefits We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered! Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance Compensation In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $143,060.00 - $264,846.00 Annual. In addition to a competitive base pay, employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation. Incentive compensation is not guaranteed. Company Information Founded in 1979, Activision continues to disrupt the world of entertainment with its extensive roster of epic blockbuster games. As the leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and products on consoles, mobile and PC, our “press start” is simple: delight players around the world with innovative, fun, thrilling, and engaging entertainment experiences. #J-18808-Ljbffr