Senior UX Researcher
Id Job: 3172344
Id Job: 3172344
Build A Rocket Boy is developing EVERYWHERE, an experience with a breadth of unimaginable gameplay adventure.
We are a mix of industry leading veterans whose credits include some of the bestselling and most loved games of all time. We're a creative digital entertainment studio with an open and progressive methodology, dedicated to delivering games of the highest calibre possible. Would you like to help build an experience that will redefine how players connect with one another and with the digital world around them? We have amazingly talented people from across the globe located in Edinburgh, Budapest & now Montpellier and remote, flexible and hybrid style working in six different nations around the world. If you are ready to help forge a new future for gamers Everywhere, read on.
Insights are at the heart of player, product, and business decisions on our titles. This critical role will build and grow the foundation for our studio in learning and growing our players and our business. The person in this role is most successful when they can learn the games intent and design swiftly and interpret that into meaningful and targeted playtests that illuminate players true feeling and behaviour then translate that into actionable steps to improve... If that's you, then we should talk!
The DAI Senior UXR position will work directly with the Lead UXR and play a key role in shaping the player experience of our games by executing user research efforts and providing valuable insights to the development team.
Main Duties & Responsibilities:
Support decision making and planning in growing user research capability for the studio to support development of our games
Collaborate with design, development, and product teams to understand research needs and goals throughout production
Design and conduct user research studies onsite in our own playtesting lab, including user interviews, surveys, usability testing and playtesting
Analyse data and provide actionable insights to the development team to inform design decisions
Create user personas and user scenarios to guide development
Partner with analytics to increase the context and value of research results
Stay current on industry trends and best practices in user research
Help to mentor junior user researchers and UXR champions on the team
Superb communication and can get your point across to game designers, producers, programmers, and executives.
Requirements:
5+ years of experience in user research, with a focus on the game industry
Strong analytical skills and experience with data analysis software
Experience with usability testing and survey tools
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Proven ability to deliver user research results in an agile development environment
A bachelor's or master's degree in human-computer interaction, psychology, sociology, or a related field
A passion for video games
Build A Rocket Boy is developing EVERYWHERE; an experience with a breadth of unimaginable gameplay adventure.
We are a mix of industry leading veterans whose credits include some of the best selling and most loved games of all time. We're a creative digital entertainment studio with an open and progressive methodology, dedicated to delivering games of the highest calibre possible.
If you want to feel comfortable, inspired, and appreciated in your work pursuits then come join us. We have offices in Edinburgh, Budapest and consider WFH candidates.