Data Analyst, LiveOps Digital Gaming

Opportunity

Mattel Games Studios is seeking an experienced Data Analyst, Live Ops 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 support our game team and ensure we take a data‑driven approach toward 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 Live Ops strategies.

• Provide best‑in‑class support and collaborate with the Live Ops 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 Live Ops 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

• 4+ Years of experience, preferably in F2P Mobile Gaming or a data‑driven field
• Proficiency in data visualization using tools like Mixpanel and Tableau to create dashboards powering KPI evaluation at both the detail team level and summary executive level
• Expert SQL proficiency in Big Query and MySQL with ability to manage complex data sets efficiently
• Solid experience with programming in Python
• Strong foundation in applied statistics, including A/B testing to validate and inform recommendations
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex datasets and derive actionable conclusions
• Experience with experimentation design, execution, and analysis in a Live Ops environment
• Understanding of how data translates to unique player experiences
• Comprehension of core KPI impact on product performance, especially in 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

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.