Principal Researcher - League Of Legends

Riot Games

Los Angeles, United States
On-site
Qualitative and quantitative research
Player motivation and pain points
Design and execute end-to-end studies
As a Principal Researcher on the League of Legends development team, you’ll be responsible for helping Riot conduct high complexity research that helps us understand League’s current and emerging audiences and inform/assess what we build for those audiences

Job Summary

  • As a Principal Researcher on the League of Legends development team, you’ll be responsible for helping Riot conduct high complexity research that helps us understand League’s current and emerging audiences and inform/assess what we build for those audiences.
  • Design and execute end-to-end studies using a wide range of qualitative and quantitative methods to uncover player motivations, pain points, and emerging opportunity areas.
  • Riot focuses on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy and other perks such as flexible work schedules.

Matching Summary

As a Principal Researcher on the League of Legends development team, you’ll be responsible for helping Riot conduct high complexity research that helps us understand League’s current and emerging audiences and inform/assess what we build for those audiences.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • qualitative and quantitative research
  • player motivation and pain points
  • design and execute end-to-end studies
  • communicate research findings
  • champion the player perspective
  • explore new research methods

Nice-to-have

  • collaborative spirit
  • player empathy
  • personal relationship with games
  • level up research capabilities

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree plus 9 years relevant experience
  • 3+ years research in the games industry
  • Experience answering product strategy questions
  • Experience synthesizing research results
  • Trusted to operate independently
  • Adept at communicating effectively at all levels

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