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Co-op - Business Analyst - FIFA
at EA
Burnaby, BC
POSITION TITLE
Co-op – FIFA Business Analyst
LOCATION
EA Canada, Burnaby, BC
HOW TO APPLY
In addition to submitting your application through your Co-op program office, all applicants need to visit our job website (www.jobs.ea.com) and CREATE A PROFILE.
At www.jobs.ea.com click on “Join the EA community” and create a “My EA” profile (top section – contact information – is all that is required). Also, please indicate clearly whether you are available for a 4 month, 8 month term, 12month, or a 16month co-op term. Most positions are 4 or 8 months depending on your availability, but we do consider longer co-op terms if needed.
By submitting information for a job posting, you consent and authorize Electronic Arts Canada ("EAC") to seek, obtain and use references for the purposes of considering your application from third parties without any further notice to you. To apply you must have the legal right to work in Canada – copies of work permits may be requested for those that are not Canadian Citizens or Permanent Residents.
POSITION OVERVIEW
As a Co-op in the Football Business Analytics group, you will support the football (soccer) business within EA Sports to understand the customer behavior and needs through data and analytics. The profile will be a part of business dialogue with the FIFA franchise with the purpose of matching the tactical and strategic agenda with analytics within areas such as segmentation, customer scoring, cross- and up-selling, loyalty programs, forecasting and campaign execution. If you are interested in learning how to transform data and analytics to business insight, then EA Sports may be your next place of employment!
JOB DESCRIPTION
You will work within the following areas:
• Develop and assist in development of data and statistical modeling using analytical software
• Produce quality control reports and dashboards for games
• Prepare data for analytical modeling – reformat raw data to analysis-ready form required by the analytical software. This process may include the following tasks:
o Validate data for quality and consistency
o Identify data anomalies and/or inconsistencies
o Perform data cleansing as necessary
• Build, maintain, stress test, and validate analytical models
• Participate in end-to-end customer analytic needs:
o Identify data analysis needs
o Process and explore available internal and external data
o Translate business requirements into analytic methods
o Create analytical models
o Develop analysis reports
o Automate analytic processes
• Perform other ad hoc data, analytical and reporting duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS
Working towards a Bachelor degree with experience in Statistics/Analytics or closely related field with extensive knowledge in statistical software solutions – preferable SAS
• Interest in Football and gaming
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to relate data and analytics with business concepts
• Ability to work independently and with a team
• Ability to communicate with people of various technical and business backgrounds, including the ability to explain difficult technical concepts in simple terms to business users
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
ABOUT: EA CANADA - BURNABY, BC
Electronic Arts Canada (EAC) is one of the world’s largest development studios for interactive entertainment. EAC develops and produces video games for all major gaming platforms and is home to some of the largest video game franchises in the world. In fiscal 2010, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.7 billion and had 27 titles that sold more than one million copies.
EA’s custom-designed Burnaby campus, which originally opened in 1998 and nearly doubled in size between 2005-06, now includes three distinctive buildings with more than 400,000 square feet of state-of-the-art production studios, meeting and continuing education facilities, fitness centre, coffee bars, cafeteria and more. The campus also includes indoor and outdoor basketball courts, a beach volleyball court and a regulation soccer pitch
Many EAC titles routinely sell more than 1 million units each year, including FIFA Soccer, the top selling sports video game franchise in the world with more than $2.5 billion in lifetime revenue and +100 million units sold to date. EAC develops games for all the leading gaming platforms, including the PlayStation3, Xbox360, and Wii. EAC develops several franchises, including: FIFA Soccer, FIFA Street, Fight Night, EA SPORTS Active, NBA JAM, and NHL Hockey.
Co-op – FIFA Business Analyst
LOCATION
EA Canada, Burnaby, BC
HOW TO APPLY
In addition to submitting your application through your Co-op program office, all applicants need to visit our job website (www.jobs.ea.com) and CREATE A PROFILE.
At www.jobs.ea.com click on “Join the EA community” and create a “My EA” profile (top section – contact information – is all that is required). Also, please indicate clearly whether you are available for a 4 month, 8 month term, 12month, or a 16month co-op term. Most positions are 4 or 8 months depending on your availability, but we do consider longer co-op terms if needed.
By submitting information for a job posting, you consent and authorize Electronic Arts Canada ("EAC") to seek, obtain and use references for the purposes of considering your application from third parties without any further notice to you. To apply you must have the legal right to work in Canada – copies of work permits may be requested for those that are not Canadian Citizens or Permanent Residents.
POSITION OVERVIEW
As a Co-op in the Football Business Analytics group, you will support the football (soccer) business within EA Sports to understand the customer behavior and needs through data and analytics. The profile will be a part of business dialogue with the FIFA franchise with the purpose of matching the tactical and strategic agenda with analytics within areas such as segmentation, customer scoring, cross- and up-selling, loyalty programs, forecasting and campaign execution. If you are interested in learning how to transform data and analytics to business insight, then EA Sports may be your next place of employment!
JOB DESCRIPTION
You will work within the following areas:
• Develop and assist in development of data and statistical modeling using analytical software
• Produce quality control reports and dashboards for games
• Prepare data for analytical modeling – reformat raw data to analysis-ready form required by the analytical software. This process may include the following tasks:
o Validate data for quality and consistency
o Identify data anomalies and/or inconsistencies
o Perform data cleansing as necessary
• Build, maintain, stress test, and validate analytical models
• Participate in end-to-end customer analytic needs:
o Identify data analysis needs
o Process and explore available internal and external data
o Translate business requirements into analytic methods
o Create analytical models
o Develop analysis reports
o Automate analytic processes
• Perform other ad hoc data, analytical and reporting duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS
Working towards a Bachelor degree with experience in Statistics/Analytics or closely related field with extensive knowledge in statistical software solutions – preferable SAS
• Interest in Football and gaming
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• Ability to relate data and analytics with business concepts
• Ability to work independently and with a team
• Ability to communicate with people of various technical and business backgrounds, including the ability to explain difficult technical concepts in simple terms to business users
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
ABOUT: EA CANADA - BURNABY, BC
Electronic Arts Canada (EAC) is one of the world’s largest development studios for interactive entertainment. EAC develops and produces video games for all major gaming platforms and is home to some of the largest video game franchises in the world. In fiscal 2010, EA posted GAAP net revenue of $3.7 billion and had 27 titles that sold more than one million copies.
EA’s custom-designed Burnaby campus, which originally opened in 1998 and nearly doubled in size between 2005-06, now includes three distinctive buildings with more than 400,000 square feet of state-of-the-art production studios, meeting and continuing education facilities, fitness centre, coffee bars, cafeteria and more. The campus also includes indoor and outdoor basketball courts, a beach volleyball court and a regulation soccer pitch
Many EAC titles routinely sell more than 1 million units each year, including FIFA Soccer, the top selling sports video game franchise in the world with more than $2.5 billion in lifetime revenue and +100 million units sold to date. EAC develops games for all the leading gaming platforms, including the PlayStation3, Xbox360, and Wii. EAC develops several franchises, including: FIFA Soccer, FIFA Street, Fight Night, EA SPORTS Active, NBA JAM, and NHL Hockey.