Associate UX Researcher

The UX Researcher will work with a team to plan and execute research activities for game development teams. They will generate actionable findings to support game development decisions and communicate insights to various stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Work with a team of UX researchers to plan and execute research activities for Rockstar’s game development teams.
• Help identify product needs and transform them into research goals.
• Apply a mixed-method approach, using qualitative and quantitative methods (including usability testing, experiential play testing, interviews, surveys, telemetry, descriptive, and inferential statistics).
• Intelligently design research methods, balancing research rigor with practical context.
• Generate actionable findings to support game development decisions.
• Communicate research insights verbally and in writing to a variety of stakeholders with different backgrounds.
• Play in-development game content and stay up to date with development progress and design decisions.

Requirements

• Bachelors in Psychology, Sociology, Human-Computer Interaction, Human Factors, Computer Science, Anthropology or related field.
• 1-3 years of experience in UX research or a similar field, particularly relevant if in the games industry.
• Broad knowledge of video game genres and knowledge of Rockstar’s past and present titles.

Key Skills

• Ability to work efficiently in a fast-paced environment and to navigate organizational complexity and ambiguity.
• Ability to work and communicate effectively in a small, close-knit, team and collaborate where needed with game development stakeholders from a wide range of disciplines.
• Able to manage competing priorities and flag to teammates where needed.
• Demonstrated passion for games and game development.