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INSPYR Solutions is Hiring an User Research Assistant Near Kirkland, WA
User Research Assistant (Gaming) - Long Term Project - Kirkland, WA (hybrid/onsite)Title: User Research Assistant (Gaming)Location: Kirkland, WA (hybrid/onsite)Duration: 9-month contract
Compensation: $27-30/hr.
Work Requirements: US Citizen, GC Holders or Authorized to Work in the US
Qualified candidates may send a copy of their resume (Word Format) to tsanchez@inspyrsolutions.com We are seeking a detail-oriented User Research Assistant with an intense passion for gaming and conducting research using both qualitative and quantitative methods. As a User Research Assistant, you will moderate groups (4 - 20 participants) through test sessions on various gaming platforms. During this 9-month contract, you will observe participant behavior and communicate that information to the research team. You will receive training in many necessary skills; however, knowledge of research practices with people is critical.
Responsibilities
Essential knowledge or skills:
Degree or certifications required: Open/ none required
Years experience: Entry level
Required background/ Skillsets: Open to background but would like someone with gaming hobbies. Some light coding.
Compensation: $27-30/hr.
Work Requirements: US Citizen, GC Holders or Authorized to Work in the US
Qualified candidates may send a copy of their resume (Word Format) to tsanchez@inspyrsolutions.com We are seeking a detail-oriented User Research Assistant with an intense passion for gaming and conducting research using both qualitative and quantitative methods. As a User Research Assistant, you will moderate groups (4 - 20 participants) through test sessions on various gaming platforms. During this 9-month contract, you will observe participant behavior and communicate that information to the research team. You will receive training in many necessary skills; however, knowledge of research practices with people is critical.
Responsibilities
- Assist lead researchers in all tasks, including preparing and executing research studies.
- Ensure smooth operation of studies, such as recruiting research participants, setting up the lab, troubleshooting hardware and software, and executing the study.
- Moderate each playtest in a non-biased manner .
- Regularly submit notes/observations for each test.
- Assist the operations lead in maintaining the research participant database and inventory of gratuities (games and gift cards).
- Possibly support special projects, such as qualitative data entry and analysis, presentations to stakeholders, recruiting events, game teardowns, basic statistical analysis, telemetry integration, visual dashboards/graphs creation, etc.
Essential knowledge or skills:
- Comfortable speaking authoritatively in front of groups.
- Experience moderating large groups effectively without supervision
- Excellent organizational and communication skills.
- Comfortable with Microsoft Office Software (Excel, Word, Outlook).
- Able to adapt and quickly learn when faced with a large variety of problems.
- Genuinely enjoy gaming in all forms!
- Knowledge of research design in qualitative, quantitative, or mixed-methods research.
- Basic proficiency with statistical tests and scripting languages, such as R or similar.
- Familiarity with data visualization tools like Looker or similar.
- Understanding of game design theory and the development process for video games.
- Prepare and execute research studies.
- Support lead researchers in all tasks including the setup of labs and procedures
- Administer each playtest in a non-biased manner
- Regularly submit notes/observations for each test
- Recruit the necessary amount and participant profile for each study
- Develop and evolve the playtest recruitment database
- Maintain the inventory of gratuities (games and gift cards) forecasting when new stock is needed
- Special projects on occasion (Data entry, Recruiting events, Game teardowns, etc.)
Degree or certifications required: Open/ none required
Years experience: Entry level
Required background/ Skillsets: Open to background but would like someone with gaming hobbies. Some light coding.
Job Summary
JOB TYPE
Contractor
SALARY
$92k-114k (estimate)
POST DATE
07/14/2024
EXPIRATION DATE
07/16/2024
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