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Title: User Research Assistant / QA Tester II

Location: Kirkland, WA (Hybrid-3 Days a week)

Duration: 9 month

Pay rate: $30/hr on W2

​ We are looking for 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.

Qualifications

• Education:
• Pursuing or completed a relevant college degree (e.g., social sciences, human-computer interaction [HCI], human factors, or related field). Graduate degrees preferred.
• 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!
• Preferred knowledge and skills:
• 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.

Comments for Suppliers: Candidates will be given an assignment as part of the interview process.

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