CareerPlan

Senior Games User Researcher

US-California-Los AngelesFull-time$127k2026-10-16 → 2026-11-10
On-site

Core

Lead user research initiatives across multiple games, operate the LA UXR lab, and provide timely audience insights to support game studios in delivering intended experiences.

Role type

Senior Games User Researcher (Lead/Operations)

Builds

Game experiences and user insights for PC, console, and mobile titles

Domain

Video Games (Entertainment)

Required skills

User research project delivery, stakeholder relationship building, research strategy definition, end-to-end research execution, mentoring junior researchers, lab operations management, qualitative research expertise, analytics and telemetry data analysis, survey data analysis

Preferred skills

Experience in entertainment field, in-person research in LA, knowledge of various game genres and business models, human-computer interaction or psychology background

Technologies

PC, mobile, console platforms, analytics tools, telemetry systems, survey tools

Responsibilities

Build cross-organizational relationships to drive impactful research; Partner with studios and producers to establish research strategies; Deliver research from goals setting to report delivery; Mentor and develop junior researchers; Maintain LA lab operations; Engage with the global Checkpoint team to maintain common culture

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities