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Senior Research Strategist

Multiple Locations: Virginia, USA • Orlando, FL, USA

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Requisition Number: 169932

Position Title: Sr Researcher

External Description:

Senior Research Strategist

You will conduct future-oriented research on a variety of topics that intersect player experience, new technologies, cultural trends, and EA's business strategies. You will report to EA's central User Experience Research team, and you will collaborate across a diverse set of partners including UX researchers, game developers, and strategic leaders in different functions. You will represent the users--in all their variety and diversity of background and opinion--and we value reflecting that diversity in the structure of our team.

Responsibilities

  • Perform mixed methods research to answer formative questions about player needs, new technologies, and cultural trends
  • Provide insights that improve our creative and business strategies
  • Develop your relationships across several product groups and central teams to understand our needs and current strategies
  • Proactively identify broad or ill-defined opportunities and create impactful research questions
  • Align partners on your research roadmaps and study plans
  • Create and communicate clear, insightful narratives that influence the way business and creative leaders at EA think about players and the future of play
  • Amplify the success of product-focused research peers by consulting on challenging research problems and conducting research projects that diverge from the product's needs

Qualifications:

  • You have an advanced degree in psychology (experimental, social, cognitive), human computer interaction, or a related field, or equivalent industry experience
  • You have 5+ years' industry experience in research design and conducting user research studies in both in-person and remote settings
  • You have experience networking and leading research projects in a large, multi-faceted product development organization, and you have demonstrated impact on strategy in that environment
  • You have expertise in research design with experience applying multiple methods (e.g. field studies, interviews, surveys)
  • You can develop creative approaches for novel or challenging research problems, and you can align partners on the validity of those approaches
  • You can present to business leaders and senior individuals, and domain experts, and you can facilitate follow-up actions that help partner teams internalize or apply those insights

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We are a global team of creators, storytellers, technologists, experience originators, innovators and so much more. We believe amazing games and experiences start with teams as diverse as the players and communities we serve. At Electronic Arts, the only limit is your imagination.

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About Electronic Arts

Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.

Days Open: 144

Can this position be remote?: 1

EEO Employer Verbiage:

About Electronic Arts

Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.

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