Freelance Player Researcher (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Freelance hirify.globaler (Gamedev): Contributing to research projects and executing in-person research or providing remote research execution support with an accent on understanding the player audience and improving game design. Focus on running successful playtests and expert-led research.

Location: Brighton UK, Montreal Canada, Los Angeles USA, Tokyo Japan. Commuting distance to these key cities is highly valued.

Company

hirify.global partners with game development teams to realise their creative visions by providing meaningful insight into how real players experience play.

What you will do

• Executing a variety of methods including large lab playtests, concept tests, usability playtests, writing competitor and expert analyses, remote research studies, desk and secondary research, in partnership with our team.
• Analysing findings and writing compelling, actionable reports tailored to our gamedev clients’ research aims.
• Presenting findings and research-backed UX/UI recommendations to clients, to effectively embed user feedback and player-centric design philosophy into their development processes.

Requirements

• Experienced Games User Researcher with a minimum of 4 years commercial user research experience, either in a games or mainstream technology setting.
• Bring a passion for game design, player psychology, and applied research practice.
• Experience executing varied user research methodologies, including writing questionnaires, running user research studies, and conducting competitor and/or expert analysis.
• A rich understanding of the game development process, and the role (and limitations of) user research at each development stage.
• Must be comfortable within virtual reality (VR).
• An expert communicator, bringing stakeholders of all types together around workable goals, effective methods, and insightful findings.

Nice to have

• Multilingual candidates able to interview playtesters and interact with our international stakeholders (particularly in French and Japanese).
• Experience working with wearable technology, AR/MR, or other cutting-edge game technologies.

Culture & Benefits

• Our team work hybrid from our playtest labs and pop-up playtesting events in these locations.
• We are an equal opportunity employer and strongly value diversity at our company.