Games User Researcher (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Games User Researcher (Gamedev): Supporting playtest studies to help developers understand their audience and improve video games with an accent on usability testing, expert reviews, and accessibility testing. Focus on conducting high-quality research using surveys, depth interviews, and observational studies within purpose-built playtesting facilities.

Location: Commuting distance to Brighton (UK) is required to facilitate lab-based research.

Salary: £30,000 pro rata

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

• Partner with experienced Games User Researchers to execute insightful in-person usability studies.
• Deliver end-to-end research studies for commercial clients, contributing throughout study design, briefing, execution, analyses, and delivery.
• Conduct high-quality research using a range of methods including surveys, depth interviews, observational study, and expert analyses.
• Synthesise learnings across multiple games and genres, using initiative and insight to deliver actionable best practices back to client stakeholders.
• Maintain client satisfaction through proactive communication.
• Work within purpose-built playtesting facilities in Brighton, utilising state-of-the-art gameplay capture equipment.

Requirements

• Internship-level experience in a related role or a Graduate degree in psychology, anthropology, sociology, human-computer interaction, or similar human subjects research field.
• Strong knowledge of research design and games user research methods, specifically qualitative methodologies.
• Interest in video games and knowledge of game/software development processes.
• Comfortable speaking in front of groups with authority.
• Experience building trust and rapport, collaborating effectively, and problem-solving with confidence.
• Familiarity and comfort with VR/MR/AR hardware.

Culture & Benefits

• Healthy mix of expert practitioners and ex-academics, each bringing unique perspectives and learnings.
• Strong vision, culture, and values rooted in trust and empathy among peers, deliberate communication, self-determination, and taking pride in the work delivered together.
• Equal opportunity employer that values diversity.