What we're looking for

We're looking for our second Data Analyst to help support both our Rust game team and our finance team. Rust is already one of the most popular games in the world, played by millions each year, but we want to use data to make it better yet and we need help to analyse the right data to make that happen.

Help us improve our games. We want people who are going to help us improve Rust by gathering the right data, in the right way, and asking us the questions we need to answer (or haven't even considered yet) that help us make informed decisions.

Like what? How is our latest weapon or vehicle or other feature performing? What's underutilised or overutilised? How does that compare to what we thought would happen? What are the true pain points for players we need to address? How does that relate to player numbers onboarding and leaving Rust? What does the data show about a specific marketing campaign? How did our latest sale perform against historical trends? How and especially why are our DLCs and skins performing? Stuff like that.

Work with others. This will involve working closely with our development, marketing, business and finance teams and requires a close understanding of what our player community thinks about and how they act in our games.

A new way for us. We already gather evidence and it's a core part of how we've built Rust, but we haven't historically had a structured data analysis approach, even while it's become more and more common in games like ours. You'll be playing an important role in helping us do a better job in the future.

Responsibilities

Making our games better through helping us build, maintain and improve methods of useful data collection and analysis

Maintaining existing internal and external data sources like Azure, Grafana, Steam and Easy Anti Cheat

Integrating your work into our custom internal dashboard website as a single place for other staff to access your work

Supporting the development team in day to day needs from game design to post-release feature review

Working both with the development team and other support roles like marketing, publishing, business and finance

Helping us to integrate data-based thinking more into Rust

Requirements

Prior experience in a programming or data analysis role - ideally in the games industry

A love and passion for gathering and applying data in a games / tech business

Good knowledge of modern data analysis techniques and programming

Fluent in data workflow, applying statistics, understanding biases

Ability to learn new systems and workflows

Strong understanding of financial data

Skilled at boiling down and explaining reams of data in a way that's understandable to both a technical and a non-technical audience

Independent thinker with an ability to innovate and work with little oversight

To be able to work within a team and work to feedback

Unafraid of helping us kickstart something we haven't really done consistently before

Interested in what genuinely improves our business long-term, not chasing quick wins

Appreciation for a player-first mentality: ultimately our business decisions follow what's best for our players

Experience in A-B testing, modelling, building tools, designing insightful and accessible data visualisations

Desirables

Experience with IndieBI

Strong mathematics background

Experience with the development of commercial strategies

Programming experience

In-depth gameplay knowledge of Rust

Experience with Rust modding

Fan of Rust / survival games

Benefits

Salary - £35,000 - £55,000/pa experience depending

Work remote, hybrid or on-site

Competitive holiday package

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Bonus Scheme

Facepunch Studios' industry-leading bonus package provides a comprehensive performance bonus scheme to reward employee contributions. This role includes eligibility for a salary scheme bonus, with the potential to earn up to 50% of the base salary annually through performance-based quarterly bonuses during your first year. After completing one year, the performance bonus potential expands up to 100% of your base salary. This structure ensures continuous motivation and recognition throughout the year. The bonus system highlights our commitment to recognizing and rewarding outstanding performance and dedication. All bonuses are discretionary, bonuses are not paid during the probationary period.