Principal Researcher - League of Legends PubSports

About this role

The Insights discipline helps empower Rioters' decision-making to be more data-informed. We're an interdisciplinary group of scientists, consultants, and strategists from all sorts of backgrounds who join together to represent and advocate for gamers around the world. We believe that illuminating the globally diverse experiences, behaviors, and needs of gamers is critical to Riot living up to our player-focused mission

We're a group united by our love of games, science, and helping others succeed. Pubsports Insights is forming a team to embed into League of Legends to enhance our understanding of players out-of-game. We’re seeking a Principal Researcher to help build a deep understanding of how players connect to our Publishing and Esports content

We also want to understand how ecosystem elements keep players attached to the League brand even when they aren’t actively playing and what it would take to bring new players into the ecosystem. This role will conduct research using custom and survey methods to help inform data-driven strategies for improving player experiences. You'll collaborate with researchers on League game insights as well as within pubsports and central teams, reporting to a League Pubsports Insights lead

This hybrid position blends onsite work in Santa Monica, CA with remote flexibility. Responsibilities: Design and execute end-to-end studies using a wide range of qualitative and quantitative methods to uncover player motivations, pain points, and emerging opportunity areas. Generate strategic insights that inform high impact publishing, esports, and additional out-of-game decisions for League ranging from positioning, to regional investment strategies and GTM planning

Work closely with League product teams to build cohesive insights about how out of game experiences impact players and what can be improved to enhance them. Communicate research findings through compelling narratives that align stakeholders and drive executive decision-making. Ch

Apply for this role on Riot Games’s official careers site.