User Researcher

TLDR

Lead end-to-end user research projects for innovative games, applying comprehensive methodologies to deliver actionable insights and foster community engagement.

Who Are We?

HoYoverse is committed to providing immersive virtual world experiences to players around the world. We have brought fans popular games including Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail, Honkai Impact 3rd, Tears of Themis, and Zenless Zone Zero, as well as a wide range of entertainment content.

Community is at the heart of everything we do. We are devoted to engaging fans and fostering an enthusiastic and inclusive global community that provides access and encouragement for people to share their passion for ACG (Animation, Comics, and Games) through their own creativity and skills.

Pushing the boundaries of imagination, we consistently explore cutting-edge game development technologies, and have accumulated leading technical capabilities in cel shading, cloud gaming, and other fields.

In the future, we will continue to expand our content production, technology research, and publishing duties through operations in offices in Singapore, Montreal, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Seoul, and other areas.

When you apply to a position with HoYoverse, we will process your personal data. To learn more about how we process your data, we encourage you to review our comprehensive Global Applicant and Candidate Privacy Policy. This policy provides detailed insights into how your information is collected, used, and protected throughout the application process.

What You Will Do:

  • As a user researcher, you are responsible for user research projects at different stages of the game product life cycle, as well as global market research.
  • According to project needs, collaborating with Shanghai office to work on research projects in U.S. office, owning the user research studies end-to-end, including stakeholder communication, research needs identification, methodology design, execution, analysis, report writing etc.
  • Conducting industry and competitor analysis, identifying industry trends, understanding product features and user needs, delivering actionable insights.

What We Are Looking For:

  • Passionate about games and the games industry, experience with a variety of games genres, understand player psychology. In-depth understanding of anime games / open world games is preferred.
  • Able to apply the appropriate research methodologies to meet the product needs.
  • Experience in various user research field, or experience with complete game projects is preferred.
  • Down to earth, meticulous, observant, reflective, good communicator, strong sense of responsibility, strong execution ability.
  • Good learner, self-driven, logical, objective, rigorous, strong interpersonal skills and teamwork spirit.
  • Ability to communicate in Chinese is preferred.

Benefits:

The base pay range for this position is $73,000 -$130,000 USD per year. Actual pay is based on location and may vary depending on relevant knowledge, skills, and experience from the candidate. Total compensation may include salary, company bonuses, sign-on bonuses, relocation package, and other benefits such as:

  • 100% employer-paid healthcare premiums for you and your dependents
  • Generous paid time off
  • 401K / RRSP plan
  • Employer-paid life and disability insurance
  • Team-building activities throughout the year

 

We are an equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds are key to bringing our concepts to life. If you're looking to play a key role in creating the best immersive virtual world experience for our users, we invite you to join our team.

Benefits

Health Insurance

100% employer-paid healthcare premiums for you and your dependents

Other Benefit

Team-building activities throughout the year

Paid Time Off

Generous paid time off

HoYoverse creates immersive virtual worlds through engaging games like Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail, catering to a global audience of passionate players. By fostering a community centered around Animation, Comics, and Games (ACG), they offer fans the opportunity to connect through creativity and shared interests. With strong technical capabilities in game development and a commitment to innovative content, HoYoverse stands out in the gaming industry.

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$73,000 – $130,000 per year
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