At Square Enix, we’re passionate about understanding players, including how they play, what they love, and what makes game experiences unforgettable. We’re looking for a curious, thoughtful, and enthusiastic Associate Researcher to join our team and grow alongside us.
This is a hands‑on, entry‑level role designed for someone early in their research career who is excited to build a strong foundation in consumer and market insights, with exposure to games user research along the way. If you love games, enjoy digging into data and player behavior, and are excited by the idea of helping teams make better decisions through research, we would love to hear from you.
As an Associate Researcher, you will work closely with the Associate Manager and the broader Consumer and Market Insights team to support research projects across a variety of game titles. You will be involved throughout the research lifecycle on multiple projects, while learning how insights are developed and applied in a games context.
Your work will include:
- Supporting the planning, execution, and reporting of research projects across multiple titles by helping the team meet key milestones and deadlines.
- Assisting with research activities such as drafting RFPs, contributing to questionnaires and discussion guides, supporting survey programming and testing, and monitoring fieldwork and quotas.
- Analyzing and organize research findings by summarizing key takeaways and contributing to data synthesis and insight development.
- Supporting coordination with internal teams and external research partners, including gathering bids, tracking timelines, and gaining exposure to vendors, tools, and methodologies.
- Assisting with day‑to‑day project execution, including recruitment coordination, fieldwork logistics, data gathering, and preparation of materials for research reports and IP equity reviews.
- Pulling from multiple data sources, including primary research, secondary research, syndicated data, industry reporting, dashboards, and social listening, to identify insights.
- Supporting research operations such as partner onboarding, documentation needs, privacy and risk checklists, invoicing workflows, and maintenance of internal research assets.