Sr Product Experience Analyst (Bilingual Japanese)

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• Organizes and leads detailed game evaluations and summary reports of all solo and group evaluations with detailed analysis of game features, analyzing potential product strengths, weaknesses, uniqueness, market viability, and competitive analysis.
• Creates and leads group game, service, hardware evaluation, and consumer sentiment research teams
• Monitors consumer reaction and PR effectiveness; provides analytical reports, and recommends a course correction, if needed.
• Leads or contributes analysis and detailed development feedback on hardware, games, and services in development, as well as competitive hardware, software, services, and industry events.
• Leads presentations of products, services, evaluations, research and analysis, and market insights to executives, internal organization teams, and game development teams
• Provides game evaluation context and insight for Product Development and Publishing stakeholders, and other departments across the organization
• Contributes to the analysis of development concept documents for proposed games, analyzing potential product strengths, weaknesses, and market viability
• Analyzes market trends and cross-references game evaluations to influence order forecasting, product pricing, and reactive media management
• Responsible for either the strategic planning, execution & project management throughout the product launch process, or the aggregation and analysis of product strengths, weaknesses, uniqueness, and competitive analysis.
• Leads presentations and provides feedback to teams at various levels across the organization, up to and including the executive leadership team
• Contributes to product demonstrations to other departments and outside partners as needed and assigned.
• Leverages product knowledge and data driven insights to influence and recommend campaign strategy and tactics.
• Contributes to successful product marketing campaign launch activities by leveraging an in-depth knowledge of product experience
• As a subject matter expert, provides indirect leadership, guidance, and mentorship to other Product Experience team members, broader Product Development and Publishing staff, and junior staff as needed.
• Works and collaborates cross functionally with various stakeholders including Nintendo Company Ltd. (NCL), outside partners, internal teams, and media.
• Translates written and verbal communications including emails, product evaluations, and other documentation, and conference calls with development and promotions teams in Japan.