Game User Research Intern

46 Minutes ago • Upto 1 Years

About the job

Job Description

This internship at Tencent Games' 'checkpoint' user research team in London offers early-career qualitative researchers a chance to gain industry experience across various game genres. You'll work alongside award-winning studios, supporting them in delivering intended player experiences through timely insights. Responsibilities include assisting senior researchers in end-to-end research projects (interviews, usability tests, playtests, etc.), data gathering and analysis, participant management, and communicating actionable insights. The role involves working full-time in the Covent Garden office, conducting in-person research.
Must have:
  • Qualitative research experience
  • Strong communication skills
  • Data analysis capabilities
  • Gamer with knowledge of various genres
  • Passion for games user research

About the Hiring Team

Level Infinite is Tencent’s global gaming brand. It is a global game publisher offering a comprehensive network of services for games, development teams, and studios around the world.

We are dedicated to delivering engaging and original gaming experiences to a worldwide audience, whenever and wherever they choose to play while building a community that fosters inclusivity, connection, and accessibility. Level Infinite also provides a wide range of services and resources to our network of developers and partner studios around the world to help them unlock the true potential of their games.

What the Role Entails

Tencent is inviting an early career qualitative researcher to join ‘checkpoint’, the games user research team in central London. This is a great opportunity to gain industry experience, work across many genres and learn from seasoned industry experts.

Joining Tencent Games, you will work alongside award winning studios, making some of the most popular games in the world. Your mission will be to support these studios to deliver on their intended experience by providing timely insights from members of their target audience.

Please note that this opportunity requires you to be in our Covent Garden office full time. Most of our research is conducted in person in a dedicated lab.

  • Assist senior researchers in delivering end-to-end research projects using methods such as in-depth interviews, usability tests, multi-day playtests, heuristic reviews or surveys.
  • Assist projects and gain experience on data gathering and analysis.
  • Support preparation for data gathering, working on discussion guides and surveys.
  • Manage participants to and around the lab and ensure unbiased feedback is being gathered.
  • Process and analyse qualitative and quantitative data from multiple sources.
  • Identify actionable insights and ensure they are communicated clearly.

Who We Look For

  • You studied human-computer interaction, psychology, sociology or a field with a relevant focus on qualitative research.
  • You’re early in your career and keen to learn from the industry.
  • Good communicator, you can express complex ideas effectively, both verbally and in writing.
  • Able to prioritize multiple work streams, you
  • You are a gamer, up to date with a variety of genres.
  • You are passionate about games user research and assessing the player experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity at Tencent

As an equal opportunity employer, we firmly believe that diverse voices fuel our innovation and allow us to better serve our users and the community. We foster an environment where every employee of Tencent feels supported and inspired to achieve individual and common goals.

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About The Company

Tencent is a world-leading internet and technology company that develops innovative products and services to improve the quality of life of people around the world.


Founded in 1998 with its headquarters in Shenzhen, China, Tencent's guiding principle is to use technology for good. Our communication and social services connect more than one billion people around the world, helping them to keep in touch with friends and family, access transportation, pay for daily necessities, and even be entertained.


Tencent also publishes some of the world's most popular video games and other high-quality digital content, enriching interactive entertainment experiences for people around the globe.


Tencent also offers a range of services such as cloud computing, advertising, FinTech, and other enterprise services to support our clients' digital transformation and business growth.


Tencent has been listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong since 2004.

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