Games User Research Jobs
Getting a job in the games industry is hard, and competition can be fierce. Here’s how to get ahead of everyone else and start your new career in games user research today.
The latest games user research jobs
The games industry is full of passionate and inspired people, and can be a fantastic industry for running interesting, relevant and fun UX + user research studies, and professional quality playtests.
Grow your games career and discover a new role in the industry. See the latest games UX + user research roles for every stage of your career below:
- Mixed Methods UX Researcher, Horizon Worlds Core Loop
- Senior User Researcher, World of Warcraft
- Senior User Researcher
- Consumer & Market Research Lead
- Market and User Research Manager
- Craft Lead (Data Storytelling) – User Research Lab
- Junior Research Operations Manager (f/m/d) – 100% remote possible
- User Experience Research Manager
- Director of User Research (WoT Blitz)
- Player Experience Insights Manager (Production Manager)
- UX Manager, Competitive, VALORANT
- 用户研究实习生 User Research Trainee
- Player Experience Insights Manager (Production Manager)
- Principal Xbox Researcher in Redmond, Washington, United States
- Analytics and Research Lead (f/m/d)
- User Experience Researcher (UXR II to Senior)
- Senior User Researcher, Amazon Games
- Games User Researcher
- Activision Blizzard, Inc. – User Research Moderator (Santa Monica, California, United States Of America)
- King – Senior User Researcher | Candy Crush Soda (Stockholm – King – Malmskillnadsgatan Malmö London – King – Ampersand Barcelona – King – PG)
- Roblox – UX Research Leader, User Group (San Mateo, CA, United States)
- Microsoft – Principal Xbox Researcher (Redmond, Washington, United States)
- NetEase, Inc. – Chercheur(se) principal des utilisateurs/Principal User Researcher (Montreal-Robert Bourassa Office)
- Ubisoft – Lead User Researcher – Ubisoft Paris (M/NB/W) (Paris – France)
- Nordeus – GAME USER RESEARCHER (BELGRADE)
- Creative Assembly – Lead User Researcher (Horsham – England)
- Wargaming – Research Coordinator (Austin, USA)
- Activision Blizzard – Senior User Researcher, World of Warcraft (Irvine, CA.)
Ace the interview
The bestselling book How To Be A Games User Researcher has helped hundreds of readers get their first job in games. It explains how user research fits within game development, how to run high-quality studies, and how to get ahead in your job hunt.
The career section of the book covers:
- How to get and demonstrate experience without a job
- What skills are employers looking for?
- How to prepare a CV and portfolio
- What it’s like working in the games industry
Learn more about how to start your career in games, and how to run great studies in the full book

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