Blizzard LF numbers geek, pst
by Krystalle Voecks 
Feb 13th 2009 at 4:00PM
If your idea of fun in playing World of Warcraft is to mine the auction house or raid buffers for statistics and then turning them over every which way, then Blizzard may have a job that's of interest to you. Admittedly, the best candidate would also have a degree in "computer science, statistics, operations research, industrial engineering, and mathematics, or business administration, marketing, or management with strong quantitative focus" but we're sure there are some WoW Insider readers who fit their Data Analyst posting bill. Sure, it may not be the most glamorous position ever offered, but it's still working for Blizzard - and in this case, working away from the front lines. Think of the perks; the awesomeness of being able to get in on Blizzard games well before anyone else gets to; the cool gifts that Blizz seems to like to give employees; the ability to get in to BlizzCon without having to play tag with the mrglrfrling Failoc. All that, and hey - it's translating numbers to non-number-geek English, which seems to be a passion amongst many of the numbers geeks I know. So if you've got the chops and are looking for a job many would envy you for, what are you waiting for? Get to applying - and good luck!
[Via Virtual Economy Research Network]
Filed under: Blizzard, News items, Economy
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
MechChef Feb 13th 2009 4:09PM
"Industrial Engineering." /giggle
The running joke with the aero/mechanical guys is that the I in IE stands for imaginary.
Posi Feb 13th 2009 5:00PM
Why is WowInsider posting crap like this? Slow news day? Associate Editor on vacation? I understand that most of the people who play WoW are unemployed, but If I want a job, Ill go to monster. Thanks.
Blake Feb 13th 2009 5:52PM
Why, was it really tough for you to skip the article? If you don't care, just skip over it. Spending the time to leave a comment is wasting your time even more than reading the short article.
Keyra Feb 14th 2009 1:53PM
You really don't know why they post things like this, Posi? And here I thought it was common knowledge that everyone who reads WoW Insider understood that Krystalle, Mike, Adam, Elizabeth and the gang stayed up all night long eating leftover pizza and drinking Red Bull, all the while tossing around ideas that they were certain would piss you off enough to write a scathing comment about it instead of skipping over it like normal people would.
Well, now you know.
Drakkenfyre Feb 14th 2009 3:57PM
Posi, it's a article on the company that makes the game.
That should make sense.
Nick S Feb 13th 2009 4:15PM
I'm applying! Computer engineering isn't on the list, but it's close, right?
Todd Feb 13th 2009 4:21PM
With those kinds of requirements, the pay better be stellar.
thatguy Feb 13th 2009 4:36PM
In this economy? Not likely. And Blizz (along with companies like Apple) have the geek cred to attract fanboys that would be willing to take the job for less money....like me.
AyaJulia Feb 13th 2009 4:52PM
@thatguy
Except that Blizzard consistently wins awards and renown for being one of the best employers in the country. I'm sure their pay/benefits package has NOTHING to do with that, because economyamiritelol?
;)
Tony Feb 13th 2009 4:42PM
Ah crap, I've been out of school for 8 years and can barely do long division...guess I can't get this job!
ryan Feb 13th 2009 5:29PM
1 + 1 + 2! Where's my job Blizzard?! Gimme gimme gimme!
omenscourge Feb 13th 2009 5:41PM
Too bad its in CA, then again I could manage this position and wouldn't want my pay nerfed to the ground. That said, it would be some fun data to play with.