Director, Digital & Interactive Gaming

Company

Eilers & Krejcik Gaming (EKG) is an independent research, data, and advisory firm covering the global gaming industry: land-based casinos, sports betting, online gambling, mobile gaming, social and sweepstakes gaming, and prediction markets. Our analysts track game and product performance, size and forecast markets, test real-money betting and casino apps, and advise operators, suppliers, and investors on strategy and transactions. Founded in 2012, EKG is headquartered in Newport Beach, CA, with a 40+ person team across the US and UK.

Position Available

Director, Digital & Interactive Gaming

Location

Remote

Job Description

We are hiring a Director to help lead EKG's Digital & Interactive practice. You will work directly with firm leadership, own research and client work across four coverage areas, and build the relationships that come with them. This is a growth role. We are looking for someone with real experience who wants to take on more, with a clear path to Managing Director over the next few years. We are also turning more of our data and research into products, and want someone who can help build them.

Coverage areas:

·      Mobile gaming: casual, word, and puzzle games. Market sizing, publisher performance, monetization, and M&A.

·      Social casino: the operators, suppliers, and economics of free-to-play casino apps.

·      Sweepstakes gaming: one of the fastest-moving categories we cover. Operators, market size, and the state-by-state regulatory picture.

·      Collectibles and pack ripping: a new category for EKG. You will help build our coverage from the ground up.

Responsibilities

·      Serve as lead analyst on consulting and advisory engagements: market sizing, strategy work, due diligence, and M&A support.

·      Build and maintain financial models, market forecasts, and company-level estimates.

·      Author research reports, market updates, and special topic reports across the four coverage areas.

·      Track the data that drives our coverage (app performance, operator results, public company filings) and help turn it into products clients use day to day: dashboards, databases, and data tools. Work with our developers on data pipelines, product design, and launch.

·      Run channel checks and build a network of operators, suppliers, investors, and founders.

·      Present our work to clients, at conferences, and on EKG's podcasts and webinars.

·      Help shape the Collectibles coverage as it launches: what we track, how we size it, and who buys it.

·      Over time, take on client ownership, business development, and management of junior analysts.

Experience

·      4 to 8 years of experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, or an operations role at a games or gaming company, or in equity research, investment banking, private equity, or venture capital.

·      Working knowledge of at least one coverage area: mobile games, social casino, sweepstakes, or collectibles. Depth in one plus curiosity about the others is the right fit.

·      Strong writer. You can take a messy topic and turn it into a clear, well-argued report without heavy editing.

·      Strong Excel modeling. Comfortable building a forecast from scratch and defending the assumptions.

·      Technical skills are a strong plus: SQL, Python, data pipelines, and dashboard tools (Tableau, Power BI, or similar). Experience building a data product, dashboard, or database is a big plus. Comfortable with AI-assisted research and coding workflows.

·      Clear communicator in meetings and in front of clients.

What We Are Looking For

·      You want to grow into a leadership role and are willing to put in the work to get there.

·      You are self-directed. You find the story in the data and go after it without being asked.

·      You are comfortable in a small, entrepreneurial firm where your work is visible across the industry.

·      You follow these categories because you find them interesting, not just because it is the job.

Compensation

Compensation will be commensurate with experience and will include a base salary plus an annual bonus tied to individual performance and firm profitability. Base salary will range from $120,000 to $160,000. The annual bonus is a significant share of total compensation and has historically ranged from 30% to 60%+ of base for this level. We also offer a full benefits package including health care and retirement contributions.

What We Offer

A defined path to Managing Director. Direct exposure to firm leadership, clients, and deal work from day one. The chance to build a new research category. A small team with broad reach, so your work gets seen across the industry.

Contact

More about the firm at www.ekgamingllc.com.