Zynga
Content Marketing Intern - 12 Month Placement
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At Zynga, we bring people together through the power of play. As a global leader in interactive entertainment and a proud label of Take-Two Interactive, our games have been downloaded over 6 billion times—connecting players in 175+ countries through fun, strategy, and a little friendly competition.
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Internship Type
Undergraduate student, studying a sandwich degree that supports a placement year
Start Date
Summer 2026
Length
12 months
Location
London
Position Overview
We are looking for a Content Marketing Intern, within this role you’ll support the LiveOps and Product teams by researching trending cultural and digital content from social media and helping adapt those ideas into compelling in-game events, aesthetics, and narratives. You’ll work closely with designers, artists, and producers to craft the future of live events in Merge Dragons!
At Gram, our interns are integral members of the team. We’re seeking someone driven, proactive, and unafraid to take initiative. We expect our interns to leave a lasting mark on both our studio and our games, and we look for teammates who embody flexibility, independence, and a restless curiosity to find creative answers.
At Gram we embrace a hybrid work environment. Within this role, you would work 2 days per week in our London office and the remaining days at home.
How to Apply?
Please apply with your CV, cover letter, and if relevant a portfolio of your work (your portfolio can demonstrate both team and solo work).
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Your Cover Letter Should Address The Following
- Why would you like to do an internship with Gram Games?
- Why have you chosen this specific internship?
What You'll Do
- Identify and monitor emerging trends in digital culture, mobile gaming, lifestyle, pop culture, and social media
- Translate trend research into pitches and briefs for new in-game events, assets, and themed content concepts
- Collaborate with the Live Ops team to plan and refine seasonal content calendars
- Assist with content audits to ensure thematic variety and freshness in the game’s live event cycles
- Participate in brainstorming sessions, contributing your own ideas for engaging and timely content drops
- Research competitors and analyze how other games leverage trends and events
What You Bring
- You are an undergraduate student currently enrolled in a sandwich degree that supports a placement year
- You are studying a Marketing, Communications, Journalism, Business or a related field
- Creative approach combined with a collaborative and proactive attitude
- Excellent research skills, with the ability to synthesize information into actionable insights
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong curiosity about pop culture, digital media, social trends, and content marketing
- Passion for mobile games and familiarity with Merge Dragons! or similar titles.
What You’ll Learn
- How live operations content is built and managed in a top-performing mobile game
- How to conduct creative tests and optimize content over time for specific audiences
- The process of trend-based ideation and translating real-world influences into game design
- How to collaborate cross-functionally between Product, Creative, and Marketing teams
- Tools, processes, and pipelines used in a mobile game studio
What We Offer You
- A paid internship with a competitive salary.
- Genuine production experience on a live, global mobile game.
- Hands-on experience with AI-driven art workflows and industry-standard pipelines.
- Direct guidance from our experienced Game Artists and Art Director.
- The opportunity to build a strong portfolio featuring shipped LiveOps content.
- An awesome onsite chef serving breakfast, lunch, and a variety of treats (naughty and nice!).
- Private medical and dental care, a healthcare cash plan and life insurance.
- A favourable pension scheme to get you started.
- High-end hardware to work on and consoles throughout the office to relax and play.
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We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, which means we are committed to creating and celebrating diverse thoughts, cultures, and backgrounds throughout our organization. Employment with us is based on substantive ability, objective qualifications, and work ethic – not an individual’s race, creed, color, religion, sex or gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, status as a victim of domestic violence or sex offenses, reproductive health decision, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.
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