Who We Are
Gram Games is the studio behind popular titles like 1010!, Six!, Merge Dragons!, and Merge Magic!, with more exciting projects in the pipeline. We are proudly part of the Zynga & Take-Two Interactive family. We do things differently here: we work in small self-managing teams, giving you an incredible amount of ownership, autonomy, and impact.
At Gram, everyone is expected to have a razor-sharp focus on creating a tangible impact on their team, their work environment, and on the overall company strategy. If you are motivated by autonomy, constant improvement, collaboration, and a sense of belonging, this is the place for you.
Position Overview
As a Monetization Content Intern, 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!
Duration: 6 Months
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
- Undergraduates or postgraduates (who have graduated within the past 12 months), studying a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Doctoral degree.
- 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.
- Current right to work in the UK.
- Ability to work from the Gram Games London office at least two days a week.
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.
How to Apply?
You can apply with your CV, cover letter, and a portfolio of your work, which may include game jams, personal projects, and/or open-source contributions. Your portfolio can demonstrate both team and solo work.
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?
Benefits
In return for bringing your expertise to this top-priority role, we offer some of the best benefits in the gaming industry!
- Paid internship, with a competitive salary
- Private medical and dental care
- Awesome onsite chef serving breakfast, lunch, and lots of treats
- Life insurance and the right to opt into our pension scheme
- Access to digital health care services
- Access to the Employee Assistance Programme
- Amazing tech to work with and consoles to play and relax with everywhere you look!
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.
As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing the necessary support and accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities, health conditions, or impairments (subject to any local qualifying requirements) to ensure their full participation in the job application or interview process. Please contact us at
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