2025 US Summer Internship - Data Analytics & Data Science

Job Title:

2025 US Summer Internship - Data Analytics & Data Science

Requisition ID:

R024240

Job Description:

Data Analytics & Science Internship

Player Profile

• Pursuing an associates, bachelors, masters, or PhD and graduating December 2025 – July 2026
• Available to participate in a 12-week internship starting in late-May or mid-June
• Currently residing in the US or open to relocating oneself to the US
• Exhibits learning agility; has the ability to think differently, and/or grasp and apply new skills and concepts
• Approaches problems in a clear, well-organized, and solutions-oriented manner
• Works well with others and contributes to team tasks
• Able to effectively communicate problems, solutions, needs, or priorities
• Is engaged, seeks to learn, and is able to manage time effectively
• Candidates must apply with resume

Internship Opportunities

All internships will be conducted in-person. Hosting managers will determine when and how often interns work in the office Monday-Friday (relocation services and living stipend provided to all interns).

Potential internship location(s):  Sherman Oaks, CA; San Francisco, CA; Santa Monica, CA; Irvine, CA
 

Data Science (NLP): Help research and develop NLP applications to support game design and development, advancing ML-driven solutions that improve the efficiency and quality of game development.

• Programming expertise in Python
• Knowledge of data systems, relational databases, querying with SQL
• Experience with LLM integration frameworks (e.g., LangChain or similar tools)
• Familiar with version control, unit testing, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Bonus: Knowledge of retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) workflows, text embedding, and prompt engineering
• Bonus: experience developing or fine-tuning NLP applications for real-world use cases

Data Science (Game Science and Machine Learning): Drive impactful insights and deliver solutions through the application of machine learning, causal inference, and data-driven analysis to support Live Services, Studio Operations, Marketing, and Franchise Strategy. Contribute to our mission of enhancing consumer and player experiences by leveraging advanced methodologies.

• Experimental design and analysis

• Expertise in causal inference (instrumental variable, diff-in-diff, etc.)

• Proficiency in Python programming

• Solid knowledge of Spark

• Experience with relational databases and SQL querying

• Familiarity with engineering tools and practices (e.g., GitHub, CI/CD pipelines) for model training and deployment

• Proficient in machine learning tools such as SciKit-Learn, TensorFlow, and related frameworks
   

Data Analytics (Mobile): Be a core component of the most successful Mobile gaming business by working closely with internal teams across Product, Production, User Acquisition, Development, Design, Leadership, and other decision-makers on our games to deliver critical insights to support strategic business and marketing decisions. 

• Expertise in querying with SQL
• Expertise in quantitative methods – finding the truth and narrative in the data
• Knowledge of data visualization techniques and standard processes
• Programming expertise in Python and/or R is preferable
• Bonus: comfortable working in a Notebook environment (Jupyter, Zeppelin, etc.)

Data Analytics Internship: This is an exciting role in our AI team that allows the candidate to interact with multiple teams and senior leaders to build up skills and capabilities. The candidate will learn how to solve interesting problems in a systematic way specifically in ads space for gaming. The team has a diverse team of talents whom love innovation, collaboration, and having fun while doing it. Projects may include life time value evaluation and framework research and crash analysis.

• Must be proficient with SQL
• Dashboarding
• Python
• Strong communication and presentation skills, comfortable presenting data

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! At Activision Blizzard, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to