Data Science & Analytics Intern

Who We Are:

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is a leading developer, publisher, and marketer of interactive entertainment for consumers around the globe. For more than 25 years, our development teams have created some of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful entertainment experiences, captivating and engaging audiences around the world. We are incredibly proud of our ability to deliver consistently the highest-quality titles, as well as our colleagues who help to create our unique culture and work environment that is inclusive, diverse, and dynamic.

While our offices are casual and inviting, we are deeply committed to our core tenets of creativity, innovation and efficiency, and individual and team development opportunities. Our industry and business are continually evolving and fast-paced, providing numerous opportunities to learn and hone your skills. We work hard, but we also like to have fun, and believe that we provide a great place to come to work each day to pursue your passions. 

This program will be a 32-hour weekly commitment. 

 

The Challenge:

Take-Two’s Summer Internship Program is designed to provide students with an opportunity to gain substantive, first-hand business insight over the course of a paid internship. Interns will gain hands-on exposure in the area(s) of their desired interests as well as participate in team-based summer-long projects. Our internships are created with the intent that students walk away with meaningful learning experiences that enhance both their personal and professional development goals.

 As a Data Science and Analytics Intern, you will work closely with our team of data scientists and analysts to produce data-driven analyses and recommendations to internal stakeholders, utilize machine learning and associated techniques for predictive analysis, and engage in programming tasks to contribute to the data science and analytics code-base.

What We Do:

Enterprise Data Science goes beyond big data initiatives and takes advantage of recent advances in machine learning algorithms and cloud computing infrastructure, to extract all possible knowledge from Take-Two’s data sets to drive change and create value throughout the enterprise.

Responsibilities:

• Use research and analytical techniques such as statistical analysis, machine learning, and data visualization to explore data, test hypotheses, identify underlying causes and patterns.
• Collaborate with senior analytics staff to understand how analytics and data science can help meet business needs, formulate quantitative and measurable objectives, and guide them to actionable solutions.
• Contribute to work-programs including Manual Process Automation, Sales Forecasting and Price Optimization, Competitive Intelligence, Internal Tool Development, and Technically Documentation
• Learn and practice principles of collaborative programming, exercising the use of version control and Gitflow.

Qualifications:

• Intermediate familiarity with Python and SQL programming
• Familiarity with data and statistical analysis techniques and underlying concepts of Calculus, Statistics and Linear Algebra
• Conceptual familiarity with Data Science techniques and methodologies (e.g., Machine Learning and established techniques for unsupervised learning, regression and classification, and experience with applying techniques to data)
• Familiarity with Data Visualization design principles and telling visual stories
• A passion for automating everything

Nice to have:

• Passion for the gaming industry & an active player of video games
• Familiar with additional related subject matter such as time series analytics, text-processing, NLP, and analytical techniques applied to language
• Familiar with common libraries: Sklearn, Pandas, Numpy, Jupyter
• Familiar with Tableau or a similar Visualization/BI tool
• Familiar with Streamlit or a similar browser-tool development package

Technical Skills Required:

• SQL intermediate proficiency, including the writing of subqueries
• Basic to intermediate Python proficiency, with familiarity of data structures (e.g. dict, list, etc..), control structures (e.g. loops, conditionals, etc..), functions, objects, and importing a plus.

 

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (“T2”) is 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 at T2 is based on substantive ability, objective qualifications, and work ethic – not an individual’s race,