2024 US Summer Internship - Analytics & Data Science

Job Title:

2024 US Summer Internship - Analytics & Data Science

Requisition ID:

R021985

Job Description:

Analytics & Data Science Internship 

 

Player Profile  

• Pursuing an associates, bachelors, masters, or PhD and graduating December 2024 – July 2025  

• 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): Irvine, CA  & Santa Monica, CA

Data Analytics at Blizzard – Game Teams: Join our team for a dynamic internship where you’ll tackle a capstone project with tangible impacts on our live games’ outcomes. Your contributions may range from enhancing the in-game economy, analyzing player engagement, to strategizing business models. This is a chance to dive into the real-world challenges of game development and production, offering direct collaboration with product managers and game designers responsible for our games’ diverse features. We’re seeking students passionate about data and video games with the following qualifications:

• Enthusiastic about data’s role in shaping the future of video gaming

• Proficient in SQL, with Python a plus

• Experienced with visualization tools like Tableau, Looker, or Power BI

• Skilled in communicating and leveraging analytical insights to drive action

• Knowledgeable about AB Testing and personalization processes

Data Science at Blizzard: We are a centralized data science team supporting all game teams, which includes live games like Hearthstone, Overwatch, and WoW, and unannounced game titles. Some of our projects are focused on research to help with game development, like procedural content generation and reinforcement learning for AI. Other projects are about bringing value to Blizzard players and business through areas like game matchmaking, game balancing, and recommendations. We regularly integrate our models directly into the games or through live services that software engineers in our department build. The ultimate goal is to help our game developers build the most epic experiences for our players, and we believe that data science and machine learning can bring a lot of exciting new things to that development.

• Specialize in one of the following areas: deep learning, reinforcement learning, computer graphics, recommendation systems, or generative AI (e.g. large language models, diffusion models)

• Ability to write robust code in Python.

• Database querying (e.g., Big Query)

• Experience building and evaluating machine learning or statistical models

• Familiarity with machine learning frameworks (like Keras, PyTorch, Tensorflow) and libraries (like scikit-learn).

• Proficient in object-oriented programming

• Strong written and spoken communication skills

Data Science at Activision: Help develop and operationalize machine learning models that impact Game Operations, Marketing, CRM, and Business Planning. Contribute to the goal of understanding and improving consumer/player experiences.  

• Programming proficiency in Python and/or R 

• Knowledge of Spark  

• Knowledge of data systems, relational databases, querying with SQL  

• Experience with engineering tools and methods (github, unit testing, continuous integration, etc.)  

• Experience with machine learning tools (SciKit-Learn, TensorFlow, etc.)  

• Experience building web frontends (Javascript, JQuery, D3.js, React, etc.) 

Data Science at Activision (Mobile): Be a core component of the most successful Mobile gaming business through analytical excellence. Be part of a business that moves at breakneck speed and delivers the most engaging experiences to our players and fans.

• Programming expertise in Python and/or R 

• Comfortable working