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Internship

Onsite

$20/hr - $50/hr

Intern

Activision Blizzard, Inc. is one of the world's largest interactive entertainment companies, known for franchises like Call of Duty and World of Warcraft. The Data Science Intern will join the Player Science team to analyze player behavior and deliver insights that shape game development, utilizing machine learning models and presenting findings to various audiences.

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Responsibilities

Join the Player Science team to help drive data-informed decisions for Call of Duty.
Explore player behavior, and deliver insights that shape game development.
Analyze user experience, retention, and monetization using descriptive and predictive methods.
Design and productionize machine learning models for anomaly detection.
Automate analytics to support long-term decision-making.
Present findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Qualification

Required

Pursuing a masters and graduating December 2025 – July 2026
Available to participate in a 12-week internship starting in late-August or mid-September
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
Master's in computer science, physics, engineering
Strong skills in SQL and Python/R
Professional habits in statistical learning, modeling, and software engineering for data science
Passion for gaming and player engagement

Preferred

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance
401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching
Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave
Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others
If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance

With a mission of MaKing the World Playful, King is a leading interactive entertainment company with more than 20 years of history of delivering some of the world’s most iconic games in the mobile gaming industry, including the world-famous Candy Crush franchise, as well as other mobile game hits such as Farm Heroes Saga.

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Founded in 2003

Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, SWE

1001-5000 employees

https://www.king.com/

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