Production Intern

Zynga; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid internship salary

Private medical and dental care

Onsite chef and meals

Life insurance and pension scheme

Digital health services

Employee Assistance Programme

State‑of‑the‑art tech and consoles

Job summary

Zynga, a global leader in interactive entertainment, invites applications for a Production Intern at Gram Games in London. The 12‑month program partners with producers across design, product management, and other teams to drive production outcomes.

You will support backlog prioritization, cross‑team communication, and release planning while embracing Agile practices. Hybrid work two days a week at the Gram Games London office is expected.

Qualifications

• Recent graduate within the past 12 months in Game Development, Game Production, Game Technology, Computer Science, Business, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Strong prioritization and decision‑making skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Experience with Agile, Scrum, or Kanban.
• Familiar with planning tools such as Jira, Airtable, Smartsheet.

Responsibilities

• Planning & Execution: set backlog priorities and own the team goals with stakeholders and designations.
• Communication & Leadership: maintain clear progress, status reports, and risk updates across disciplines and teams.
• Release Management: ensure high-quality releases with QA, Development, Design, and Product teams.
• Process Improvement: collaborate with senior leadership to refine team processes.

Skills

Communication skills

Prioritization

Team collaboration

Decision making

Agile/Scrum/Kanban

Education

Game development degree

Tools

Jira

Airtable

Smartsheet

AI tools

Job description

Level Up Your Career with Zynga!

At Zynga, we bring people together through the power of play. As a global leader in interactive entertainment and a proud label of Take-Two Interactive, our games have been downloaded over 6 billion times - connecting players in 175+ countries through fun, strategy, and a little friendly competition.

From thrilling casino spins to epic strategy battles, mind-bending puzzles, and social word challenges, our diverse game portfolio has something for everyone. Fan-favorites and latest hits include FarmVille, Words With Friends, Zynga Poker, Game of Thrones Slots Casino, Wizard of Oz Slots, Hit it Rich! Slots, Wonka Slots, Top Eleven, Toon Blast, Empires & Puzzles, Merge Dragons!, CSR Racing, Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells, Match Factory, and Color Block Jam - plus many more!

Founded in 2007 and headquartered in California, our teams span North America, Europe, and Asia, working together to craft unforgettable gaming experiences. Whether you're spinning, strategizing, matching, or competing, Zynga is where fun meets innovation - and where you can take your career to the next level.

Join us and be part of the play!

Position Overview

Love the process of making great games? Do you like to help guide others through the process from concept through to managing live games? We are looking for a Production Intern to join us at Gram Games and partner with our producers on all aspects of production.

Duration: 12 Months

What You’ll Do

• Planning & Execution: Working with design, product management, feature teams, leadership, and partner teams, you will ensure clarity of the team’s goals, work with stakeholders and the team to set backlog priorities, and foster ownership of these goals within the team.
• Communication & Leadership: Facilitate and ensure clear communication, written, verbal, and visual, between disciplines, teams, and individuals. This includes transparent progress, status, and risk reporting, as well as quantitative production delivery metrics. You are adept at keeping everyone in sync with plans and any updates as they happen.
• Release Management: Ensure high-quality releases by working with QA, Development, Design, Art, Product, and other teams to make sure our releases are well-defined, clearly communicated, high-quality, and compliant with all requirements.
• Process Improvement: Craft the right processes for the team. Work with your team’s senior leadership to iterate on processes through team input and continuous exploration.

What You Bring

• Recent graduate (having completed an undergraduate or postgraduate degree within the past 12 months) in Game Development, Game Production, Game Technology, Computer Science, Business, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Effective at driving order out of uncertainty, with excellent prioritization and decision-making skills.
• Influential across both in-person and written communication channels.
• Effective in one-to-one as well as one-to-many communication.
• Effective team collaborator and meeting facilitator.
• Experience with development methodologies such as Agile, Scrum, or Kanban.
• Experience with project status and risk reporting.
• Basic understanding of planning tools (such as Atlassian Jira, Airtable, Smartsheet, AI tools, etc.).
• A real passion for games.
• Ability to work hybrid from the Gram Games London office at least two days a week.

Benefits

• 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 [e-mail] to request any accommodations or for support related to your application for an open position.