Data Science Intern, King

• You will be strong in quantitative analysis, statistics or mathematics, have programming skills and an interest in drawing business insights from data
• Knowledge of statistical methods e.g. A/B testing/predictive analytics skills is a plus
• You have ideally worked with practical applications of data analysis e.g. segmentation & visualisation and have programming skills in languages such as R, Python, Julia, Matlab etc
• Experience dealing with large, real-world datasets and SQL is a plus and ideally you will be studying/have studied a quantitative/statistics based degree
• You will be enthusiastic about applications of Data Science, Statistics or ML to data analysis and be able to share and discuss learnings from your past projects
• You will ideally have an interest in games, and you should have the ability to work in a flexible and fluid environment, where the job will evolve over time

Desirable

• We are looking for extraordinarily skilled Interns from a variety of backgrounds and interests to join our Kingdom!
• We are looking for talented and creative Data Science Interns interested in pushing the boundaries of online games analytics to join our Kingdom
• You will be part of the community of 100+ data science & analytics experts at King, while working on a daily basis in smaller teams of 6-8 people, including other data scientists & analytics, focused on particular games, our network or specific business areas
• You will take part in typical tasks such as building both large systematic reports and one-off small pieces of analysis
• You will help us further understand, model, predict, segment and retain our players, and help take King’s data capabilities to the next level
• You’ll also be working with all parts of the business to identify analytical requirements and formalize an approach for reliable, accurate, efficient reporting on those requirements
• The role also entails translating business needs to technical requirements and implementation and proactively developing new analyses and insights, to drive decisions and strategies for user acquisition and retention
• You will get the chance to get involved in one or more of the below areas depending on your final team:
• Monitor and optimize games during playtest giving support to game production teams in developing new features that make our games even more engaging
• Optimize player experience and provide insights crucial to bringing new games towards a worldwide launch
• Analyse the impact of marketing campaigns on key business measures such as player activity, game rounds, retention etc
• Participate in innovative projects with the goal of providing robust and scalable solutions to automate tasks and to characterize and anticipate the behavior of our players
• Understand business problems and set the framework to address them by defining the right data and conducting analysis to lead to the right recommendations and decisions
• Understand level metrics and player progression, identifying improvement areas based on existing statistical models
• Another option might be to become fully devoted to a scientific project helping us understand our players motivations, choices and their impact on our top metrics
• Our internships will last for 3 months, beginning in June 2025 and ending in September 2025

• Applications need to be in English
• Our application deadline is, 17th of February, however we recruit on an ongoing basis, so early application is advised to avoid disappointment