Product Manager Intern

Zynga
Barcelona, Spain
Career-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Best suited to students with a passion for collection/simulation/RPG games working in a collaborative, data-driven environment in Barcelona.

Best fit for

  • Students with a strong interest in mobile game design and analytics, particularly in collection/RPG genres
    — “Spend more time playing collection/simulation/RPG games than sleeping?”
  • Candidates who are proactive in gathering and analyzing player feedback and game metrics
    — “Gather player feedback through community research, surveys, and in-game data to improve the player experience.”
  • Individuals with a background in quantitative fields and a desire to learn about product analytics and game economies
    — “You have strong analytical skills and are comfortable working with numbers and spreadsheets.”

Things to consider

  • The role may require in-office presence in Barcelona despite being an internship
    — “Hybrid working model – join our Barcelona office”
  • English is a mandatory requirement, with Spanish being a bonus
    — “You're an excellent communicator in English (Spanish is a plus).”

How to stand out

  • Highlight personal gaming projects or game jam experiences in your application materials
    — “Bonus points if you've participated in game jams, personal projects, or uni assignments related to gaming or app design.”
  • Demonstrate familiarity with game monetization and live-ops strategies in your resume or interview
    — “Support live-ops planning, dragon event scheduling, and cross-team coordination.”
  • Showcase your ability to extract actionable insights from data in your application materials
    — “Dive into game metrics - retention, monetisation, engagement, and turn data into actionable insights.”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • Assisted with feature and content launches
  • Dug into game metrics to turn data into actionable insights
Typical background
Current student in Engineering, Computer Science, Economics, Mathematics, Game Design, UX

Skills & requirements

Required

Product AnalyticsGame EconomyLive-ops PlanningFeature And Content LaunchesPlayer Feedback Analysis

Preferred

Game DesignApp Design

Stack & domain

Product ManagementGame PerformanceMarket TrendsFeature LaunchesGame MetricsLive-ops PlanningCompetitor BenchmarkingCommunicationProblem-solvingTeamworkAttention To DetailGamingMobile Games

About the role

Original posting from Zynga via Greenhouse

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!

About the Role

Spend more time playing collection/simulation/RPG games than sleeping? If you obsessively check leaderboards, have opinions about gacha mechanics, and get genuinely excited by a well-timed live event - we want to talk.

Join the Dragon City team as a Product Manager Intern and turn your love for games into real player insights and product impact. You'll work side by side with experienced PMs, learning how to analyse game performance, track market trends, and help shape the future of one of the world's most iconic dragon-collecting games. From digging into live-ops data to benchmarking the competition, this is your chance to see how a top free-to-play title is built, measured, and grown from the inside out.

What You'll Do

As a Product Manager Intern, you'll be right in the action, working alongside experienced PMs to:

Benchmark competitor collection, social and RPG games to identify trends and surface new feature ideas.

Gather player feedback through community research, surveys, and in-game data to improve the player experience.

Assist with feature and content launches: testing, monitoring, and documenting learnings.

Dive into game metrics - retention, monetisation, engagement, and turn data into actionable insights.

Support live-ops planning, dragon event scheduling, and cross-team coordination.

What We're Looking For

You're a current student (Engineering, Computer Science, Economics, Mathematics, Game Design, UX… or similar).

You're passionate about collection, social, RPG mobile games - Dragon City experience is a big plus.

You have strong analytical skills and are comfortable working with numbers and spreadsheets.

You're curious, proactive, and eager to learn about product analytics, game economy, and live-ops.

You're an excellent communicator in English (Spanish is a plus).

Bonus points if you've participated in game jams, personal projects, or uni assignments related to gaming or app design.

What’s in it for You as a Socialpointer

Hybrid working model – join our Barcelona office and enjoy amazing benefits:

Free breakfast and lunch at the office.

State-of-the-art gym facilities so you can level up your fitness game. 

Book an appointment with our onsite physiotherapist. 

Drop by our onsite hairdressers for a trim (and forget your wallet).

Hands-on learning from senior Product Managers.

Private medical insurance to keep your health bar full.

English and Spanish lessons to grow your skills.

Spotify Premium.

Legendary events and parties that make working here even more fun.

Intrigued? We’d love to hear from you. Please click “apply” to level up and submit your application in English.

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 accommodationrequest@zynga.com to request any accommodations or for support related to your application for an open position.

Please be aware that Zynga does not conduct job interviews or make job offers over third-party messaging apps such as Telegram, WhatsApp, or others.  Zynga also does not engage in any financial exchanges during the recruitment or onboarding process, and will never ask a candidate for their personal or financial information over an app or other unofficial chat channel.  Any attempt to do so may be the result of a scamp or phishing attack, and you should not engage.  Zynga’s  in-house recruitment team will only contact individuals through their official Company email addresses (i.e., via a zynga.com, take2games.com, naturalmotion.com, smallgiantgames.com, themavens.com, gram.gs email domain).  

Source: Zynga careers (Greenhouse)

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