Product Management Intern
Host Company:
Wooga GmbH
Location:
Dates of Internship:
June 11 - August 3, 2012
Language Level:
0 (No German Required)
Internship Description:
Wooga is the leading European social games developer and the world’s 5th largest developer of Facebook games. Based in the heart of Europe’s thriving technology sector in Berlin, Wooga strives to develop emotionally driven games of the highest caliber. Founded in January 2009, today the company has more than 70 employees from 19 different nations.
Wooga has published four games on Facebook which are played by 2.8 million users each day.
Skill & Experience Required:
- Creative, enthusiastic person with good logical and analytical capabilities
- Undergrad or graduate student in Computer Science, Game Design and Production or related fields and/or practical work experience in product management in an entertainment industry
- Extensive experience using the Internet in general and Facebook in particular
- First-hand experience with online games (as a player)
- Experience in creating entertainment concepts a plus
Sample Projects:
- Review and assistance in creating product specifications for a social game
- Creation of wireframes, use cases and user flows
- Preparation, management and analysis of usability tests
- Testing and analysis of optimization potentials of existing beta versions
- Balance scoring for new social game
Benefits for Intern:
Wooga offers an international, fast-paced and dynamic environment in the hottest new industry on the web. Interns will learn the basics of product management in the field of online games. Experience flat hierarchies and quick decision making processes in a fast-paced, truly international and dynamic environment where the Intern will accompany the multi-faceted production process from initial idea and first beta version to post-launch optimization.
Benefits for Company:
Wooga is a fast growing company in the area of social networks, especially Facebook. Since this network started as a purely American network, the company is very interest in the American perspective and insight.
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