LiveOps Production InternAt — Little Orbit Inc.

Focus: Seasonal Content, Player Behavior, Marketing Coordination
Industry: PC Online Free-to-Play Video Games

We are looking for a highly organized, analytical intern to support the planning and execution of seasonal content for our PC free-to-play live games. This role works across Production, Marketing, and Sales to help shape events, promotions, rewards, and content beats that keep players engaged over time.

This is a strong fit for someone who thrives on understanding player motivation, engagement, and how content strategy can drive business results.

What You’ll Do

• Help plan and organize seasonal events, reward tracks, promotions, and live content beats
• Coordinate with production, marketing, and sales to keep launches aligned and on schedule
• Assist with building calendars, rollout plans, and execution checklists
• Review live content and help identify ways to improve player engagement, retention, and response to offers
• Gather and organize results from past events, campaigns, and sales efforts
• Support brainstorming around rewards, progression, messaging, and community-facing initiatives
• Track deadlines, dependencies, and follow-up items across teams
• Document plans clearly and help keep projects moving

What We’re Looking For

• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Analytical mindset with an interest in player behavior and engagement systems
• Clear writing and good attention to detail
• Comfortable working across multiple teams
• Strong interest in video games, especially online multiplayer or free-to-play titles
• Familiarity with spreadsheets, presentations, and project tracking tools

Nice to Have

• Interest in game design, game monetization, or digital marketing
• Experience with research, data analysis, surveys, or consumer behavior
• Familiarity with live service systems such as seasonal events, battle passes, progression loops, or item shops
• Comfortable participating in both creative planning and operational execution

What You’ll Learn

• How live game content is planned and executed
• How player engagement connects to production, marketing, and revenue goals
• How cross-functional teams operate in a live service environment

Tasks:

Students in this placement will perform duties related to LiveOps planning, player engagement analysis, and cross-functional coordination in a live free-to-play game environment. Duties will include:

- Assisting with the planning and documentation of seasonal events, promotions, reward structures, and content calendars
- Reviewing player-facing content and identifying opportunities to improve engagement, retention, and conversion
- Analyzing performance data from internal and external tools, including Player Link, Google Analytics, platform dashboards, and community channels
- Supporting post-event and post-campaign reviews by helping organize results, summarize findings, and identify patterns or recommendations
- Coordinating with Production, Marketing, and Sales to track deadlines, dependencies, and rollout needs for seasonal content
- Preparing written materials such as planning notes, summaries, checklists, and internal recommendations
- Reviewing past campaigns, event structures, and engagement trends to help inform future LiveOps decisions
- Participating in team meetings, planning discussions, and supervised strategy conversations related to player behavior, content performance, and business goals
- Assisting with audience, offer, and messaging reviews across game updates, promotions, and community-facing initiatives
- Completing guided research and comparative review of live service content approaches, player response patterns, and digital engagement strategies

Training:

Students will receive structured training throughout the placement to support their learning outcomes.

The internship begins with a general employer orientation, including an introduction to the company, its games, workplace expectations, communication tools, and confidentiality standards. The student will also receive a role-specific onboarding to LiveOps workflows and key reporting systems, including exposure to our \\Player Link\\ game CRM tool, which aggregates campaign, engagement, and sales data from platforms such as Google, Meta, TikTok, Twitch, Discord, Epic, Steam, GamersFirst, and Google Analytics.

During the placement, the student will have weekly one-on-one mentor meetings for guidance, feedback, and review of assigned tasks. They will also receive context and explanation for assignments so they understand how their work connects to player engagement, seasonal content planning, and business goals.

Training will also include job shadowing, work samples, and supervised hands-on practice. The student will review prior event plans, calendars, reporting examples, and promotional materials while building practical skills in planning, documentation, coordination, and basic performance analysis. Internal reference materials and guided exercises may also be used to strengthen understanding.

Learning Outcome:

1. Understand the foundations of LiveOps in free-to-play games - The intern will be able to explain how seasonal events, rewards, promotions, and content updates support player engagement, retention, and revenue goals in a live service game.

2. Analyze player-facing content through a behavioral and business lens - The intern will learn to evaluate how event structure, reward design, progression systems, and messaging may influence player participation, motivation, and purchasing behavior.

3. Develop practical cross-functional production skills - The intern will gain experience coordinating with Production, Marketing, and Sales, including tracking deliverables, supporting timelines, and helping align content plans across teams.

4. Build and communicate structured LiveOps plans - The intern will learn to create and organize seasonal calendars, rollout checklists, and written planning materials that support the execution of live game content.

5. Use data and post-mortem review to inform future content planning - The intern will develop the ability to gather and interpret results from events, campaigns, and promotions, then apply those insights to improve future seasonal beats and player engagement strategies.