Gaming - Finance and Ops Internship

This is a four month long paid internship that is an opportunity to work on high level leadership, finance and strategy tasks for a gaming marketing agency with venture capital backing.

This role is 80% remote - one in office day per week is required in Salt Lake City Utah.

The goal at the end of the internship is a full time position if performance during the internship is good.

This role is working directly with the leadership team and CEO on finance and strategy, biz dev ops, gaming publishing projects and more.

We are looking for those who are diligent and enjoy a collaborative work environment. Interest in gaming is highly preferred.

Most important is the ability to work within a team in an organized manner. We want to talk to those who are passionate and interested in gaming!

Candidates must currently be enrolled in school or recently graduated. This internship is designed only for seniors or recent grads.

Math skills and finance analysis is a required ability.

This is a full time internship and the goal is full time employment or placement within the gaming industry at the conclusion of the internship.

This internship is best designed for MBA students, business majors, or finance grads with an interest in strategy. There will also be some office tasks required like paperwork, insurance, taxes, etc.

This role will also work with the business development team on contracts, publishing projects selection, and gaming financial forecasts including in live service games.

Preferred Skill Sets:

Basic Financial Analysis required

Ability to understand a profit and loss statement.

Ability to build simple gaming sales forecasts.

Ability to learn monetization and live ops math and calculations as well as subscriber models.

Entry level experience with gaming markets

Empathy and skill for understanding gamers and their communities

A heart for team culture and dynamics

Note - VAL works on some AI projects, and is a cautiously AI forward company. Some work on AI projects is required as part of this role.

Candidates will be required to complete a math and finance assessment.

The Virtual Athletics League (VAL) is an early stage venture capital backed startup with the same network of investors who backed Tesla, Hotmail, and Skype.

We work directly with Meta. Previously we have worked with Nerf, The Walking Dead, Metro, Alien, Hello Neighbor, and many other high profile titles.

Job Types: Internship

Pay: $18 per hour

Base Pay: $18.00 per hour

Application Question(s):

• Are you a senior in college, other advanced degree (masters student) or recent university graduate?
• Are you able to work in office once per week in Salt Lake City Utah (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Salt Lake City, UT 84101