Consumer Products & Ecommerce Intern

This internship at Rebellion, a leading independent game developer and publisher, is exclusively for undergraduate students from Wadham and St John’s Colleges at the University of Oxford. As a Consumer Products & Ecommerce Intern, you will collaborate with experienced professionals, build practical skills, and contribute to real projects. The role involves researching licensing opportunities, analyzing market trends, supporting licensee relationships, assisting in marketing initiatives, and providing administrative support to enhance Rebellion's intellectual property monetization and global brand recognition.

Must Have

• Undergraduate student from Wadham or St John's Colleges at Oxford University.
• Available for attendance from 6 July to 28 August.
• Right to work in the UK for the duration of the internship.
• Applications must be submitted by Sunday, 18 January.

Good to Have

• Sincere enthusiasm for the gaming, film, publishing sectors, or consumer products industries.
• Prior experience in marketing, retail, or event planning (internships, part-time roles, or projects).
• Familiarity with industry tools or software related to licensing and product development (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite or market analysis tools).

Perks & Benefits

• Riverside headquarters in Oxford, short walk from the city centre.
• Excellent transport links, including a train station nearby and free parking.
• Open-plan office promoting teamwork and innovation.
• Regular interaction with senior management and other departments.
• Access to free hot drinks and an onsite tuck shop.
• Range of local pubs, cafes, and dining options nearby.
• Open, friendly, and creative atmosphere.
• Complete creative freedom over titles.
• Work on a massive variety of projects across all major platforms.
• Inclusive culture where you are encouraged to be yourself and express creativity.
• People-focused support for physical and mental well-being.
• Friendly, creative, and relaxed working atmosphere with sensibly managed projects.
• Wide variety of benefits and development opportunities.

Description

This opportunity is open exclusively to undergraduate students from Wadham and St John’s Colleges at the University of Oxford. Applicants must be available from 6 July to 28 August, with applications due by Sunday, 18 January.

For 30 years we’ve been independently developing and publishing incredible video games at our multiple studios founded by Jason & Chris Kingsley, but Rebellion is more than just games. We have our own film studio, we create board games, publish books, and through 2000AD, publish comics and graphic novels such as the amazing Judge Dredd.

As a Consumer Products & Ecommerce Intern, you’ll collaborate with experienced professionals, build practical skills, and contribute to real projects at our creative and relaxed headquarters along the Oxford riverside.

Consumer products and Ecommerce are integral to Rebellion's strategy to build on our success as the UK's largest independent game developer and publisher. We aim to enhance the monetization of our intellectual property and content across various platforms, which include digital and physical products, promotional collaborations, retail, and brand partnerships, ultimately boosting the recognition of Rebellion's IP. The consumer products and Ecommerce team plays a crucial role in our growth trajectory as we collaborate with both internal teams and external partners to showcase our IP and content to global audiences through physical products, thereby fostering growth in our offerings.

What You'll Do:

• Research and evaluate potential licensing, retail, and brand partnership opportunities.
• Analyse market trends, proposals, and financial data to help identify strong commercial partners.
• Support day-to-day relationships with licensees across product development, marketing, and reporting.
• Assist in planning and delivering marketing, retail, promotional, and event initiatives.
• Contribute to creative materials, including presentations, press releases, newsletters, and campaign assets.
• Conduct competitor, pricing, and media research to inform strategy and outreach.
• Help manage assets, trend guides, and communication materials for internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide administrative and analytical support, including tracking performance and preparing reports.

What You’ll Learn:

• Strategic licensing operations and global market insights.
• Effective partner engagement and retail development techniques.
• Event planning and promotional strategies for showcasing brands on a global stage.
• How to manage and optimise e-commerce platforms while supporting commercial and marketing objectives.
• The fundamentals of media planning and digital marketing across multiple channels.
• How cross-functional collaboration drives successful product development and multi-platform campaigns.

Requirements

• Internships are exclusively accessible to undergraduate students from Wadham and St John's Colleges at Oxford University.
• Available for attendance from 6 July – 28 August.
• A sincere enthusiasm for the gaming, film, or publishing sectors or consumer products industries is essential.
• Prior experience in marketing, retail, or event planning (internships, part-time roles, or projects) is desirable but not mandatory.
• Familiarity with industry tools or software related to licensing and product development (e.g., Adobe Creative Suite or market analysis tools) is a plus.
• Right to work in the UK for the duration of the internship.
• All applications must be submitted by Sunday, 18 January.

Benefits

Life at Our Oxford HQ

Our riverside headquarters in Oxford places you a short walk away from the city centre. Renowned for its rich historical backdrop and esteemed educational institutions, Oxford offers a unique blend of tradition and modernity, with its beautiful architecture and green spaces.

Oxford also boasts excellent transport links, making it easy to navigate both the city and the wider country. The city’s train station, just a short walk from our studio, offers frequent services to London, as well as direct routes to major cities like Birmingham, Manchester, and Reading and we also offer free parking at the studio.

Our open-plan office promotes teamwork and innovation, with regular interaction with senior management and other departments, alongside access to free hot drinks, a handy tuck shop onsite and a range of local pubs, cafes and dining options nearby helping make every workday enjoyable!

Inside Rebellion

Whichever team you join at Rebellion we are proud of our open, friendly, and creative atmosphere. We love what we do, and we have fun doing it! As a big indie developer, we have complete creative freedom over our titles which allows us to work on a massive variety of projects across all the major platforms.

Find out more about us here

Our size, stability, and the variety of in-house expertise across multiple industries, makes Rebellion completely unique! We work in our own way, and we celebrate that as the key to our success. We foster an inclusive culture where you are encouraged to be yourself and to express your creativity and your talent. We are people-focused and will support you in every way to be the best at what you do. We recognise the importance of enjoying what you do and having a healthy work-life balance. We offer a friendly, creative, and relaxed working atmosphere, with sensibly managed projects and a wide variety of benefits and development opportunities for all our teams to ensure you are fully supported with your physical and Mental Well-being.

We are actively recruiting for a diverse team and continue to add to our culture of growth and inclusion. Rebellion encourages innovation in all areas, and we look forward to hearing how you can help us to be better. We encourage all demographics of culture, gender, ethnicity, neurodiversity, and beyond because a representative team makes better products.

If you are interested in working at Rebellion, but this role doesn’t sound quite like you, we’re recruiting for a range of positions across the studio and we’re always happy to receive speculative applications via our website. Visit our Careers website to view all our live vacancies: Rebellion: Careers

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