Oxford University Internship in Commercial & Strategic Finance

We want you to #JOINTHEREBELLION!

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.

We are offering an exciting six-week internship in our Commercial Finance team, designed to provide hands-on experience in financial and data analysis and business decision support. As an intern, you will work closely with an experienced team, receiving support from your line manager while taking on meaningful projects that contribute to real business outcomes. This internship is a fantastic opportunity to develop essential skills in finance and analytics while gaining exposure to a dynamic and fast-paced business environment.

This role is based at our riverside headquarters in Oxford, offering a creative and relaxed atmosphere where teamwork drives our success.

What you'll do & learn

Interns will collaborate closely with our Commercial Finance team to gain an understanding of our role in providing support to different business areas within the organisation. During your internship, you will be involved in a variety of finance and data analysis related tasks, including but not limited to:

• Conducting financial performance analysis, identifying key drivers, and recommending actions for improvement for all areas of the business including Games, Film & TV and Publishing.
• Analysing large datasets and industry trends to generate valuable business insights.
• Supporting forecasting and financial modelling activities, including variance analysis.
• Assist in the commercial analysis of our Machine Learning and AI development, projects and benefits tracking.
• Assist in performance analysis and reporting on digital channels, including New Media, web and e-commerce.
• Supporting games pricing including launch strategy analysis to drive revenue and player engagement and performance analysis for promotions, discounting, bundling, and competitor benchmarking.
• Conduct market and competitor analysis to identify trends in sales, pricing, and promotional strategies for games and other products.
• Assist in designing and maintaining Power BI dashboards that provide insights to senior management, producers, and marketing teams.

• Internships are exclusively accessible to undergraduate students from Wadham and St John's Colleges at Oxford University.
• Availability for attendance from June 30, 2025, to August 29, 2025.
• Advanced Excel skills, including experience with functions such as VLOOKUP, pivot tables, VBA and an understanding of data visualisation tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) is a plus.
• Strong analytical skills with a keen interest in data-driven decision-making.
• Interest in commercial finance and strategic decision making.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and attention to detail.
• The ability to work collaboratively in a team environment while also managing individual responsibilities.
• All applications must be submitted by Friday, 21st February at 16:00.

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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