Business Development and Strategic Partnerships Intern

We’re looking for a talented and motivated Business Development and Strategic Partnerships Intern to join Wildlife’s team working on collaborations across sports, entertainment, and global brands.

Our partnerships bring some of the world’s most recognizable intellectual properties (IPs), franchises, sporting events, athletes and personalities into our games, creating unique experiences for millions of players around the world.

In this role, you will support initiatives that connect Wildlife’s games with athletes, entertainment studios, brands, and other IP holders. You will work closely with the Partnerships lead and collaborate with teams across product, marketing, legal, and operations to help bring these collaborations to life.

You will also gain exposure to how partnerships and licensing deals are structured with athletes, sports organizations, brands, and major entertainment studios.

What you’ll do

• Support the execution of partnership and licensing initiatives across Wildlife’s games
• Conduct research on potential partners, including athletes, entertainment franchises, brands, and media companies
• Help map and analyze IP opportunities that could be integrated into our games
• Prepare structured documents and analyses to support partnership discussions and internal decision-making
• Collaborate with internal teams (product, marketing, legal, and operations) to help ensure partnerships are executed smoothly
• Track deliverables and timelines for ongoing collaborations with external partners
• Support the team in monitoring trends in sports, entertainment, gaming, and pop culture that could lead to new partnership opportunities
• Assist with operational tasks such as organizing materials, maintaining internal documentation, and summarizing partnership initiatives

What you’ll need

• Graduation: Between Dec 2026 and Dec 2027
  Currently pursuing a degree in Business, Economics, Engineering, Marketing, International Relations, or a related field
• Fluent in English and Portuguese — a significant part of the role will involve working in English
• Self-motivation and initiative: Sense of ownership and ability to follow through on open items
• Organization and attention to detail: Able to manage multiple tasks and timelines simultaneously, involving different stakeholders and priorities
• Clear written and verbal communication skills: Able to interact comfortably with stakeholders at all levels
• Structured thinking: Able to structure information clearly and approach problems with logical and analytical thinking
• Reliability and accountability: Able to take ownership to move projects forward and follow up on open items when working with multiple teams

Nice to have

• Interest in sports (particularly tennis), entertainment, gaming, or pop culture
• Experience with customer research projects, data-analysis tools/languages, or business analysis
• Previous internship experience in consulting, startups, marketing, or business roles

More about you

• You are curious and proactive, always looking to understand how things work and how they can be improved
• You are organized and reliable, able to keep track of details while working on multiple projects
• You enjoy solving problems and turning unstructured information into clear insights
• You are comfortable collaborating with different teams and learning from experienced professionals
• You are excited about working at the intersection of sports, entertainment, and gaming

About Wildlife

Wildlife is one of the leading mobile game developers and publishers in the world. We have released more than 60 titles, reaching billions of people around the globe. Here, we create and maintain games that will excite, intrigue, and engage our players for years to come!

Equal Opportunity

Wildlife is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law. We're committed to providing accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process.