Company:Sunshine Lab is a videogame studio specializing in social games for mobile and touch platforms. To prepare the launch of our next game we are looking for a creative and passionate marketing intern to join our team.Job Description:You will join a team of seasoned developers and you will be responsible to define the marketing strategy for the studio’s games and apps, implement and monitor it. You will report directly to the COO and work with the creative teams. Your responsibilities will include:

• Create and manage viral marketing presence across the industry leading web sites, blogs, forums… and maintain a press review book.
• Build Sunshine Lab’s community, be the spokesperson, create events, engage the community on a regular basis
• Develop relationship with the major mobile game/application web sites
• Participate in the brief and follow up of specialized marketing creative agency and PR for marketing strategy and key assets production
• Participate in the marketing budget decisions, monitor marketing actions efficiency and adapt strategy accordingly
• Prepare marketing materials including videos, description texts, screenshots and press summaries and distribute them to mobile game/application web sites and apps
• Manage promotions, email marketing campaigns, online / in game advertising campaigns
• Manage Sunshine Lab and its titles websites, social networks and blogs
• Maintain competitive reviews and nurture the development team with market and consumer knowledge.

This internship position is a great opportunity to get your start in the dynamic game industry, on a sector (mobile) that is particularly interesting and challenging marketing wise and growing exponentially today.Skills:

• Knowledgeable in online marketing, PR and social networking
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with writing game summaries, blogs, collecting screenshots and submitting marketing packages.
• Knowledge of the main mobile games and applications sites
• Video editing knowledge/experience preferred
• Passion for games!

Internship duration: 2 to 9 months from January 2011Location: The team is working remotely so you will be able to work from home, with the possibility to work part time in our offices in Paris or Montpellier.Rate: 500 – 1000 € / months + bonus, according to experience and qualification. The position could evolve to permanent contract or freelance mission.If you are interested, please send a mail with your resume and a few lines about your motivation to audrey at sunshine-lab.com.

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