Summer 2026

Art Intern

Month Placement

Posted on 5/8/2026

Gram Games

Gram Games

51-200 employees

Mobile puzzle game developer and publisher

No salary listed

London, UK

Hybrid

Two days per week on-site in London; remaining days remote.

Category
Art, Graphics & Animation (2)
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Required Skills
Adobe Photoshop
Figma
Requirements
  • You are an undergraduate student currently enrolled in a sandwich degree that supports a placement year.
  • You are studying Game Art, Animation, Graphic Design, Visual Communication Design, or a related creative field.
  • You have a solid understanding of composition, colour theory, typography, and layout.
  • You have practical knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Figma or Miro.
  • You have a genuine interest and curiosity in AI-assisted art production workflows.
  • You have the ability to work at pace, iterate quickly, and strictly follow an established art style.
  • You are eager to learn the nuances of game production and LiveOps dynamics.
  • You are a collaborative team player with strong communication skills.
Responsibilities
  • Create 2D Art Assets: Produce high-quality visuals for LiveOps events, including offers, pop-ups, banners, and in-game assets.
  • Art Team Support: Assist in preparing and exporting assets to ensure a seamless implementation process.
  • AI Integration: Utilize AI tools within your daily workflow for rendering, generating variations, upscaling, and rapid iteration.
  • Style Adaptation: Quickly and consistently adapt existing game art styles into new LiveOps materials.
  • File Management: Maintain well-organized, layered source files (PSD/Figma) for efficient team collaboration.
  • Pipeline Mastery: Learn and navigate the production pipelines of a live, large-scale mobile gaming environment.
  • Collaborative Feedback: Actively participate in art reviews, applying and providing constructive feedback to maintain high visual standards.
Desired Qualifications
  • A keen interest in mobile games and current trends in game art.
  • Familiarity with AI image generation or enhancement tools (e.g., Layer, Gemini, etc.).
  • Completion of an internship or school projects specifically focused on digital art or UI design.

Gram Games develops mobile puzzle and hyper-casual games for a global audience, with hit titles like 1010! and Merge Dragons! that are free-to-play and monetize via IAP and ads. 1010! is a simple game where players place blocks on a 10x10 grid to form lines and clear the board; Merge Dragons! lets players match items to heal a magical land and evolve dragons. The company started in Istanbul in 2012, grew a studio network and was acquired by Zynga in 2018 for $250 million in cash. Its goal is to maintain a portfolio of live, free-to-play games that steadily generate revenue and grow daily active users through compelling live services.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$251.2M

Headquarters

London, United Kingdom

Founded

2012

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Achieved $25 million revenue in 2025 post-acquisition.
  • Expanded to 182 employees across London and Istanbul studios.
  • Diversified portfolio with Merged!, Six!, and Merge Magic! hits.

What critics are saying

  • Zynga's 5% revenue drop starves Gram of resources now.
  • Voodoo's Puzzle Merge Adventure steals 25% ad revenue soon.
  • Istanbul loses 30% engineers to Peak Games by Q2 2026.

What makes Gram Games unique

  • Pioneered hyper-casual puzzles with 1010! launch in 2014.
  • Mastered merge genre via Merge Dragons! Top 50 grosser.
  • Built LiveOps for million-player events using Heroic Labs.

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