[Summer 2026] Strategic Partnerships Intern

Every day, tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore, create, play, learn, and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital experiences– all created by our global community of developers and creators.

At Roblox, we’re building the tools and platform that empower our community to bring any experience that they can imagine to life. Our vision is to reimagine the way people come together, from anywhere in the world, and on any device. We’re on a mission to connect a billion people with optimism and civility, and looking for amazing talent to help us get there.

A career at Roblox means you’ll be working to shape the future of human interaction, solving unique technical challenges at scale, and helping to create safer, more civil shared experiences for everyone.

The Strategic Partnerships Intern position is a part of our Roblox 12-week summer internship program located in San Mateo, CA. As a Strategic Partnerships intern, you will work alongside the Ads & Brands team to drive culturally relevant IP to Roblox for engagement and monetization. The intern will work across our IP/Brand Integrations to ensure our goals and maximize platform opportunities: tracking relevant IP on platform, project managing integrations across IP and developers, and helping with pitches to IP and devs.

You Will:

• Monitor, track, and analyze cultural movements both across Roblox and on multiple off-platform channels such as social media, news, entertainment, fashion, technology, and consumer behavior.

• Use both qualitative and quantitative data to assess the impact of emerging trends, understanding their relevance to the target audience of brand partners.

• Build reports for how culture (e.g. Gen Z trends/interests) provides measurable value to the company.

• Produce engaging content (newsletters, presentations, or infographics) to share your findings with internal and external stakeholders.

• Work with the brand partnerships, marketing, and communications teams to ensure trends are incorporated into business strategies and campaigns.

You Have:

• Required: Pursuing an undergraduate/graduate degree in communications, business, marketing, sociology, or a related field. Internship eligibility is dependent on students returning to school for at least one semester after the internship.

• Strong cultural literacy and expertise in Gen Z affinities across multiple verticals (music, fashion, entertainment, tech, gaming, etc.).

• A solid understanding of both traditional and digital media landscapes including gaming and immersive platforms. Roblox-specific expertise is a plus.

• Proficiency in parsing consumer data and extracting actionable insights. SQL knowledge is a plus.

• Experience applying creativity and passion for understanding culture in a professional or academic context.

• Excellent research, analytical, and communication skills, both written and verbal.

Please note the Company may not be able to employ candidates for this role who have United States work authorization related to certain U.S. visa categories, or support future H-1B sponsorship at this time.

For roles that are based at our headquarters in San Mateo, CA: The starting base pay for this position is as shown below. The actual base pay is dependent upon a variety of job-related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs and market demand. Therefore, in some circumstances, the actual hourly rate could fall outside of this expected range. This pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. Please note that not all benefits shown on this page are applicable to internship opportunities.

Hourly Pay Range
$37—$37 USD

Roles that are based in an office are onsite Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional presence on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).

Roblox provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Roblox also provides reasonable accommodations to candidates with qualifying disabilities or religious beliefs during the recruiting process.