Get ready to jump-start your career as a video game designer!

Are you more than just an enthusiastic player? Where other people see cool graphics, do you see rules, algorithms, and carefully considered content? Are you a technical powerhouse who’s eager to conceive, craft, and perfect memorable gameplay for a huge player base? If yes, we’d love to hear from you! Demiurge Studios is seeking candidates for a 6-month paid game design internship.

As a Game Design Intern you’ll create live event content and tune gameplay systems for one of our live titles on iOS, Android & PC. With the support of our senior game design staff, you will have a direct impact on the success of a major title.

Responsibilities:

• Implement live events using Excel and other internal tools
• Work with senior development staff to create, tune, and maintain complex game systems
• Assist in design and implementation of characters and playable content
• Author and refine game design documentation
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team in an iterative, agile framework
• Analyze, interpret, then react to key performance indicators

Qualifications:

• A deep understanding of basic game design principles, demonstrated through completed game projects
• Ability to learn new tools and workflows with minimal supervision
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and communication skills
• Proficient with Excel
• Local to eastern Massachusetts
• Available full time for six months
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis

About Us:

Creating games is our passion. Founded in 2002 we bring years of expertise to our projects. Our developers build fun, accessible, highly successful games like Marvel Puzzle Quest. Based in Cambridge, MA, Demiurge has contributed to titles such as Bioshock, Rock Band, and Mass Effect.

Demiurge Studios is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to diversity, equity and inclusion. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, or Veteran status. Demiurge Studios also makes workplace accommodations for individuals with disabilities or special needs.