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Game Designer Internship

At EA, we exist to Inspire the World to Play. We create amazing experiences for our players everywhere and we consider our players' experiences first in everything we do.

EA SPORTS is one of the leading sports entertainment brands in the world, with top-selling videogame franchises, award-winning innovation, fan programs and cross-platform digital experiences dedicated to growing the love of sports. EA SPORTS creates authentic, immersive, and fun experiences that invite a diverse audience of players to create, connect, compete, and self-express through industry-leading sports videogames and live services, including FIFA, Madden NFL, NHL, NBA LIVE, and EA SPORTS UFC. For more information about EA SPORTS, including news, video, blogs, forums and game apps, please visit www.easports.com.

Interested in joining our team? At EA Madrid - where passion for sports is only matched by the talent on the ground - we are looking for passionate Game Designers to play a part in developing the next installments of our PGA franchise. We are offering a 6-month internship with potential extensions through an internship agreement with an University/Studies Centre

Role Overview:

Game Designers Interns help create what a game consists of and how it plays, following the vision of the Creative/Game Director. They plan and determine elements and components of a game, including its setting, structure, rules, story flow, characters, objects, vehicles, and devices available to the characters; interface design; game modes and live content.

It is the Game Designer Intern's responsibility to help ensuring that the team understands and shares the original concept and vision of the game as outlined by the Creative/Game Director. During development, the Game Designer Intern makes adjustments to the original specification to respond to technical constraints and to incorporate new programming and art creation methods developed by the team. The Game Designer also trains testers to play the game, making sure that they understand what is expected of the finished product.

What skills does EA look for?

There is no set route to becoming a Game Designer Intern. Game development is a complex discipline, so the Game Designer Interns will work with teams of programmers, artists, project managers, writers, producers, and many others. The Game Designer Intern usually has a reasonably good level of industry experience or studies in this subject. EA usually expects to see a portfolio of work, which can take the form of completed game projects or written game design documents and proposals.

Game development is a collaborative process involving diverse teams. Designers must be communicate their vision to artists, programmers, producers, marketing staff, and others involved in the development process, and accept feedback on their work.

Responsibilities:

• You will work with teams including Producers, Artists, Programmers, Marketing and other Leads to guide the team's understanding of the project's vision.
• Develop live service content documentation, including mechanics, guidelines, content, and gameplay outlines.
• Plan and determine elements and components of a game or live service update, including its setting, structure, rules, story flow, characters, objects, and peripherals available to the characters; interface design; and game modes.
• You will develop Prototypes in any tool of preference to prove design concept to team and iterate.
• Contribute by bringing new ideas to the table regarding every facet of the game.
• Coordinate with Leads to ensure that level design documentation and implementation are realistic ; participate in regular, hands-on interaction with Producer and Software Engineers to ensure that the concepts and content of assigned games meet design requirements.
• Coordinate assigned development team to establish the creative vision, technical specifications, fun factor and product content for assigned products.
• You will establish relationships with our creative resources.
• Establish focus groups; train testers to play the game, making sure that they understand what is expected of the finished product and its live updates.

Requirements

• Understand interface design ability and game design theories.
• Understand Live services and content creation in videogames.
• Experience presenting visions both verbally and on paper.
• Prototype ideas using platform of choice.
• Experience in a similar role a desired plus
• Documentation skills
• Systems Design background a desired plus

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