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Level Design Internship - Treyarch

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Job Title: Level Design Intern

Reporting To: Intern Design Director

Department: Level Design

Location: Playa Vista, CA

As a Level Design Intern at Treyarch, you will join our Level Design Department and work on content for Call of Duty across our three level design teams: Multiplayer, Warzone, and Zombies.

You will begin by familiarizing yourself with our proprietary Engine and learn important design principles that are specific to each of our 3 teams. You will then use this knowledge to develop a map of your own creation, taking it from a 2D top down into a 3D level. Finally, you will collaborate with the Level Design teams on actual Call of Duty production maps.

What you’ll do…

This role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:

• Collaborate with art and design to develop unique gameplay experiences and environments that adhere to our gameplay standards
• Design, create, and iterate on level maps from paper prototype to map completion
• Work with other level designers to identify and resolve gameplay issues
• Participate in company-wide playtests and provide feedback
• Demonstrate your creativity and passion for level design!

To succeed you should have…

• Experience with video game development in professional, indie, or academic settings
• The ability to work as part of a team with an appreciation for collaboration
• The ability to take constructive feedback on your work and articulate constructive feedback on the work of others
• Basic knowledge of Photoshop/ Illustrator
• Familiarity with Call of Duty Multiplayer, Warzone, and Zombies gameplay and levels
• Familiarity using any 3D level building tools including Unreal, Unity, Max/Maya, etc.
• A willingness to learn. This internship is an opportunity for you to learn and grow as a designer and you will need to be open to new ideas and feedback. This is essential to AAA game development.

We’d love it if you also have…

• A passion for FPS games
• Experience with the Radiant level editor
• MOD community experience
• Expertise in architecture
• Bachelor’s Degree

Note: A portfolio submission is required for this position. Please focus this portfolio on personal contributions to your projects and include a breakdown specifying what you were directly responsible for creating.

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! At Activision Blizzard, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

Covid-19 Hiring Update: We expect to be back in office for our summer 2023 internship and successful candidates will be expected to relocate and be onsite in Los Angeles for the duration of it. Treyarch will cover relocation services and will provide a living stipend to supplement housing, utility, and office supply costs.

ABOUT TREYARCH

Founded in 1996, Treyarch is a videogame studio whose purpose is to create awesome games for the world to enjoy. With this purpose in mind, we crafted the award winning Call of Duty: Black Ops series and pioneered the fan favorite Zombies mode.

At Treyarch, we empower the team to be individually driven to innovate on our games, processes, and culture. How we do things is just as important as what we do.

Studio culture and development, we believe it’s a team effort and that collaboration and hearing one another is key. Every day we face the large and small challenges together and every voice matters.

These values guide us in our mission to create moments that matter. Both to the players and to us, the creators. In an era where triumphs and defeats are readily shared, seeing players engage with our creations gives us great pride. Come help us create that next moment.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

To learn more about our studio, please visit us at www.treyarch.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/treyarch , and @treyarch on Twitter.

PS, we’ve also got some pretty amazing office perks and benefits, like 20 vacation days and 16 holidays, 10 weeks of family leave, free lunches and snacks at our office, comprehensive healthcare, and more! Check out all the details here for more information: https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/

Rewards

We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered! Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:

• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance;
• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave;
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others;
• If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.

Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns with the Company. You can learn more by visiting https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/ .