Information and links associated with the SAU Game Development Program
Hi-Rez Studios, in Alpharetta, GA, has internship opportunities on several games and for multiple positions . The applications are due by the end of February and they will let applicants know of their decisions by beginning of April.
Art, Programming, Audio, Design, QA….
Their internships are open for Juniors, Seniors and recent grads…I don’t know if they are open for students who are entering Juniors. It is worth checking with them if this is of interest to you.
Hi-Rez Studios has several openings in both their Atlanta studio and their Alpharetta GA studio. http://www.hirezstudios.com/careers/
There are openings on the teams for Paladins, Titan Forge, an unannounced mobile game and another unannounced game.
Funcom is a game studio in Durham, NC and Oslo, Sweden that is ramping up teams and has over 40 openings right now. Most are software engineering jobs, but there are a few in other areas of development.
They are the developers of Age of Conan, Anarchy Online, The Secret World, and its The Longest Journey series of adventure games.
Buck is a production studio, with offices in LA, NY and Sydney Australia, that has several openings for artists with 3D and game experience. They create work for a broad range of clients in the advertising, broadcast, film and entertainment industries.
Hi-Rez Studios (Paladins, Realm Royale, Smite…) has quite a few job openings in art (concept, animation, technical, environment, character…) Design, QA, Programming…
Funcom is a company that has studios in Norway, the Netherlands and North Carolina. They currently have quite a few jobs open in North Carolina.
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Paxton Galvanek, the game industry recruiter who spoke on campus in January 2017, has listed the following information on his LinkedIn page:
Funcom is hiring several entry level positions which don’t require any industry experience. I’m looking for a passionate and motivated Associate Level Designer who can build levels for our Co-Op Online Shooter in UE4 and is comfortable in a 3D Environment (I need to see a good portfolio). Apply today:
Associate Level Designer
https://jobs.funcom.com/jobs/117449-associate-level-designer%C2%A0
I am also looking for a Junior AI Programmer who is great with C++, worked in UE4 and can design our AI Behaviors, Pathfinding and more.
Junior AI Programmer
https://jobs.funcom.com/jobs/116894-junior-ai-programmer
Additionally…Make sure you get on LinkedIn. When jobs come up there I repost them. Also, you can connect to Paxton, who often lists jobs.