Company Description

Founded in 2013, our goal is to create gameplay-first titles that will both tug at your heartstrings and delight you with levity and charm. Importantly, the team wants to create games that all people can play and enjoy.

After launching the company with a wildly successful Kickstarter, the team at Yacht Club Games released their first game, Shovel Knight, to worldwide critical and commercial success. With multiple Game of the Year Awards and releases across all major platforms, Shovel Knight has become a major sensation. But we’re just getting started!

Yacht Club Game is a small collection of tenacious game development enthusiasts. In addition to enjoying all types of games, the team has over 50 years of collective experience in developing games on innumerable platforms. Yacht Club Games currently works from a sunny office located in Marina Del Rey, California.


Job Description

A 3D art internship with Yacht Club Games will have you learning and using a variety of different art techniques and processes. From creating 3D environments, character or enemy models based on reference, in-game props, learning the 3D pipeline in our internal engine, and learning how to turn concepts into fully functioning and efficient in game assets, we provide an opportunity to refine your skills so you’re ready for an a job in the game industry!

Learn what it’s like to work in a game studio with a small team, and learn important skills that will help you to become a game developer!

This internship is unpaid. Interns must have a way to be present at our office in Marina del Rey, and we are not able to assist with living accommodations or transportation during the internship period.

Maximum hours per week: 20


Qualifications

  • Potential Interns must meet the requirements for an unpaid educational internship*
  • Can commute to the office in Marina Del Rey, CA during scheduled hours
  • Good attitude: can work well in a team
  • Basic knowledge and interest in at least one of the following art disciplines: 3D Modeling (Characters, Environments, Props)
  • Basic knowledge of Zbrush and Maya
  • Must be able to earn school credit for the internship
  • Required: Provide an art portfolio to show your past 3D work!
  • Must be 18 years or older

*Note: this position is unpaid. It is required that it works towards your education in some way. You need to be able to prove you’re getting school credit or you have a school professor, teacher, principal, advisor, etc who approves the activity. Please refer to this document for any questions regarding what qualifies you as an unpaid intern.

http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs71.pdf


Perks

  • Every member is a core part of the team, involved in any part of the company that interests them!
  • Working in our beautiful penthouse office located on the Marina in Los Angeles!
  • Free onsite parking if needed
  • Fully stocked kitchen with unlimited snacks!
  • Chance to work with a top-notch team on cool and unique games!


Deadline to Apply

The last day to apply for this internship is September 30, 2018

After this date we will begin reviewing applications in October and we will reach out with updates to everyone's applications.


Other Roles?

Please review the following page for other positions:

http://yachtclubgames.com/jobs/

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