R-121970
About the Role
Join Insomniac’s UI/UX Department and help build our next industry-inspiring player experience. As a UI Artist Intern, you’ll design and implement intuitive, accessible, and visually stunning interfaces that help players navigate, connect, and play with ease.
You’ll collaborate with artists, designers, and developers to bring AAA-quality visuals to life and learn how to deliver seamless user experiences in a professional game studio setting.
What You’ll Do
Create and iterate on UI visuals including wireframes, mockups, motion comps, iconography, and prototypes
Implement and polish in-game UI elements in collaboration with cross-disciplinary teams
Contribute to UI/UX documentation, feedback sessions, and team design reviews
Stay up to date on design trends and advocate for player accessibility and usability
What You’ll Learn
End-to-end UI/UX design workflows in AAA game development
Best practices in visual design, motion, and user experience
Collaboration across disciplines in a professional, creative environment
What We’re Looking For
Portfolio required. Polished detail-oriented visual user interface / screen design work - particularly with an orientation towards video game content. Illustration, graphic design, animation, and motion graphics work is also acceptable only as supporting material to the main UI/UX portfolio.
Competency with the Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Animate, After Effects, Illustrator)
Understanding of digital design fundamentals, interaction design, and usability patterns
Strong game design sensibilities and a desire to create innovative player experiences
Familiarity with game engines and implementation workflows
Passion for game accessibility and player advocacy
Eligibility
Students with expected graduation between May 2025 and Spring 2027 from an accredited university. Undergraduate
Able to work during one of the following periods: May 18th - August 7th or June 15th - September 4th. Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates.
Must be available for the entire 12-week internship period.
At this time, SIE will only consider applicants who are authorized to work for any employer in the United States and who will not require work visa sponsorship from SIE now or in the future to maintain their authorization to work in the United States.
Our intern positions offer a fixed hourly pay rate. Please note that the pay rate is exclusive to the internship period and may not reflect what pay may look like following the completion of an internship.
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At SIE, we consider several factors when setting each role’s base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location.
Please note that the base pay range may vary in line with our hybrid working policy and individual base pay will be determined based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location.
Top Skills
Insomniac Games Burbank, California, USA Office
2255 N Ontario St, Burbank, CA, United States, 91504
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