Activision 2027 Summer Internships - Tech Art

Location: In-person at Activision Motion Capture Studio in Playa Vista, California, or Raven Software in Middleton, Wisconsin; applicants must reside in the United States or be open to relocating to the United States.

Salary: $20.00–$50.00 hourly in the United States.

Company

Activision develops, publishes, and distributes interactive entertainment and video games, including Call of Duty, Crash Bandicoot, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, and Guitar Hero.

What you will do

• Complete a meaningful 12-week technical art project during the summer internship.
• Collaborate with artists and engineers to improve and expand content creation pipelines and toolsets.
• Apply creative problem-solving across a range of technical art solutions.
• Contribute to projects involving destruction, tools, rigging, technical direction, or related technical art work.
• Participate in critiques and implement feedback.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a certificate, associate’s, bachelor’s, or master’s degree program and graduating between May 2027 and June 2028.
• Available for a 12-week internship starting in mid-May or mid-June.
• Experience with 3D applications such as Maya, Blender, ZBrush, or Substance.
• Experience with Unity, Unreal, or another game engine, plus knowledge of Python, Java, C#, or C++ and object-oriented programming.
• Understanding of production and tracking tools such as Jira or Perforce, with a strong traditional art foundation and technical problem-solving skills.
• Resume and a portfolio, reel, or Git repository demonstrating technical art projects are required.

Nice to have

• Experience with Houdini, MetaHuman, MotionBuilder, or SpeedTree.

Culture & Benefits

• In-person work with office scheduling determined by hosting managers.
• Relocation services may include flights, trains, or car mileage reimbursement.
• Living stipend to help cover housing, utilities, commuting, and miscellaneous costs.
• Eligible interns may receive medical, dental, vision, insurance, retirement, paid leave, and wellbeing benefits.
• Access to tuition reimbursement, games, fitness programs, and other voluntary benefits may be available.