Activision 2027 Summer Internships - Tech Art (Game Development)

Location: In-person at hirify.global Motion Capture Studio in Playa Vista, California, or Raven Software in Middleton, Wisconsin. Candidates must currently reside in the US or be open to relocating to the US.

Salary: $20.00–$50.00 per hour

Company

hirify.global develops, publishes, and distributes interactive entertainment, including major video game franchises such as Call of Duty, Crash Bandicoot, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, and Guitar Hero.

What you will do

• Contribute to a meaningful technical art project during a 12-week summer internship.
• Develop technical solutions that improve and expand content creation pipelines and toolsets.
• Collaborate with artists and engineers on game development workflows.
• Use creative problem-solving to support technical art projects, including destruction, tools, rigging, and technical direction work.
• Participate in critiques and incorporate feedback into project deliverables.

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.
• Strong traditional art foundation, technical problem-solving skills, collaboration skills, and a portfolio, reel, or Git repository demonstrating technical art projects.

Nice to have

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

Culture & Benefits

• In-person internship with relocation services available, including travel reimbursement.
• Living stipend to help subsidize housing, utilities, commuting, and miscellaneous costs.
• Eligible interns may receive medical, dental, vision, insurance, wellness, and financial benefits.
• Benefits may include a 401(k) with company match, tuition reimbursement, paid holidays, vacation, sick time, and parental leave, subject to eligibility.
• Access to mental health and fitness programs, free or discounted games, and other voluntary benefit programs.