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We are committed to making great games with great people and living the dream while doing it.\nBenefits for our regular full-timepositions include, but are not limited to, a competitive regional salary, 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance options, professional development reimbursement, flexible hybrid on-site/off-site work opportunities, company paid holidays, plus additional paid days in December when the studio is closed for holiday break, and the ability to accrue additional paid time-off.\nJoin us and help shape an amazing studio culture, where we’re building award-winning franchises like Tomb Raider and more!\nCrystal Dynamics is now accepting applications for a remote spring internship, open to candidates across most U.S. states. As part of this 12-week program, you will take part in meaningful, hands-on work that contributes directly to active AAA projects. Throughout the program, you will step into a professional development environment where ongoing projects, experienced mentors, and collaborative teams give you a direct view into AAA game creation. This internship is designed to help you build industry ready skills, form strong professional relationships, and deepen your understanding of how world class games are made! \nEligibility Criteria: \nGraduated from a college or university program in 2026 (Spring, Summer, Fall, or Winter). \nDegree in Animation, Art, Game Art, Technical Art, Game Design, Game Development, Engineering, or related fields. \nAvailability to work full-time (40 hrs / week), during core business hours, for the duration of the program (February 1st - April 23rd, 2027), including the first week onsite at our studio in San Carlos, CA for onboarding. \nLegal eligibility to work in the United States. \nSubmission of a complete application that includes a resume, cover letter, and a link to your portfolio. \nWhat You Will Gain: \nPractical Project Involvement: Contribute to active game development efforts while learning production scope, workflows, and the advanced tools used across modern AAA pipelines. \nProfessional Mentorship: Receive guidance from experienced professionals with deep industry knowledge. \nSkill Development: Expand your skill set, establishing a solid foundation for your professional journey. \nTeam Collaboration: Work alongside our dedicated onsite and remote teams including fellow interns, building valuable professional relationships within the gaming industry. \nWhat You Will Do: \nAcquire essential skills using industry-standard tools and software such as Unreal Engine, ZBrush, Maya and Substance Designer & Painter. \nParticipate in external game development aspects by helping review incoming character and prop assets, checking for quality, consistency, and technical compliance. \nSupport mid, senior, and lead artists by polishing external character assets, helping fix issues, and any other tasks assigned. \nEnhance your understanding of advanced game development technology, focusing on Unreal Engine. \nWhat Makes You Stand Out: \nPortfolio demonstrating foundational character art skills, including one or more of the following: Character art examples that showcase understanding of anatomy, silhouette or proportion. \nUnderstanding color theory and PBR. \nHard-surface experience, such as creating armor, weapons, vehicles, or other cleanly modeled assets.\n\nIndustry involvement outside classroom curriculum such as game jams, personal projects and/or contributions to group projects that show going above and beyond. \nExposure to industry-standard development software tools and engines. \nWillingness to tackle challenges, learn from feedback, and adapt to new tools or workflows. \nAbility to communicate your ideas with eagerness to learn and put feedback into action. \nCompensation & Benefits: \nCompensation for this internship is $20-23/hr. Compensation is location-based and will be aligned to the intern’s confirmed work location during the program. Interns are also eligible for a medical, dental, and vision benefits package. Your recruiter can provide more information about total compensation. \nCheck out our Crystal Dynamics Internship FAQ page for additional questions. \nThank you for your interest in an internship at Crystal Dynamics. We can't wait to see what you bring to our world of game development! \nThe pay for this internship role includes the base hourly rate, and does not include the medical, dental and vision benefits package that interns will also be eligible for.\nYour recruiter will be able to share more information about total compensation.\n\nInternship Pay Rate (United States)\n$20—$23 USD\nNot sure if you are qualified? We hope that you will still choose to apply so we may review your application!\nPlease be advised that our company is aware of scammers impersonating us, and we assure you that all legitimate communication will come from the official Crystal Dynamics email address domain \"@crystald.com\" or will be an automated response from our applicant tracking system using \"\". If you have any concerns about the validity of a message from our staff, feel free to contact us.\nFor more information on how to avoid scams like this please see our Jobs Scams & Phishing Attempts help page, or visit the FTC website.\nCrystal Dynamics is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to identifying and implementing positive and persistent measures to ensure equal opportunity in the recruitment, hiring, development, training, promotion and compensation of a diverse team employee group. This includes persons of different race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender identity or gender expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding or medical conditions related to breastfeeding, genetic characteristic, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, medical condition, political affiliation, age, veteran status, uniform service member status, marital status, physical or mental disability, or citizenship, as well as any other classifications protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Crystal Dynamics is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable laws. 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