Riot Games is hiring: Technical Artist Intern, Tools & Pipeline - League of Lege

As a Technical Artist Intern on the Tools/Pipeline team, you’ll help breathe life into the League of Legends universe and other Riot Games content. You’ll employ your knowledge of 3D tools and problem-solving skills to build tools, maintain pipelines and provide technical support for artists on their most critical missions. As a Tools & Pipelines TA Intern on Tech Foundations, you’ll be involved with creating long term tech solutions for our content developers. This will involve building tools and pipelines in software like Maya and Photoshop for creating 2D and 3D game assets, as well as working with the game engine tool that powers League of Legends and Team Fight Tactics. You will work with artists and engineers to learn about workflows and how to integrate assets in the game engine. You will be reporting to the Tools & Pipeline TA Lead as part of our Artist Tools team. Responsibilities: Jump into any art pipeline, whether it’s environment, character or other artistic discipline, to help maintain, manage, build and support the team’s asset creation tools. Coordinate, execute and help drive the art team projects forward. Become a liaison between art teams and various stakeholders to provide support for interdisciplinary efforts. Interface with key stakeholders and team leads when assessing and completing tasks. Help promote strategic visions for projects. Use your skills as a 3D generalist to improve, maintain and provide support for every art tool available. Required Qualifications: Graduating in the 2026 calendar year. Available to work full-time hours for the 12 week internship duration. Eligible to work in the country that you reside in during this remote program. Minimum GPA of 2.5. Currently enrolled in a college, university or non-degree program. Coding and scripting experience in Python. Desired Qualifications: Experience with content creation tools, such as Maya and Photoshop. Experience in game development using modern engines, such as Unity and Unreal 4, including Blueprint. Experience writing tools to support artists’ needs within a development pipeline. Exposure to digital asset repositories, such as Perforce. Exposure to programming fundamentals, such as data structures, algorithms, and design patterns. Exposure to UI/UX design and front-end development frameworks, such as PyQt/PySide. For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this could be your role! Applications close Friday, January 10th, 2025 at 11:59pm PT. Our Perks: Riot Internships are paid, and interns can also participate in our 401(k) plan. You can expect in-game perks, and the ability to participate in our Play Fund, so you can broaden and deepen your knowledge of our players and community through games. The University Programs team also invites you to intern focused events so you can connect with your fellow interns and Rioters to make the most out of your experience. Riot Games fosters a player and workplace experience that values teamwork. Our culture embraces differences as a strength, and our values are the guiding principles for how we approach work. We are committed to putting diversity and inclusion (D&I) at the center of everything we do and promoting a fair and collaborative culture where Rioters treat one another with dignity and respect. It’s our policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and members of Riot Games, Inc. Riot Games makes reasonable accommodations for handicapped and disabled Rioters and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, handicap, veteran status, marital status, criminal history, or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law. (Remote Only) The hourly rate for this internship is USD $39.13 per hour. #J-18808-Ljbffr