As part of the Environment Art team, you will channel your knowledge of concepting, modeling, and texturing to help tell stories through visually compelling environments. Working within both design and technical constraints you will build optimized environments that elevate the purpose and mood of the game. Your craft expertise and eye for structure, form, shape language, and design will help develop and build fantastic new worlds for our players to explore.

　　Responsibilities:

　　Create 3D assets ranging from hard surface structures to organic foliage Use your understanding of optimized low poly asset creation such as modular kits to take into account efficiency, speed and cross dependencies Work with various materials from hand painted diffuse to PBR workflows Interpret concept designs while taking into account technical and design constraints such as draw calls, poly counts, texture memory limits, and gameplay boundaries Use your sense of composition, layout, and color to push the environment mood to its fullest potential Communicate with various other disciplines to ensure all assets are performant

　　Required Qualifications:

　　Currently enrolled in a college, university or non degree program Available to work full-time hours for 10-12 weeks remotely in our US based offices Authorized to work in the country that you reside in during this remote program. Experience working with modeling, sculpting, and texturing programs such as Maya, 3D Coat, Zbrush, Substance, or Photoshop  

　　Desired Qualifications:

　　Experience working with various game engine middleware solutions Ability to showcase a more stylized appearance in your portfolio Experience with hand painting textures  

　　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 the experiences of players, this could be the role for you!

　　General Portfolio Advice:

　　Please limit application submission to 1 role. You will automatically be considered for similar roles based on your portfolio Online format is preferred (Artstation, personal websites, etc.) If you have private work that is under NDA, please include the password in your application. Otherwise, we recommend you do not password protect your portfolio. Test that your Portfolio or reel is accessible. Please include access to your portfolio on your resume in addition to the application form in case the link breaks Ensure your portfolio showcases your best work Fan Art? Sure! It shows your versatility as it relates directly to our art style Depending on the role, immersing yourself in the game to get the feel, tone and look can go a long way for your portfolio  

Our Perks:

　　Applications Close January 6th 12:00pm PT (Remote Only) The hourly rate for this internship is USD $34.81.

　　Riot focuses on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy and other perks such as flexible work schedules. We offer medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children, and a 401k with company match. Check out our benefits pages for more information.

　　Riot Games fosters a player and workplace experience that values teamwork embodied by the Summoner's Code and Community Code. 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. We encourage you to read more about our value of thriving together and our ongoing work to build the most inclusive company in Gaming.

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　　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, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance relating to an applicant's criminal history (LAMC 189.00).