Job Description
Position: Unity Developer Internship (Summer 2023)
Groove Jones, a world-renowned and award-winning studio specializing in Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Interactive Entertainment technologies, is currently seeking highly technical, creative, curious, and mission-focused Interns. This is a unique opportunity for a student or recent graduate to gain hands-on experience in the exciting field of virtual and augmented reality. You will work with our experienced development team to create innovative and engaging XR solutions for our clients.
The right candidates should enjoy working in a collaborative environment, they should be organized and have an eye for detail. They should also have an insatiable appetite to research, learn and test their knowledge and skills to build things that haven’t been done before!
This person enjoys developing apps in Unity with a focus on being able to code for Unity (C#). They are super excited about building and designing AR & VR mobile applications, solving the many technical challenges that go along with it. They love to build test and iterate as fast as possible. They will work with our programmer and fellow interns to assist with app development for R&D projects. They should be highly organized with a strong attention to detail, and an insatiable appetite to research, learn and test their knowledge and skills to build things that haven’t been done before. Strong communication skills and ability to receive constructive feedback is necessary.
Qualifications:
-Must be working toward a degree in Computer Science, Video Game Development, or Related Field
-Passionate about AR & VR
-Experience with Unity
-Knowledge of C#
-Unity Particles effects
Bonus:
-Knowledge of OOP Design Patterns
-Unity Shaders (URP/HDRP)
-Unity Lightbakes
-Unity Visual Effect Graph
This will be a paid internship with most roles being in our Dallas offices. We are only accepting local currently enrolled students (including May 2023 graduates).
Application Deadline: April 7th, 2023
Start Date: June 5th, 2023
Applications should include a Cover Letter, Resume and Portfolio (if applicable) to careers@groovejones.com .
ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION
About Groove Jones Culture
Groove Jones is more than just a creative and technology studio. Founded in 2015, Groove Jones is an award-winning studio where accomplished artists and engineers leverage preeminent technology to produce extraordinary creative solutions. If you want to be part of a team whose work is talked about, recognized by their industry peers, and wins awards then this is your place.
Throughout our history, we have maintained the singular vision to inspire, engage and entertain by bringing imagination to life. This compels us to push the boundaries of ingenuity while valuing a reliable production process geared toward creative thinking and innovation.
Our 15,000 square foot studio is located near the heart of Dallas' cultural and music-centric district, Deep Ellum and the Art Deco inspired Fair Park. People love our home. If you walk the halls of our office you will find both dogs and cats, living together in harmony. We are a single interdisciplinary team of artists, technologists, industrial designers, brand strategists, graphic designers, usability experts, interior designers, content creators, engineers, fabricators, and project managers. Our fridge is stocked with premium drinks and our kitchen always has a changing stock of snacks and sweets for everyone to enjoy.
For more information visit - www.groovejones.com
REMOTE WORKING
Due to the current Covid-19 situation, the majority of our team are working remotely. We have accommodated our office in line with social distancing best practices and have a process in place should any of the team have a need to work from the office.
EOE STATEMENT
We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.