Crystal Dynamics is constantly seeking the best gaming talent worldwide to add to our 30-plus year legacy of game development creating new and iconic franchises. We are committed to making great games with great people and living the dream while doing it.
Benefits for our regular full-time positions 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.
Join us and help shape an amazing studio culture, where we’re building award-winning franchises like Tomb Raider and more!
Crystal Dynamics invites dedicated individuals to apply for a remote internship that begins with a short onboarding experience at our San Carlos, CA studio. As part of this 12-week program, you will take part in meaningful, hands-on work that contributes to not just Crystal Dynamics game projects.. This role focuses on aligning each project with the franchise's vision, encompassing various stages from conception to post-launch. 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 brand and IP management. This internship is designed to help you build industry ready skills, form strong professional relationships, and deepen your understanding of how a world class franchise is run!
Eligibility Criteria:
- Enrolled as a college Junior or Senior (Seniors could have graduated in Fall/Winter 2025 or will be graduating in Spring 2026).
- Pursuing a degree in Game Production, Game Design, Interactive Media, Marketing, Business Administration, Communications, or related field.
- Availability to work full-time (40 hrs / week) for the duration of the program (June 1st –August 21st, 2026).
- Able to work onsite at our studio in San Carlos, CA for the first week of onboarding.
- Able to work remotely for the remaining 11 weeks post-onboarding or hybrid from our San Carlos office.
- Legal eligibility to work in the United States.
- Submission of a complete application that includes a resume, cover letter, and a link to your portfolio (if applicable).
What You Will Gain:
- Practical Project Involvement: Contribute to active brand marketing and partner product development efforts while learning production scope, and workflows.
- Professional Mentorship: Receive guidance from experienced professionals with deep industry knowledge.
- Skill Development: Expand your skill set, establishing a solid foundation for your professional journey.
- Team Collaboration: Work alongside our dedicated onsite and remote teams including fellow interns, building valuable professional relationships within the gaming industry.
What You Will Do:
- Utilize industry-standard tools such as Jira or Trello to aid in the development of high-level plans and schedules.
- Participate in the authoring and response processes of Request for Proposal (RFP) materials.
- Support franchise leadership in navigating and solving project management issues by assisting with project roadmap management to ensure alignment with contracted deliverables and by coordinating administrative, legal, and cross team approval workflows.
- Enhance your understanding of the franchise team’s decision-making process and how to effectively communicate these decisions to internal and external teams.
What Makes You Stand Out:
- Experience, coursework, or examples demonstrating foundational production, coordination, or organizational skills, including one or more of the following:
- Asset organization or repository management within shared file systems.
- Workflow tracking, project board updates, or task coordination across team-based projects.
- Documentation organization, preparing materials for internal reviews, or tracking revisions and feedback across collaborative work.
- Exposure to industry-standard project management, collaboration, or documentation tools.
- Industry involvement outside classroom curriculum such as game jams, comics, film productions, personal projects and/or contributions to group projects that show going above and beyond.
- Willingness to tackle challenges, learn from feedback, and adapt to new tools or workflows.
- Ability to communicate your ideas with eagerness to learn and turn feedback into action.
Compensation & Benefits:
Compensation for this internship is $20-24 per hour. 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.
Check out our Crystal Dynamics Internship FAQ page for additional questions.
Thank 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!
Not sure if you are qualified? We hope that you will still choose to apply so we may review your application!
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Crystal 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. If you require any accommodations, please notify us at your earliest convenience during the interview process.
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