Live Art Intern

Respawn is seeking a Live Art Intern for Apex Legends to develop polished visual designs and functional assets for in-game commerce. The intern will focus on creating engaging player messaging, clean in-game store layouts, and visual merchandising for seasonal live content, working with the Lead Live Artist to expand the Apex Universe.

Must Have

• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s Degree granting program in a related field with an expected graduation date no earlier than December 2026.
• Work with the Lead Live Artist and other Live Artist team members to create, design, and implement visual assets.
• Focus on in-game Store and Seasonal Events, player-facing messaging, and graphic support.
• Develop a refined and dynamic sense of visual composition.
• Solid understanding of graphic design principles, layout, composition/hierarchy, color, and lighting/compositing.
• Good mastery of Photoshop and Illustrator.

Good to Have

• Strong interest in the gaming entertainment, consumer products, or advertising/ecommerce industry.
• A design portfolio with well-rounded examples of finished work and insight into your creative process.
• Experience with After Effects (video/motion graphics).
• Experience with Premiere Pro (video editing).
• Experience with Maya (3D).
• Experience with Marmoset (3D/lighting).

Founded in 2010 by the original creators of the Call of Duty Franchise, Respawn was created with the philosophy that when talented people have creative freedom, they'll make extraordinary games that achieve the unexpected. From our roots as an indie studio to joining the expansive roster of studios at Electronic Arts, this remains our guiding principle. We truly love what we do and want to share our passion with players worldwide.

Our shipped titles include critically acclaimed multi-platform games Apex Legends, Titanfall, Titanfall 2, Star Wars™ Jedi: Fallen Order and Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond. Join us for the opportunity to create groundbreaking games with some of the best developer talent in the industry.

Apex Legends is looking for an intern to join the Live Art team - you will learn to develop highly polished visual designs and functional assets to drive our in-game commerce experience. Your primary focus will be on the creation of engaging player messaging, clean in-game store layouts, and other visual merchandising aspects in support of seasonal live content.

Qualifications

• You are currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s Degree granting program in a related field with an expected graduation date no earlier than December 2026.

What You Will Do:

• Work with the Lead Live Artist and other Live Artist team members to create, design, and implement visual assets that seamlessly fit in and expand the Apex Universe
• Live Art focuses on in-game Store and Seasonal Events (including Battle Pass and LTMs), player-facing messaging, and other graphic support for the wider Experience Design team
• Breadth of assets include icons, badges, stat trackers, background elements for events, and image composition for store images and player messaging
• Also includes video editing
• Learn the internal tools for setting up/capturing in-game footage and generating high-quality renders of in-game assets, both for internal Live Art usage and for multi-departmental distribution
• Develop a refined and dynamic sense of visual composition to set up and capture clean screenshots and videos
• Base-level manipulation of Maya/Marmoset files for rendering

Ideally, You Will Have:

• A strong interest in the gaming entertainment (console, PC, or mobile), consumer products, or advertising/ecommerce industry. Not only as a player, but also as a developer with an interest in how marketing and merchandising can impact the player experience
• A design portfolio with well-rounded examples of finished work and insight into your creative process
• Solid understanding of graphic design principles, layout, composition/hierarchy, color, and lighting/compositing
• Good mastery of the following Adobe programs:
• Photoshop
• Illustrator

Bonus If You Have:

• Experience with the following programs:
• After Effects (video/motion graphics)
• Premiere Pro (video editing)
• Maya (3D)
• Marmoset (3D/lighting)