Game Design Intern

Ubisoft’s 19,000 team members, working across more than 30 countries around the world, are bound by a common mission to enrich players’ lives with original and memorable gaming experiences. Their commitment and talent have brought to life many acclaimed franchises such as Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs, Just Dance, Rainbow Six, and many more to come. Ubisoft is an equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds and perspectives are key to creating worlds where both players and teams can thrive and express themselves. If you are excited about solving game-changing challenges, cutting edge technologies and pushing the boundaries of entertainment, we invite you to join our journey and help us create the unknown.

As a Game Design Intern, you will add content to already existing games, creating and improving game features as well. You will be part of a game development team and work together with the game designers of different projects. You will also be exposed to the daily production and process of a free-to-play mobile title. 

This is an entry level position. While here with us, you’ll have full support from the entire design team on the following: 

• Work as part of the Design team to design and redesign new and existing features of the game 
• Design the assigned content in line with the project’s vision and quality standards  
• Quickly iterate designs to continuously improve the game’s quality 
• Working closely with the team to ensure that the design specifications will meet the quality expectations of your project 
• Focusing on the player experience as the ultimate metric for the quality of any feature and content 

• Any workshop or school project representative of industry experience is appreciated 
• Understanding of psychological mechanisms that keep players engaged 
• A strong sense of what makes gameplay experience compelling and fun 
• Solid theoretical and practical Game Design knowledge 
• Intense creativity, a passion for innovation, and the drive to go beyond what is directly asked of you 
• Self-motivated and fast-learning 
• Good communication skills 
• Be a team player 
• Fluent in English, both verbally and written 

Qualifications & Requirements

• Studying or completed Bachelors Degree 
• Located in Abu Dhabi