Story Intern - Undergraduate

Join the writing team at Insomniac Games and gain hands-on experience developing stories, characters, and dialogue for AAA video game production.

As a Writing Intern, you'll collaborate with experienced writers and creative teams to help shape the stories and characters that bring games to life. You'll contribute to story development, cinematic and in-game dialogue, and creative documentation while learning the Insomniac process for writing for games.

Throughout the internship, you'll receive mentorship from senior team members, strengthen your storytelling and writing skills, and gain practical experience in a collaborative game development environment. You'll also have the opportunity to contribute to a AAA game production and earn a game credit for your resume.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Collaborate with the writing team to develop and outline stories through "Breaking story" sessions.
• Create character arcs and one-sheets to support casting, art reference, and character development.
• Write cinematic dialogue and participate in mocap/p-cap sessions to learn how storytelling translates into game production.
• Develop in-game dialogue and attend voice-over sessions to understand how written content is brought to life.
• Review scripts, provide constructive feedback, and revise writing based on creative direction and team input.
• Create documents and presentations to communicate story ideas, character development, and narrative direction to other teams.
• Maintain and organize online documentation to support the writing process and collaboration across departments.
• Gain hands-on experience with the Insomniac process for writing for games while developing your creative writing, storytelling, and collaboration skills.

What We’re Looking For:

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