The game industry has changed. We used to work on games for two to three years, stick them in a boxes and ship them to retailers around the world, hope for a decent Metacritic score and move onto the next set of titles. We don't do that anymore.

In this new era of gamemaking, the rise of digital distribution platforms, social networks, pervasive and fast network access, and powerful new mobile devices has forever transformed the landscape. Now, we are perpetually connected with our players, we are tuning and iterating our game experiences on a daily and hourly basis, and we dialogue with our users and our fans constantly.

At ngmoco:) we're committed to building next generation games for this new ecosystem and user. Our goal is to create innovative, socially relevant, compelling mobile social game experiences that promote daily active usage.

We're designing, creating and launching these games now. From the the Plus+ Network, to the free-to-play Eliminate We Rule and GodFinger, ngmoco:) is leading by example.

If you're interested in helping us define this new era of gamemaking, join us.

We are looking for the following intern and co-op candidates:

• Engineers
• Brilliant, passionate, driven future leaders of web & mobile software technology who can solve any technical problem, at any scale, in any language…our problems are solved usually in…

• PHP (familiarity with LAMP and MySQL)

• On Servers (C, C++)

• On Client devices (Cocoa, Objective C, Open GL, UIKit)

• Ruby on Rails

• Associates
• Aspiring gamemakers & marketers with clear visions, communication skills and leadership ability

• An incredible personal passion for the intersection of games & business - opinions and insights into consumers & game design that are progressive but pragmatic

• Designers
• Aspiring gameplay & game mechanic visionaries

• Personal passion for the intersection of human interaction with core gameplay compulsions and an obsessive thirst to invent, iterate and understand core gameplay compulsion loops

Requirements:

• Must be within 2 years of receiving a bachelor’s degree or pursuing a masters degree or equivalent
• Knowledge of software development cycle
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced environment
• Strong analytical skills
• Ability to be flexible to quickly changing business needs, new technologies, and game requirements.
• Exposure to game design and development experience (academic, employment, or personal)

If this is you please send a cover letter, your CV, and two letters of reference/recommendation to internship@ngmoco.com. This is a paid internship program.

Positions are available in the fall from September to December. The dates are flexible depending on each applicant’s’ university schedule.

Please send your application no later than August 9th. We will notify accepted students no later August 20th.

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Headquartered in San Francisco, ngmoco was founded in 2008 by games industry veterans committed to the new mobile landscape opened up by Apple’s iPhone. ngmoco :) creates and publishes games for the iPhone made in collaboration with the best and brightest gamemakers in the world. Founded by Neil Young, Bob Stevenson, Alan Yu and Joe Keene, the company’s investors include Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Norwest Venture Partners & Maples Investments. Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ngmoco and at www.ngmoco.com.