NetEase Games - Paid Internship Program About NetEase, Inc. NetEase, Inc., is a leading game developer and publisher based in China. Founded in 1997, the company has been listed on NASDAQ in the US since June 2000, and has grown to over 10,000 employees, with offices in Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Beijing and Shanghai. NetEase Games develops, operates and publishes some of China's most popular online PC and mobile games, including Fantasy Westward Journey, the #1 mobile game in China, and Blizzard Entertainment s World of Warcraft and Hearthstone. NetEase Games is now expanding its operations on a global level, with new offices in the U.S., Korea and Japan. About the Paid Internship Program at NetEase Games NetEase is looking for talented and enthusiastic interns to support its growing international capabilities. It s an exciting opportunity for students and graduates to live and work in China and to experience first- hand working in the dynamic and fast- growing gaming industry. Internships would last for a period of four to twelve months, be based at our Hangzhou or Guangzhou offices, and interns would be paid a monthly salary of 8,000 RMB + bonus. We are able to offer reimbursement for flights and visas for China. The types of internships available are: - Business Development Internship - Marketing Internship - Game Community Management Internship - Overseas Project Manager Internship - Game Design Internship - Game Interaction Design Internship - Game Interface Design Internship - Game Engineer Internship - Game Artist Internship - Game Graphical User Interface Designer Internship - Game Video Director Internship - CG Artist (Concept Design) Internship - CG Artist (3D Production) Internship - Game Composer Internship - Game Sound Design Internship Further details on responsibilities and requirements follows. Candidates may apply by sending a CV, cover letter and a portfolio, where applicable, to Cameron at hzcameron@corp.netease.com, with the subject line: [Applicant name] - [Internship type].
1) Business Development Internship Location: Hangzhou/Guangzhou - Carry out game industry research that will assist in developing new business - Update and manage CRM database - Reach out to new potential partners for deals such as publishing overseas mobile games in China - Assist in coordination with partners e.g., conference scheduling, NDA signing - Coordinate support with internal teams - Excellent English, Russian/German/Mandarin Chinese proficiency also highly welcomed - Strong communication and interpersonal skills - Able and willing to adapt to a Chinese work environment - Organized, confident, articulate - Proficient use of Excel, PowerPoint, and MS Word - Passion for mobile gaming - Business- related degree preferred
2) Marketing Internship - Support marketing manager in handling relationships with distributors - Assist with promotion plans forecasting, execution and reporting - Events organization - Assist with marketing operations planning, execution and reporting - Gather market intelligence information - Write marketing copy - Excellent English language abilities required; Mandarin Chinese proficiency also highly welcomed - Strong copy- writing skills - Able and willing to adapt to a Chinese work environment - Strong communication and interpersonal skills - Proficient use of Excel, PowerPoint, and MS Word - Passion for gaming - Marketing/business related degree preferred
3) Game Community Management Internship - Assist in the creation and maintenance of social media accounts for NetEase mobile games published in Europe - Ensure a rapid and engaging response on social media channels - Liaise with internal departments - Report on player engagement and sentiment - Opportunity to create new initiatives, such as online competitions, to grow and engage communities - Native English/European language abilities, Mandarin Chinese language abilities welcomed - Strong understanding and positive engagement with social media - Experience working in a front facing communications role - Excellent written and verbal communication skills - Able and willing to adapt to a Chinese work environment - Proficient use of Excel, PowerPoint, and MS Word - Passion for gaming Studying for or completed Bachelor degree
4) Overseas Project Manager Internship - Responsible for mobile game and client game operations planning, product planning, time management and following up - Responsible for translations of documents and materials related to the products, technology and marketing of online game operations - Responsible for the translation of emails related to product operations and development and support internal team communication - Responsible for maintaining internal relations, collecting and collating self- developed project information - Responsible for localization management of self- developed products, translation and proof- reading English- language game scripts, optimizing settings including the game world, story backgrounds and game systems, collating game materials as well as assisting the planning of localization work - Responsible for online game product planning of other related project operations, and other daily tasks - Excellent English language abilities, Russian/German/Mandarin Chinese language abilities also highly welcomed - Passionate and knowledgeable about games, gaming experience - Logical thinker and excellent communication skills - Excellent team worker, problem- solving, enjoys challenges, able to work under pressure - Familiar with Microsoft Office, in particular Excel - Studying for or completed degree
5) Game Design Internship Location: Hangzhou/Guangzhou - Analyze trending designs and design concepts - Contribute to ideas to design discussions - Assist in implementing design changes and updates to existing games - Fix design- related bugs and check game data for errors - Assist in designing new game content - Work on system design tools - Assist in balance and tuning of the game - Excellent English language abilities, Mandarin Chinese language abilities very welcomed - Passion and enthusiasm for games and game development - Imaginative and creative - Good visual design and drawing skills and/or programming skills - Understanding of information design and user interface design - Demonstrated ability to create games, game entities, and balance complex systems - Extensive knowledge of electronic games, game genres, player types, and what makes games enjoyable - Willing to adapt to a Chinese work environment Game development/computer Science related degree preferred
6) Game Interaction Design Internship Location: Hangzhou/Guangzhou - Assist with experienced designers in creating user interface solutions - Assist in the creation of user flows, wireframes and prototypes - Work collaboratively with game designers, user interface designers, engineering teams - Excellent English language abilities, Mandarin Chinese language abilities very welcomed - Strong understanding of UX design principles - Proficient in digital design tools, like Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Sketch and so on - A passion for video games and UX/UI design - Excellent written and verbal communications skills in English - Able and willing to adapt to a Chinese work environment - A portfolio of UX work is a plus (include links or attachments in your resume) - Studying for or completed a Bachelor or Master s Degree in Interaction Design, Communication, Information Technology, Computer Science, Psychology, or other related majors
7) Game Interface Design Internship Location: Hangzhou/Guangzhou - Assist with experienced designers in creating high- quality interface design style to support and reinforce gameplay - Able to propose UI design solutions in different styles - Assist with the designing and developing of prototypes, storyboards, and documents - Design and draw logo, icons and other UI elements - Excellent English language abilities, Mandarin Chinese language abilities very welcomed - Solid understanding of visual design principles - Strong ability in hand drawing and graphic design - Proficient in digital design tools, like Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, AE and so on - A passion for video games and UX/UI design - Excellent written and verbal communications skills in English - Able and willing to adapt to a Chinese work environment Degree requirements - Studying for or completed Bachelor or Master s Degree in Fine Arts, Graphic Design or other such related majors Portfolio UI work is required (include links or attachments with your CV). Submissions without portfolios will not be considered.
8) Game Engineer Internship Location: Hangzhou/Guangzhou - Work with a highly experienced mentor for hands- on experience in creating online games to be enjoyed by millions of people in China. The tasks involved will depend on your experience, interests and abilities. - Excellent English language abilities, Mandarin Chinese language abilities highly valued - Proficiency in C/C++ and mastery of one or more scripting languages - Expert knowledge of software design involving Object- oriented Analysis and Design - Strong analytical/problem- solving skills - Good communication skills and ability to work well with cross- functional teams - Game industry experience highly valued Degree requirements - Studying for or completed BSc/MSc/PhD in Computer Science or other related fields
9) Game Artist Internship According to personal abilities and interests, interns can assist in one of the following categories: 1. Game Lead Artist - Determining the world view of the game, controlling the overall art style and art quality 2. Character/Environment Concept Artist - Designing concepts for characters, monsters, bosses, environments, props and etc., drawing game concepts and posters 3. 3D Character/Environment Artist - Realizing concepts and design ideas with high- quality production of 3D models, textures and mappings in the game world 4. Animator/Special Effect Artist - According to game style, personality of the character, and atmosphere of the game environment, designing and creating animation/effects, character movements, environments and special effects Personal Specifications - Excellent English language abilities, Mandarin Chinese language abilities very welcome - Love gaming; have a lot of experience in gaming, or have strong interest in game development - Have solid professional art foundation and theoretical knowledge of color - Strongly creative, able to accurately express design ideas. - Able and willing to adapt to a Chinese work environment - Have a continuous desire to self- improve - Helpful and cooperative with other team members - Studying for or completed Bachelor's degree or above; with solid art foundation. Portfolio Requirements: - Design or painting works which are related to game and animation. For static frame works, please submit normal image formats (JPG\TGA\TIFF\PAG\BMP), compression rate of the image shouldn't be so high as to affect the picture quality. No large PSD project files with layers. - For 3D works, provide screenshots of the effect; do not submit the original project files. - For animation and sequential frame works, please submit normal video formats (Mp4/AVI/Wmv/Mov). Video files can be appropriately compressed while retaining sufficient picture quality
10) Game Graphical User Interface Designer Internship /Hangzhou - Assist in designing game interfaces, in accordance with the designated game style and product positioning - Assist in the creation of interactive effects of animations and special effects - Draw game logos and icons - Excellent English language abilities, Mandarin Chinese language abilities highly valued - Be familiar with relevant theories of visual design, have a strong foundation in hand- painted modeling, master design and production methods/softwares (such as PS, Flash, AI, etc.). - Have user- centered design ideas; logical and detail- orientated - Willing to learn; observant and curious - Have excellent analytical skills, able to express ideas, be creative and communicate well - Love games, desire to join the game industry, have rich gaming experiences, clear ideas for game UI and visual design. - Studying for or completed Bachelor's degree; solid art foundation. Portfolio Requirements - Design or painting works related to game and animation which displays hand- drawing capability. Works of game interface design are preferred. - For static frame works, please submit in common image formats (JPG\TGA\TIFF\PAG\BMP). Compression rate of the image shouldn't be so high as to affect the picture quality. No large PSD project files with layers.
11) Game Video Director Internship Languages required: Excellent English - Assist in the production of game promotion videos that have commercial and artistic qualities - Create stories and visual representations according to various requirements, and transform them into scripts and visual storyboards - Assist in the whole process of video production by cooperating with art designers, 2D- art & 3D- art producers, photographers, editors, composers, music, sound producers and other outsourcing teams - Excellent English language abilities, Mandarin Chinese language abilities highly valued - Love games, have great passion for all kinds of game- promotion videos, have some gaming experience; those with experience of designing and producing videos and animation films are preferred - Love film and television animation; be interested in game animation; love reading; have good learning and communication skills, strong ability to work under pressure, highly motivated - Studying or completed Bachelor s degree; majors in film, television animation advertising or related are preferred Portfolio Requirements - For video works, please submit in common video formats (MP4/AVI/WMV/MOV). Video files should be appropriately compressed while retaining sufficient picture quality - For static frame works, please submit normal image formats (JPG\TGA\TIFF\PAG\BPM), compression rate of the image shouldn't be so high as to affect the picture quality. No large PSD project files with layers.
12) CG Artist (Concept Design) Internship Languages required: Excellent English - Designing characters that fit a given personality, or designing surroundings, environments, props that fit with the relevant functions and overall atmosphere - Designing specific modeling and details of characters and environments for follow- up production and processing - Processing and painting pictures with details according to concept designs - Designing scenes with key features according to storyboards - Excellent English language abilities, Mandarin Chinese language abilities highly valued - Love film and television animation; be interested in game animation; love reading; have excellent communication skills, strong ability to work under pressure, and highly motivated - Proficient in one or more of Photoshop or graphic design software, etc. Proficiency in software for editing and synthesizing, such as AE, Nuke, Vegas, Premiere, etc. preferred - Experience in early stage art design (2D or 3D), or art production for animation in middle and later stages preferred - Studying for or completed bachelor's degree in art- related subject; solid professional art foundation Portfolio Requirements: - For static frame works, please submit in common image formats (JPG\TGA\TIFF\PAG\BMP). Compression rate of the image shouldn't be so high as to affect the picture quality. No large PSD project files with layers - For animation and sequential frame works, please submit in common video formats (MP4/AVI/WMV/MOV). Video files should be appropriately compressed while retaining sufficient picture quality
13) CG Artist (3D Production) Internship Languages required: Excellent English - Making high poly models of characters and environments, and making textures, materials, lighting and renderings for models - Rigging skeletons and setting controllers for character- models according to the character- performance requirements - Making camera animations and character- performance animations according to storyboards - Making suitable special- effects for characters and environments according to specified camera visual settings - Composing rendering materials into complete camera- scene effects according to requirements - Excellent English language abilities, Mandarin Chinese language abilities highly valued - Love film and television animation; interested in game animation; love reading; have good learning and communication skills, strong ability to work under pressure, and highly motivated - Proficient in one or more of the following software: Maya, Max, Houdini, and Cinema 4D, AE, Nuke, Photoshop, etc. Proficiency in clips software, such as AE, Vegas, Premiere, etc. is highly welcomed - Experience in one part or multiple parts of making actual 3D animation preferred - Studying for or completed a bachelor's degree in art- related subject. No major limitations. Portfolio Requirements: - For static frame works, please submit in common image formats (JPG\TGA\TIFF\PAG\BMP), compression rate of the image shouldn't be so high as to affect the picture quality. - For animation and sequential frame works, please submit in common video formats (MP4/AVI/WMV/MOV). Video files should be appropriately compressed while retaining sufficient picture quality - For model- binding works, please submit the corresponding 3D software project files. If not necessary, please delete the unrelated settings so as to keep the file clean and simple
14) Game Composer Internship - Compose music that is able to stir emotions - Creating soundtracks that heighten story beats in the game s plots - Researching various music styles - Excellent English language abilities, Mandarin Chinese language abilities highly valued - Love gaming, strong interest in game and movie soundtracks - Understand key features of game music - Capable of composing and editing music with a high level of MIDI production - Experience in sound mixing with Pro Tools; able to complete the whole music- production process - Able to work in a team, willing to learn independently, adaptable, and able to work under pressure - Experience with game audio engines (such as FMOD, Wwise) highly welcomed - Studying for or completed bachelor's degree or above Portfolio Requirements - Soundtrack, your own original work (human voices may appear, but not be prominent as in a pop song. If the work was created by multiple participants, then please specify which parts were done by you) - You may submit several works with various styles that would meet the needs of computer and mobile games - Format: MP3 or OGG, 44.1kHz, 16bit, Stereo, at least 128kbps - Project files of audio engines (such as FMOD, WWISE project) are also welcome
15) Game Sound Design Internship - Dub voices into games in order to create a complete audio- visual experience - Cooperate with game planners to give players enjoyable in- game stories with appropriate sound effects - Use sound engines, add in real- world sounds in games that will evoke vivid experiences for players - Use sound samples to make game sound richer and more impactful - Take advantage of music play rules and engine capabilities to make game sounds more creative - Excellent English language abilities, Mandarin Chinese language abilities highly valued - Love games, film and other media sound design work; extensive game playing experience preferred - Have a solid and professional foundation in audio, as well as an understanding of basic concepts and principles of acoustics, various instrument effects, recording and foley, etc. - Proficient in using one or more professional digital audio workstations (DAW), such as Protools, SoundForge, Nuendo, etc., and can use sound plug- ins skillfully - Knowledge of game audio engines (such as FMOD,Wwise) preferred - Experience in game- sound- playing rules, or analytical skills preferred - Ability to work in a team, desire to learn, adaptability, and the ability to work under pressure - Studying for or completed Bachelor degree or above Portfolio Requirements: - All works must contain sound effects that you are responsible for. Explain your part with accompanying word files - Video format should be MP4/MOV/AVI, pure audio sample format should be WAV/MP3/OGG