How We Make Games
An inside look at the people of Big Huge and our approach to game making. "You gotta have fun to make fun."
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Summer Internship Opportunities
Big Huge Games is taking Summer 2019 interns! Applications are being accepted until April! Check below for more details.
We value team skills as much as technical skills, and we’re committed to hiring only the best.
At Big Huge Games we’re constantly building on our previous experiences to turn out better games for our players. We worked hard to build a successful studio where business goals are balanced with quality of life.
Our hiring mantra is “Value Team Skills As Much As Technical Skills,” which has helped create an inclusive and positive environment where we proactively work to move the industry’s culture forward. We’re excited about the future and look forward to continuing to grow a studio where amazing talent can find a long-term home!
Because we want you to be healthy, happy, and heartily enjoy working here.
Health/Vision/Dental Insurance
We’ve got you covered.
Unlimited Vacation
We trust you. Take what you need when you need it.
401K with Matching
So you can retire and play video games all day...oh wait.
Half off any Gym Membership
Rock climbing, barre, weightlifting.
Quarterly Company Events
Summer family picnic, holiday party, baseball game. We like hanging out together!
Free Snacks and 40+ varieties of Tea
No one likes the mid-afternoon hangries. Stop by our snack kitchen to take the edge off.
Chesapeake Food
Crabs, Pit Beef, and Black Eyed Susans
Easy Access
Every major East Coast city is less than 3 hours away by plane/train/automobile
Community Art
Artscape, Fluid Movement, The Baltimore Rock Opera Society
Let's Go O's
The Ravens and O's are our hometown teams.
Explore Maryland's Hiking Trails
Beautiful hiking within an hour of the office.
Open Positions at Big Huge Games
GENERAL JOB APPLICATION
Other
Big Huge Games is always looking for top notch people to join our team. Artist, programmer, designer, producer, studio support or studio leadership; if you're awesome and we have a need, we will get you on the team. If you do not see a job listing that fits your experience, please feel free to send us your resume.
Summer 2019 Art Internship Opportunities
Art
Big Huge Games is seeking a talented 3D Environmental/Characters Artist with a passion for games to join our highly skilled and innovative team, located in Timonium, Maryland, as an intern for the Summer of 2019. As an intern at Big Huge Games you will begin your time with us in mid-June and work alongside our team of individuals dedicated to creating world class mobile games. You will learn from industry veterans while working to meet deadlines and produce deliverable products. Our goals are simple: make great games, have a great place to come to work every day, and live up to the motto “You gotta have fun to make fun.”
As a part of the art team, you will aid in creating assets that maintain and develop the visual identity of current and upcoming titles. Using excellent time management and communication skills you will work with all departments to support marketing and branding efforts and be tasked with creating additional 3D and 2D game assets as necessary.
Qualifications:
- Experience in using 3DS Max and zBrush
- Experience in Photoshop or other equivalent packages
- Basic knowledge of Unity art creating
- Strong artistic skills
- Ability to work in both individual and team settings
- Experience with Unreal is a plus
Internship opportunities through Big Huge Games are paid, full-time (40hr/week), and on-site in our office located just north of Baltimore City.
No part-time, telecommuting, or remote work options are available
Summer 2019 Engineering Internship Opportunities
Engineering
Big Huge Games is seeking Engineering Interns with a passion for games to join our fun and awesome team located in Timonium, Maryland, for Summer 2019! You will be part of a highly skilled and innovative group that is working on world-class mobile games and related technologies. We’re looking for candidates who combine strong programming skills with an interest in games, and the ability to work well with others.
You will be working with client, server and tool programmers, as well as collaborating with other disciplines including Art, Design, Production, and QA. Your work will involve helping implement new game features, improving and creating tools, as well as fixing bugs and helping support our live mobile games. We want engineers that live and breathe code, yet can still operate and communicate effectively in a highly interactive environment.
Internship opportunities through Big Huge Games are paid, full-time (40hr/week), and on-site in our office located just north of Baltimore City.
No part-time, telecommuting, or remote work options are available
Responsibilities:
- Help develop high-quality game features for mobile platforms, by gathering requirements, designing solutions, implementing robust code, testing and debugging.
- Create efficient, scalable, optimized code while working with our codebase as well as 3rd party libraries and tools.
- Understand, conform and optimize for the memory and performance limitations of target hardware.
- Participate in group collaboration and utilize engineering best practices, such as code reviews.
- Work with all departments to ensure the best systems and tools to make our teams efficient and our games great.
Qualifications:
- Source control system knowledge, including Git and/or Perforce.
- Knowledge of C#, Java or C++.
- Excellent team and interpersonal skills.
- Unity3D Engine expertise.
- Familiarity with mobile development (iOS/Android).
- Ability to quickly understand existing code and enhance/extend an existing architecture.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong computer science fundamentals in object-oriented design, algorithms, and data structures.
- Software engineering skills, including the ability to write maintainable and robust code.
- Ability to architect systems from scratch.
- A passion for hands-on game development with a focus on attention to detail.
About Big Huge Games
BHG was founded by legendary game designer Brian Reynolds (Civilizations II, Rise of Nations) and has a history of making world-class, award-winning strategy games. Recently, BHG and its parent company Nexon, worked together to create the online mobile game DomiNations, a free to play, epic combat strategy game. Our goals are simple: make great games, have a great place to come to work every day, and live up to the motto “you gotta have fun to make fun.”
Summer 2019 UI/UX Artist Internship Opportunities
Art
Big Huge Games is looking for an up and coming UI artist with an eye for design and a passion for games to join our highly skilled and innovative team, located in Timonium, Maryland, as an intern for the Summer of 2019.
As a UI intern will collaborate with Design, Art, and Engineering staff to improve the usability of live products and craft the user experience of products still in development. Using excellent time management and communication skills you will work with all departments to support marketing and branding efforts and be tasked with creating assets that maintain and develop the visual identity of current and upcoming titles.
Qualifications:
- Experience in Photoshop or other equivalent packages
- Basic knowledge of Unity art creating
- Understanding of interaction design, composition, and typography
- Excellent organizational, communication and time management skills
- Ability to work in both individual and team settings
- Ability to rapidly prototype and iterate through solutions
- Experience with Unreal, Unity, C#, or web development is a plus
Internship opportunities through Big Huge Games are paid, full-time (40hr/week), and on-site in our office located just north of Baltimore City.
No part-time, telecommuting, or remote work options are available