Intern Game Design

**About Edurino**: EDURINOs vision is to teach children 21st century skills with the power of games. We re-think how children play and learn and develop a hybrid play-based learning system that combines hard - and software. Haptic figurines and a stylus pen are the key to adaptive learning games. Our team has been dedicated to creating innovative and interactive, game-based learning experiences for preschoolers between 4-8+ years old. With our Series A funding of €10,5 million (by DN Capital, Tengelmann Ventures, FJ Labs, btov and Emerge Education), we’ll be able to accelerate the development of new learning worlds, grow our team further and expand our reach to more learners around the globe **ROLE PURPOSE** We're searching for a passionate** Game Design Intern** to join our team for a **mandatory internship** over the course of **6 months.** Collaborate closely with seasoned designers and educators, create engaging minigame proposals, and assist in preparations for voiceline recordings to bring our games to life. Passion for gaming is a must Sounds exciting? Then read on (CV is enough) The Game Design team is looking forward to meeting you - your heart beats for gaming - supporting us in scaling an innovative kids product - contributing in a fast-growing start-up environment - cooperating closely with an interdisciplinary team **Your mission at EDURINO**: - Join hands with our experienced game design team, contributing to various tasks and projects. - Craft proposals for potential new minigames. - Assist in the documentation & preparation of features and voicelines. - Work collaboratively with our team of artists, designers, educators, and developers. **It is a match if you**: - are looking for a **mandatory internship position for 6 months, working remotely.** - ... are currently studying Game Design or something related. - ... have a talented eye for gameplay mechanics. - ... have a good understanding of game design documentation. - ... are a proactive communicator,** fluent in English (C1)**, and confident interacting with an international-/intercultural team of experts. - ...have first experiences in storytelling and narrative design is a plus. **Starting date**: as soon as possible **About us**: **What we believe in** We believe that, in addition to hiring the best talent, **a diversity of perspectives, ideas and cultures leads to the creation of better products.** We hire people who are passionate about the product and team, and we favor ability and willingness to learn over experience. EDURINO is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender. We foster a work environment that enables personal and professional growth and always strive to find the truth in discussions, independent of seniority or position as all opinions are respected. **What makes us special** - ** A start-up culture based on trust** with flat hierarchies. Join an early stage start-up, take on responsibility from day 1 and be part of the ride. - ** A hybrid working mode.** Work remotely from wherever you like within Germany or work from our office in Munich (Haidhausen). - ** Regular team weeks.** We meet in Munich every 12 weeks and do fun stuff together. All travel expenses covered. - ** Regular team events** (online and offline). While remote, we meet online for a pub quiz or a drawing game. While in Munich, we go hiking at Tegernsee, we meet at the "Biergarten" or we do an exit game. - ** A multicultural team and English first** as our company language. We believe that a variety of perspectives, ideas and cultures lead to better products. - ** A share package for every employee.** You benefit from the exit of a rapidly growing company. - ** Family-friendliness and work-life balance.** We have trust-based working hours that offer a maximum of flexibility and self-management. - ** Development Opportunities. **We offer personal development time during working hours and a yearly development budget of 1.000€. - ** Additional benefits.** KITA allowance, the hardware you need (e.g. Mac or Windows), employee benefit offerings with exclusive discounts, and a company pension scheme with 30% employer subsidy. **How to become part of the team** - Depending on the position, there is now a small **homework **for you - either an art/coding test or the elaboration of some questions within a case study. - We schedule another interview with the **direct report of your position**. You will elaborate the task or questions you have solved. - You (e-)meet **one of the co-founders**. Depending of the position, we will now ask you for some references. - After a couple of days, we will get back to you with the final decision and you become **part of #teamedurino**, yay - The following onboarding steps include meetings with your **onboarding