Flying Wisdom Studios - Internship

Company Information:

Flying Wisdom Studios creates high quality games using original intellectual property or by building upon existing IP for top-tier game publishers on mobile and social network platforms.
We focus on projects that explore an interesting combination of social interaction and mobile gameplay and our specialty is working with clients that need a one stop solution to game development. Flying Wisdom Studios was founded in 2008 by Josh Rose, Kenneth Chao, and Jed Melnik—three game industry veterans with unique plans to capitalize on the growing social gaming market.
http://www.flyingwisdomstudios.com/
1620 Montgomery Street, Suite 170 San Francisco, CA 94111

Product Focus: High quality mobile, casual, web & social games.
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, C/C++, Open GL, UIKit)
Flash, Action Script
Python, Lua, Ruby, Ruby on Rails
Special Need: We need at least 1 Unity developer
Assistant Producers
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
An understanding of Project Management and various methodologies to lead teams to success
Ability to schedule a team to meet milestones
Be a liaison between executives, team members, internal departments, and external clients

Designers
Aspiring gameplay & game mechanic visionaries
A passion for social and casual games, current trends, viral mechanics, and monetization methods
Personal understanding of the intersection of human interaction with core gameplay compulsions and an obsessive thirst to invent, iterate and understand core gameplay compulsion loops

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

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)
Passion for the video game industry

If this is you please send a cover letter, your CV, and two letters of reference or recommendation to careers@flyingwisdomstudios.com, cc pmanley@aii.edu