Job Description

Our Saatchi LA & Dallas offices are looking for college seniors and recent graduates who are eager to learn and gain experience with real client work at an agency! Saatchi’s Summer Internship is a paid 8-week hybrid program from June 17th to August 9th with an opportunity for 4-day work week, providing lessons from various departments at an agency, opportunity to work alongside and gain mentorship from advertising professionals and leaders, in addition to working on real client work.

As an intern, we expect you to give us your energy, enthusiasm, and thirst for knowledge, and we'll give you a hands-on, insider introduction to working at this advertising agency! More than just a resume-builder, our internship program will challenge your expectations, broaden your horizons, and show you why advertising is our passion and why we live to influence popular culture. Application closes April 15th.

As an Intern - Production, Virtual Garage , here’s what you’ll do:

• Handle inventory and catalog of current CG assets with team supervision (accessories, environments, etc.)
• Testing upcoming Software Updates: Maya, Unreal, Substance, etc.
• Assemble “Wireframe Requests” with team supervision: Packaging 3D Vehicle data for CGI production
• Research Unreal Engine related topics with the team
• Support the research of Tessellaton and Decimation tools
• Research and documenting of AR/VR/XR related topics
• Work with the Virtual Garage team to make updates and optimizations to internal SmartSheets tracking tools
• Work with the Producer to update existing processes and education decks
• UI updates to internal tools (only if candidate has programming skills)

Qualifications

We are looking for interns who possess a problem-solving mentality, have leadership and collaborative qualities, and express curiosity within and beyond their role and team. We encourage you to apply if you have:

• Experience using Autodesk Maya
• Experience with Vray and Arnold Render Engines
• Experience using Unreal Engine for games, VFX, manufacturing or Architecture & Visualization is preferred
• Knowledge of CGI concepts including Modeling, Texturing, Shading, Lighting, Rendering
• Knowledge of Graphics, Design and Technology Trends including: AR/VR/XR, AI, other emerging technologies is desired
• Experience with CAD software, NURBS and Modeling tools like Zbrush, Mudbox is a plus
• Experience in Python, MEL or Unreal Blueprint programming is a plus
• Proficiency with Word, Excel, Power Point/Keynote and MS Project
• SmartSheets experience desired but not required
• Capable of interacting with a cross-functional design team and collaborating closely with specialists and technical experts
• Capacity to learn, grow, and improve on feedback as necessary
• Excellent organization and time management to prioritize workload and multi-task
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to apply critical thinking and problem solve
• Attention to detail
• Ability to build strong relationships with internal team members
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Education

• Rising college/university senior or 2024 graduates with/working towards a degree in Computer Graphics, Animation, Computer Science
• Previous internships are a plus but not required

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation Range: $15.38 - $22.36/hr. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. This role may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. This role may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 04/15/2024.