About the role#
As a UI Motion Artist Intern, you will bring our games and experiences to life through expressive, polished, and engaging UI motion. You will work across a variety of projects, each with its own unique visual style and audience. Your work will involve taking concepts from early prototypes through final implementation in Unity. This is an opportunity to have your work ship in a commercial product used by our community.
What you'll do#
- Create UI motion, transitions, button interactions, and visual effects that make our games feel responsive.
- Adapt your motion design to different visual styles, ranging from playful games to clean fitness interfaces.
- Turn static UI designs and game screens into dynamic experiences.
- Explore and prototype different motion concepts, timing, and visual treatments.
- Collaborate with UI/UX designers, artists, and game designers to ensure motion supports the player experience.
- Implement UI motion in Unity and maintain reusable animation and VFX assets.
What you'll need#
- Current enrollment in an undergraduate or graduate degree program.
- A strong foundation in UI motion design and animation, with an understanding of timing, pacing, easing, and visual feedback.
- The ability to adapt to different visual styles and bring static designs to life.
- Familiarity with Unity and a basic understanding of implementing UI animation and VFX in a game engine.
- Comfort with exploring multiple ideas, prototyping quickly, and iterating based on feedback.
- Good communication skills, a willingness to learn, and the ability to take ownership of assigned tasks.
- A portfolio or demo reel showcasing UI motion, animation, motion graphics, VFX, or other relevant interactive work.
- A genuine interest in playing, making, and learning about video games.
Location & details#
- This is a full-time internship for Summer 2027.
- The role is based in San Jose, California, with remote options available.
- This position is paid.
About Nex
Nex is an entertainment company based in San Jose, California. Founded in 2017, the firm develops interactive content and hardware for families. Its primary product is the Nex Playground console, which uses vision and motion technology to create physical games. The company employs between 51 and 200 people.
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