Project Management Intern - Undergraduate

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Burbank, CA
In-Office
33-40 Annually
Internship
Gaming
The Role
As a Project Management Intern, you'll assist the Production team in tracking progress, coordinating milestones, and improving workflows in game development.
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About the Team

Insomniac Games is home to a world-class Production team, where skill, commitment, and a passion for learning come together to form an evolving, problem-solving group. The Production team ensures that projects are delivered on time, on budget, and at the Game of the Year quality bar that Insomniac is known for.

This internship offers the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with AAA game development, working directly with producers and project managers to learn how large-scale creative projects come to life.

About the Role

As a Project Management Intern, you will support the Production team in tracking progress, coordinating milestones, and improving workflows. You’ll learn how production teams operate within a major game studio, gaining insight into scheduling, cross-functional collaboration, and project delivery.

This role is ideal for students who enjoy problem-solving, teamwork, and learning how creative and technical teams work together to ship world-class games.

What You’ll Do

  • Analyze task assignments to ensure work is achievable within established milestones

  • Review task progress and remaining work to help keep milestones on schedule

  • Collaborate with people managers to ensure team members are engaged and aligned with project tracking

  • Identify and address inefficiencies in processes, tools, and collaboration; escalate issues when necessary based on urgency and complexity

  • Update project roadmaps and communicate changes in alignment with mid- and senior-level project managers

What You’ll Learn

  • How production teams manage AAA game development from planning to delivery

  • Techniques for tracking progress, managing priorities, and supporting cross-functional collaboration

  • Best practices in project scheduling, communication, and issue resolution

  • How production workflows, tools, and milestone tracking contribute to game quality and team efficiency

  • Real-world experience working with Insomniac’s Production team and exposure to professional game development environments

What We’re Looking For

  • Current enrollment in an accredited university Bachelor’s program in game development, production, project management, or a related field, with graduation expected between May 2025 and Spring 2027.

  • Collaborative team player who takes initiative while seeking guidance when needed

  • Aligns with the Insomniac Code—respectfully working together to deliver exceptional player experiences

  • Cover letter is required. Please include where you see yourself in project management

Eligibility

  • Students with expected graduation between May 2025 and Spring 2027 from an accredited university. Undergraduate

  • Able to work during one of the following periods: May 18th - August 7th or June 15th - September 4th. Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates.

  • Must be available for the entire 12-week internship period.

At this time, SIE will only consider applicants who are authorized to work for any employer in the United States and who will not require work visa sponsorship from SIE now or in the future to maintain their authorization to work in the United States.

Our intern positions offer a fixed hourly pay rate. Please note that the pay rate is exclusive to the internship period and may not reflect what pay may look like following the completion of an internship.

 

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At SIE, we consider several factors when setting each role’s base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location. 
Please note that the base pay range may vary in line with our hybrid working policy and individual base pay will be determined based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. 



Intern Pay Range
$33.25$40 USD

Top Skills

Game Development
Project Management
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The Company
Burbank, CA
408 Employees
Year Founded: 1994

What We Do

Insomniac Games has created and developed award-winning video game franchises across multiple platforms for 25 years, selling more than 70 million games along the way. We’re best known for developing the PlayStation®4 smash-hit, Marvel's Spider-Man (2018), and creating iconic PlayStation franchises such as Spyro the Dragon (1998), Ratchet & Clank (2002) and Resistance (2005). With studios in Burbank, Calif. and Durham, NC, Insomniac has earned 20 local, regional, state and national awards for our workplace culture. You can learn more about us at https://insomniac.games

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