Game fanatics bold enough to battle wizards despite dwindling health points or throw Hail Mary passes with the clock running out may find themselves faced with their biggest challenge yet.
Sure, die-hard players can master their favorite titles — but Electronic Arts is determined to find who can create the next hit game.
EA held a recruiting session at the University on Monday and Tuesday to fill summer intern positions.
The entertainment software company is searching for software engineers, designers, technical artists, online software engineers, software quality assurance engineers and business analysts.
In addition to traditional internships, EA also offers opportunities through co-op positions, which can allow students to earn course credit while working at one of the company’s development studios during the school semester.
The spring season spans 16 weeks from January to May 2012. The summer season is 12 weeks from May to August.
EA has been working with the Center for Computation and Technology and the AVATAR Initiative. The company targets students majoring in computer science, business and digital media but are open to students from different fields.
Marija Radulovic-Nastic, EA vice president of Central Development for Canada, gave a lecture about the history and structure of the company to aspiring interns and employees Monday in the Life Sciences Building.
Shawnna Adamson, university relations manager for EA said the company holds these recruiting sessions to build relationships with students and faculty and to better understand the programs offered by different universities. She said EA is looking to hire from a generation that has grown up in the digital era.
“Right now there’s a push from the top of our company for new grad hires,” she said. “We want to bring new people into the company to bring a fresh outlook on needs.”
EA has 22 studios in four countries, with 10 in North America.
Dakota Greene, ISDS senior, said he is interested in finding a job with EA in business analytics.
“I’m interested because EA has a lot going on,” Greene said. “Employees can move around internationally, and it would be a neat opportunity to work with compensation.”
EA will have new housing in the third floor of the 94,000-square-foot Digital Media Facility currently being built the University’s main campus.
Adamson said EA is excited to partner with the University for future digital media development.
“I’ve been really impressed by what I’ve seen here,” she said. “This is a first visit for me, and I’m really impressed with the campus, the students, the faculty and the programs they’re working