About the role
Role Summary
Join the dialogue team at Insomniac Games and gain hands-on experience creating, editing, and implementing dialogue for AAA video games. As a Dialogue Intern, you'll work alongside experienced audio professionals to support dialogue production, from preparing voice-over (VO) recording sessions to editing and integrating dialogue into games. You'll collaborate with audio, design, and narrative teams to help deliver dialogue that enhances storytelling and the player experience. Throughout the internship, you'll receive mentorship from senior members of the dialogue team, develop your technical and creative skills, and learn how dialogue moves through the game development pipeline, from recording and editing to implementation and final polish.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist with preparing, scheduling, and tracking VO recording sessions to support dialogue production.
- Edit, organize, and implement dialogue assets into the game engine and dialogue databases.
- Support dialogue-related QA, bug fixing, and polish tasks to help ensure high-quality dialogue throughout development.
- Collaborate with audio, design, and narrative teams to support dialogue integration across game projects.
- Gain hands-on experience with the full production pipeline of dialogue creation for games, including recording, editing, implementation, and testing.
- Learn dialogue production techniques and workflows while working alongside experienced members of the dialogue team.
Qualifications
- Education: Currently pursuing an undergraduate degree at a college or university, with an emphasis on audio production, recording or engineering, preferably within the game development field.
- Graduation Window: Expected graduation between May 2026 and December 2029.
- Technical Skills:
- Familiarity with audio production and editing software such as Pro Tools, Reaper, and similar DAWs.
- Understanding of signal flow, audio editing, and mastering techniques.
- Professional Skills:
- Strong attention to detail, communication, and collaboration skills.
- Self-motivated and responsible approach to learning.
- Interest: Strong interest in game dialogue, audio production, and storytelling through video games; passion for video games and an understanding of what makes them fun.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with field recording and microphone setups.
- Experience with dialogue editing, sound effect creation and editing, and post-processing.
- Understanding and experience with Wwise or other middleware solutions is strongly preferred.
Internship Logistics
- Duration: Must be available for the entire 12-week internship period.
- Availability Periods: Able to work during one of the following periods: May 17th - August 6th or June 14th - September 3rd.
- Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States and will not require work visa sponsorship from SIE now or in the future.
- Relocation: Relocation assistance is available for eligible candidates.
Compensation and Employment Details
- Pay Rate: $36.50 USD per hour (fixed rate).
- Pay Policy: Intern positions offer a fixed hourly pay rate exclusive to the internship period. Base pay ranges may vary in line with hybrid working policies and will be determined based on job-related factors including knowledge, skills, experience, and location.
- Background Checks: Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage for all new employees, which may include criminal background checks.