This opportunity is open exclusively to undergraduate students from Wadham and St John’s Colleges at the University of Oxford. Applicants must be available from 6 July to 28 August, with applications due by Sunday, 18 January.

For 30 years we’ve been independently developing and publishing incredible video games at our multiple studios founded by Jason & Chris Kingsley, but Rebellion is more than just games. We have our own film studio, we create board games, publish books, and through 2000AD, publish comics and graphic novels such as the amazing Judge Dredd. 

As a QA Intern, you’ll collaborate with experienced professionals, build practical skills, and contribute to real projects at our creative and relaxed headquarters along the Oxford riverside.

We are actively recruiting for a diverse team and continue to add to our culture of growth and inclusion. Rebellion encourages innovation in all areas, and we look forward to hearing how you can help us to be better. We encourage all demographics of culture, gender, ethnicity, neurodiversity and beyond, because a representative team makes better products.

What you’ll do

• Engage in practical experience with actual games in development, assist in testing features, identifying bugs, and ensuring that the gameplay experience is enjoyable.
• Collaborate closely with our QA team to assist with daily responsibilities, including the verification of fixes, the documentation of bug reports, and engaging in gameplay analysis.
• Become a part of the team by engaging in the morning stand-up meetings, attending project discussions, and providing updates on your ongoing work.

What you’ll learn

• The comprehensive process of game development, encompassing planning and production, progressing through testing, and potentially culminating in release.
• The characteristics of effective QA will be explored, including best practices for testing, our deliberate approach to identifying failures, and our commitment to enhancing the quality of games.
• Ability to engage in interdisciplinary collaboration whilst working alongside designers, developers, artists, and producers.

Requirements

• Internships are exclusively accessible to undergraduate students from Wadham and St John's Colleges at Oxford University.
• Available for attendance from 6 July – 28 August.
• You are an avid gamer with experience in a diverse range of games across multiple genres and platforms. You possess a keen understanding of what makes a game polished and enjoyable, as well as what can be frustrating at times.
• You have confidence in using both keyboard and mouse as well as controllers, and you feel at ease starting games on either PC or console without the need for a tutorial.
• You possess a natural curiosity and a systematic approach; whether you encounter bugs or anything that feels amiss, you enjoy investigating thoroughly to uncover the underlying issue.
• You take pleasure in tackling challenges and identifying trends; puzzles, systems, and logical reasoning resonate with you, and you are open to trying new approaches.
• You have a keen attention to detail, allowing you to recognize typos, misalignments, glitches, inconsistencies, or any other flawed elements.
• What is most important to us is your enthusiasm, attitude, and eagerness to learn quickly. In QA, no two days are alike.
• Right to work in the UK for the duration of the internship.
• All applications must be submitted by Sunday, 18 January.

Benefits

Life at Our Oxford HQ 

Our riverside headquarters in Oxford places you a short walk away from the city centre. Renowned for its rich historical backdrop and esteemed educational institutions, Oxford offers a unique blend of tradition and modernity, with its beautiful architecture and green spaces. 

Oxford also boasts excellent transport links, making it easy to navigate both the city and the wider country. The city’s train station, just a short walk from our studio, offers frequent services to London, as well as direct routes to major cities like Birmingham, Manchester, and Reading and we also offer free parking at the studio. 

Our open-plan office promotes teamwork and innovation, with regular interaction with senior management and other departments, alongside access to free hot drinks, a handy tuck shop onsite and a range of local pubs, cafes and dining options nearby helping make every workday enjoyable! 

Inside Rebellion 

Whichever team you join at Rebellion we are proud of our open, friendly, and creative atmosphere. We love what we do, and we have fun doing it! As a big indie developer, we have complete creative freedom over our titles which allows us to work on a massive variety of projects across all the major platforms. 

Find out more about us here 

Our size, stability, and the variety of in-house expertise across multiple industries, makes Rebellion completely unique! We work in our own way, and we celebrate that as the key to our success. We foster an inclusive culture where you are encouraged to be yourself and to express your creativity and your talent. We are people-focused and will support you in every way to be the best at what you do. We recognise the importance of enjoying what you do and having a healthy work-life balance. We offer a friendly, creative, and relaxed working atmosphere, with sensibly managed projects and a wide variety of benefits and development opportunities for all our teams to ensure you are fully supported with your physical and Mental Well-being. 

We are actively recruiting for a diverse team and continue to add to our culture of growth and inclusion. Rebellion encourages innovation in all areas, and we look forward to hearing how you can help us to be better. We encourage all demographics of culture, gender, ethnicity, neurodiversity, and beyond because a representative team makes better products. 

If you are interested in working at Rebellion, but this role doesn’t sound quite like you, we’re recruiting for a range of positions across the studio and we’re always happy to receive speculative applications via our website. Visit our Careers website to view all our live vacancies: Rebellion: Careers 

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