Cygames, Inc. began accepting applications for its 2024 internships on Monday, April 1, 2024.
Recruitment has started for five courses, including: Planner Course, Engineer Course, Designer Course, Scenario Writer Course, and Marketing Course.
Experience a Professional Perspective at Cygames Internship 2024
Cygames Internship Official WebsiteCygames, Inc. holds internships every year to help students understand its vision of being a company that creates the best content and its process for refining that content.
At Cygames Internship 2024, the following five courses are available:
- Planner Course
- Engineer Course
- Designer Course
- Scenario Writer Course
- Marketing Course
The Marketing Course is a new course established starting this year.
Planner Course
After a lecture by a director on creating planning documents, students will participate in an ideathon for game planning.
In the planning presentation, you can receive direct feedback from game production professionals, allowing you to experience firsthand the perspective of how professionals make games.
| Planner Course Participation Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Scheduled Dates | 1. Wednesday, August 7, 2024 – Friday, August 9, 2024 2. Wednesday, August 28, 2024 – Thursday, August 29, 2024 3. Tuesday, September 10, 2024 – Thursday, September 12, 2024 4. Tuesday, September 24, 2024 – Wednesday, September 25, 2024 5. Saturday, October 19, 2024 – Sunday, October 20, 2024 |
| Location | Dates 1 and 3: Scheduled to be held in person at the Tokyo office Dates 2, 4, and 5: Scheduled to be held online |
| Number of Participants | Approximately 10 people per session |
| Application Requirements | ・Those who love games ・Those interested in game development ・Those currently enrolled in a university, graduate school, junior college, technical college, or vocational school and can join as a new graduate from April 2026 onwards Welcome Conditions: ・Those who like thinking about what makes games fun ・Those who have experience in making things, not limited to games ・Those aiming to be a game planner in the future |
Engineer Course
Using Unity/C# and Git/GitHub, you will take on the challenge of expanding game implementation as a team.
This internship provides an opportunity to think about where and how to make something interesting, and what interesting actually means.
| Engineer Course Participation Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Scheduled Dates | 1. Monday, July 29 – Friday, August 2 2. Monday, August 26 – Friday, August 30 |
| Location | Scheduled to be held in person at the Tokyo office |
| Number of Participants | Approximately 16 people per session |
| Application Requirements | ・Those who love games ・Those who love programming ・Those currently enrolled in a university, graduate school, junior college, technical college, or vocational school and can join as a new graduate from April 2026 onwards ・Those with development experience in games, apps, web pages, etc., in any programming language Welcome Conditions: ・Those with game development experience in Unity ・Those also interested in the server side, etc. ・Those aiming to be a game engineer in the future |
Designer Course
Based on discussions, each person will set their own goals and take on curriculum assignments created individually.
During the period, a dedicated trainer will be assigned to each person, and rapid growth is expected through thorough feedback and advice.
| Designer Course Participation Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Scheduled Dates | ・3DCG Artists, UI Designers, 2D Animation Designers, Technical Artists, Motion Capture Studio Staff 1. Monday, August 5 – Friday, August 23 2. Monday, September 2 – Friday, September 20 ・Illustration, Video Production for PR, etc. outside of games, Design Production for Advertisements, etc. outside of games 1. Monday, August 5 – Friday, August 16 2. Monday, September 2 – Friday, September 13 ・Production Management 1. Monday, August 5 – Friday, August 9 2. Monday, September 2 – Friday, September 6 |
| Location | In principle, scheduled to be held in person at the Tokyo office or Osaka office |
| Number of Participants | Approximately 10 people per session |
| Application Requirements | ・Those who love games ・Those interested in game development ・Those who have experience in creative work such as illustration ・Those currently enrolled in a university, graduate school, junior college, technical college, or vocational school and can join as a new graduate from April 2025 onwards Welcome Conditions: ・Those who like moving things forward while exchanging opinions with multiple people ・Those aiming to be a designer at a game company in the future ・Those aspiring to be not only illustrators, but also 3DCG, UI/Animation designers, technical artists, production management, etc. |
Scenario Writer Course
Participants will receive intention confirmation and feedback regarding scenario assignments written in advance.
By creating revised drafts based on that feedback, it is possible to learn what it means to finish a scenario according to a specific intention.
| Scenario Writer Course Participation Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Scheduled Dates | 1. Wednesday, September 4 – Thursday, September 5 2. Monday, September 30 – Tuesday, October 1 |
| Location | Scheduled to be held online |
| Number of Participants | Approximately 5 people per session |
| Application Requirements | ・Those who love games ・Those interested in writing scenarios and text (inexperienced welcome) ・Those currently enrolled in a university, graduate school, junior college, technical college, or vocational school and can join as a new graduate from April 2026 onwards Welcome Conditions: ・Those with writing experience, not limited to game scenarios ・Those aiming to be a scenario writer in the future ・Those who can convey enthusiasm about what they love |
Marketing Course
In the newly established Marketing Course, it is possible to learn the work of the Cygames Marketing Division from scratch and deepen your understanding of the business.
Furthermore, through group work to convey the appeal of content to the maximum extent, you can learn the perspective of marketing professionals.
| Marketing Course Participation Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Scheduled Dates | 1. Tuesday, August 20 – Wednesday, August 21 2. Wednesday, September 18 – Thursday, September 19 |
| Location | Scheduled to be held in person at the Tokyo office |
| Number of Participants | Approximately 20 people per session |
| Application Requirements | ・Those who love games ・Those interested in delivering the appeal of content ・Those currently enrolled in a university, graduate school, junior college, technical college, or vocational school and can join as a new graduate from April 2026 onwards Welcome Conditions: ・Those interested in marketing fields such as advertising and SNS ・Those who use SNS services such as X, Instagram, and TikTok on a daily basis ・Those who like moving things forward while exchanging opinions with multiple people |
Applications Have Already Started
Cygames Internship Official Website
Applications for Cygames Internship 2024 began on Monday, April 1, 2024.
This is a chance to greatly increase your skills this summer!
Since the dates and participation allowances vary by course, please check the details of each course on the Cygames Internship Official Website.
Comment from the Hiring Manager
Cygames' internships are designed to allow students to learn the mindset, philosophy, and specific approaches to the best content together with top creators active on the front lines, and they receive high praise from many students every year.
In addition to the courses offered until last year, we have newly established a Marketing Course this year.
While approaches in game industry marketing change with the times, this program allows you to experience the marketing thinking and perception unique to Cygames, such as how to convey the appeal of content so that users can enjoy games for a long time, rather than just temporary sales promotion.
Furthermore, on the special website, we introduce the outline of each course through videos, so we hope you will use them as a reference and become interested in Cygames' internships.
We look forward to the participation of many people.
(Translated from Japanese)
