// Open Role at Riot Games
Join Riot Games as a Motion Graphics Artist Intern, shaping player experiences for League of Legends or Teamfight Tactics by creating stunning UI animations and visual effects. This remote program allows you to transform static scenes into dynamic, immersive gameplay moments.
As a Motion Graphics Artist Intern at Riot, you'll take the player experience to the next level by creating high-quality motion graphics for our gameplay and systems. Your technical skill for motion and compositing will breathe life into the game, transforming static scenes into powerful moments for players. You will collaborate with other artists and designers to establish how assets and UI elements will respond, transition, and increase player immersion.
In your application, you will select which product you prefer to apply to:
League of Legends
As a Motion Graphics Artist Intern on League of Legends, you’ll help bring player-facing UI and product experiences to life across in-game and around-game features. Working alongside motion artists and a multidisciplinary team, you’ll explore how motion can make League’s interfaces feel clear, responsive, and unmistakably part of the game. You’ll create motion studies and UI animatics from visual designs using tools such as After Effects and Spine. With guidance from the team, you’ll help translate approved concepts into real-time experiences in League’s proprietary game engine, balancing visual quality, clarity, and performance while contributing a fresh perspective to League.
Teamfight Tactics
As a Motion Graphics Artist on Teamfight Tactics, you will contribute to in-game and around-game aspects of Teamfight Tactics's UI. You will craft animatics, design eye-catching transitions / interactive states, and visualize full motion user flows in a variety of tools like After Effects, Spine, and Unreal Engine. You will work under guidance of the Motion Graphics craft lead to translate designs into real-time executions by working directly in our game engine. Performance and optimization are top of mind as you push for the highest visual quality.
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For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this could be your role!
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Applications close Monday, January 4th, 2027 at 11:59pm PT
Riot Internships are paid, and interns can also participate in our 401(k) plan. You can expect in-game perks, and the ability to participate in our Play Fund, so you can broaden and deepen your knowledge of our players and community through games. The University Programs team also invites you to intern focused events so you can connect with your fellow interns and Rioters to make the most out of your experience.
It’s our policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and members of Riot Games, Inc. Riot Games makes reasonable accommodations for handicapped and disabled Rioters and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, handicap, veteran status, marital status, criminal history, or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law. We consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law, including the California Fair Chance Act, the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the Washington Fair Chance Act.
Per the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the following core duties may create a basis for disqualifying candidates with relevant criminal histories:
These duties are directly related to essential operations, safety, trust, and compliance obligations within our organization. Please note that job duties may evolve based on business needs and additional responsibilities may be assigned as necessary to maintain operational efficiency and security.
(Remote Only) The hourly rate for this internship is USD $36.49.
- Currently enrolled in an art, design or related degree program - Graduating during the 2028 calendar year - Available to work full-time hours for the 12 week internship duration - Eligible to work in the country that you reside in during this remote program - Has a portfolio that demonstrates understanding / grasp of motion fundamentals like easing, pacing, timing, sequences, etc. - Animation experience in After Effects with plugins like Trapcode, Element, and Lottie - Experienced with Photoshop - Knowledge of best practices for optimized implementation