Responsibilities
- Develop real time effects utilizing particle sprites.
- Develop pre-rendered effects for use in video game cinematics.
- Develop textures needed for particle and FX in Photoshop.
- Work with artists and designers to create all special effects.
- Develop material and particle shaders using tools such as Unreal.

Requirements
- Minimum 1-3 years game industry experience.
- Experience in first person shooters and/or action adventure games.
- Production experience with high end CG Effects systems utilizing particle systems, dynamics, and procedural animation (Maya/MAX/etc).
- Understanding of real time game effects techniques such as sprites, vertex/pixel shaders and normal mapping.

Responsibilities
- Create 3D art assets for next generation games under the direction of a Lead Artist.
- Experience animating both human and non-human characters.
- Solid grasp of the principles of body movement, anticipation, overshoot, follow-through,
squash and stretch, and essential facets of both 2D and 3D animation is essential
- Work well in a collaborative environment and readily take direction.

Requirements
- Minimum 3-5 years game industry experience.
- Experience in first person shooters and/or action adventure games.
- Experience and proven ability in successfully driving the creation and implementation of
art and/or animation for assigned projects.
- Exceptional skill in animating the human bipedal figure as well as other organic forms.
- Self-driven, good communicator and a great team-player.
- A passion for games.

The Daily Trojan is now hiring enthusiastic and dedicated website assistants for the fall 2007 semester. As a website assistant you will:

>Help maximize the newspaper's website, www.dailytrojan.com, using College Publisher

>Collaborate with senior editors and the DT design team to revamp the website to be more
visually appealing and user friendly

>Launch online features such as videos, podcasts, and update the site as needed.

Intern will be responsible for supporting a Senior Systems Engineer of an established, boutique Information Technology firm which designs, develops and maintains computer networks for small-to medium sized law firms, private and non-profit sector organizations. Scope of work duties include and/or may require:

• Provide LAN/WAN and software support (including Microsoft Windows XP and 2003), on-demand;
• Design, implementation and maintenance of the network infrastructure;
• Troubleshoot Network, software and hardware issues with PCs, printers and fileserver;
• Working on-site with multiple end users;
• Commuting weekly to one or more clients locations in the Los Angeles area.

Qualifications:
Candidates with Network Engineering, Trouble Shooting and/or some Help Desk experience preferred. Computer Science/Information Technology students who have working knowledge of switches, firewalls, spam filters, fileservers, email and/or applications especially encouraged to apply. Ultimately, students are being sought who are willing to be trained and supported by a pioneering I.T. Industry professional.

All applicants must be available immediately and willing to commit at least six months for a Real Time Internship Program (RTIP) assignment. Intern candidates must have junior (second semester), senior or graduate school standing at a Southern California area college or university. A minimum 3.0 grade point average is required. Applicants must provide a resume, an unofficial transcript, and a 500-word personal statement expressing internship expectations and career interests

Intern will be responsible for supporting a Project Manager with a Construction Management firm performing under contracts with a large Education/ Institutional sector client. Scope of work activities include and/or require:

• Working on-site with registered Architects and licensed Professional Engineers during design phase of current project;
• Delivery of school designs and associated technical documentation as part of a new school construction program;
• Execute assignments related to management of Architectural and Design team management (i.e. all civil, structural, architectural, electrical and mechanical aspects in the designs and drawings for DSA approval);
• Co- Coordination of the focus work of the Architects and various sub-
Consulting engineers;
• Provide support during the tender bidding in order to answer technical questions regarding design and engineering issues;
• Assist in preparing project status reports during the design phase of the Project(s).

Qualifications:
Candidates with a Bachelors degree (or equivalent) in Architecture or Engineering (i.e. Civil, Mechanical, Electrical) required. Client prefers candidates with strong interest in Project/Construction Management of commercial and/or public facilities. Familiarity with public contract code, a plus.

Candidates must be available immediately and willing to commit at least six months for a Real Time Internship Program assignment. A minimum 3.0 grade point average is required. Applicants must provide a resume, an unofficial transcript, and a 500-word personal statement expressing internship expectations and career interests

Student with 2 years of experience with Adobe GoLive is needed to give a crash course in the functionality of the application. 2 years of experience required.

Richard Tucci, alumnus of USC. is starting up an educational website that will produce short films based on great works of literature. He is looking for an ambitious, talented, and creative student to help launch the site, who will take on a full time position once they graduate.

Faux mockup of the site: http://www.misadventures21.com/shakeshockhomepageroughoutline.htm

Ideal applicant would be able to help setup:
- Secure Login System
- Profile Cataloguing (for Marketing research only, no community features)
- Automated Daily Tables (for a word of the day and quote of the day feature)
- Table generator for e-mail lists
- Random Generators (for the star student feature) Media Player Download
- System for the videos, and encryption (YouTube quality with flv format)
- ITunes link up Banner Ads Commercial Bumpers at the beginning of videos A lot of ability to
expand

The chosen applicant will be as creatively involved in the website as they choose to be, and will be given a full time position once they graduate.

Professor Timur Kuran is looking for someone to maintain his website.
Dreamweaver used previously. Immediately about 20-30 hours of work needed to catch up and then intermittently for the rest of the year (about 5 hours a month)

Website: http://www-rcf.usc.edu/~kuran/

If you want the opportunity to grow into a variety of roles with a creative and talented team and have a positive, "can do" attitude, we want to hear from you!
JOB DESCRIPTION (to include but not limited to)
• Provide administrative and personal support
• Liaison with external vendors
• Schedule meeting requests
• Handle expense reports
• Interact with production personnel
• Arrange travel and all accommodations including comprehensive and detailed itineraries
• Manage the distribution of office correspondence and incoming calls
• Manage special projects as designated. Specifically, dealing with administrative and coordination issues.
• Provide general support for other administrative duties, and execute professional and personal needs as assigned
• Assist with product testing

QUALIFICATIONS
• Required Software Skills
*MS Word
*MS Excel
*MS Outlook
• Must be self motivated, organized, and able to multi task
• Excellent communication and writing skills

DESIRED
• Passion for video games
• Knowledge of video games industry
• Strong ability to prioritize effectively
• Positive, team-oriented attitude

If you want the opportunity to work with an independently funded game company on a Triple AAA game title, be mentored by talented industry veterans, and have a positive “can do” attitude, we want to hear from you.

Job Description

● Works closely with the Art Director and Creative Director to create stylized and original characters and animations
● Create models and textures in MAYA and Photoshop of game characters as well as rig and animate them
● Demonstrates solid productivity and ability to meet milestones
● Communicates clearly and professionally with the team
● Establishes or follows technical guidelines for character art creation
● Resolves artistic discrepancies promptly and professionally with the Art Director and the Production team
● Problem solves and consistently presents sound solutions to technical issues
● Perform special projects as assigned

Qualifications

● A reel or website demonstrating your personal work
● Outstanding 3d modeling & texturing skills
● A passion for playing and developing console and PC games
● Excel as a team player, be self motivated
● Be responsive to deadlines and work well under pressure