Working at Cradle

Welcome to Cradle, where innovation meets passion! We’re constantly on the lookout for talented individuals eager to join our dynamic team. Here, you’ll find all our job openings and a range of exciting internship opportunities that match your skills and aspirations.

Browse through our current opportunities below and discover how you can be a part of our mission to drive innovation, creativity, and excellence. At Cradle, we value diversity, creativity, and dedication, offering a nurturing environment for professional growth and fulfillment.

Questions? Don’t hesitate to reach out!

Internship – Procedural Technical Artist

Posted on October 27, 2025

Start Date: 02/02/2026

Duration: 20 week

FTE: 1

Core Description:
We’re looking for a Procedural Technical Artist to help shape the world of a stylised, narrative-driven exploration game set during World War I. In this role, you’ll design and implement procedural tools and systems that bring expressive environments to life, from layered trench networks and rolling countryside to war-scarred villages and symbolic dreamscapes. You’ll collaborate closely with environment artists, designers, and programmers to build efficient workflows that support a cohesive art style and emotional storytelling. Proficiency with Houdini, Unreal Engine, and procedural generation techniques is key, along with a passion for visual storytelling and stylised worldbuilding.

Internship – Research & Communication Assistant

Posted on October 27, 2025

Start Date: 02/02/2026

Duration: 20 week

FTE: 1

Core Description:
Cradle is looking for a hands-on, Research & Communication Assistant Intern to join our creative team!   We are conducting a research project exploring skill sets, pipelines, and career transferability across games, film, interactive storytelling, and virtual production. Our goal is to map skills, visualise overlaps, and provide actionable insights for students, educators, recruiters, and industry professionals.  More info at avenuecove.eu.

Internship – Events Intern- Virtual Production Gathering ’26

Posted on October 27, 2025

Start Date: 02/02/2026

Duration: 20 week

FTE: 1

Core Description:
Every year Cradle organizes the Virtual Production Gathering. For the ’26 edition we are looking for a hands-on, Events Intern to join our creative team! We’re a small but ambitious R&D lab at the university, and every year we organize a conference. This year’s event is three days in April, with separate days for education, industry, and masterclasses. As a team of tech-focused specialists, we need support from someone who can help us transform this event into a professionally executed conference that reflects the quality of our content and community.

Internship – Marketing and Communications – Virtual Production Gathering ’26

Posted on October 27, 2025

Start Date: 02/02/2026

Duration: 20 week

FTE: 1

Core Description:
Every year Cradle organizes the Virtual Production Gathering.  For the ’26 edition we are looking for a hands-on, Marketing & Communications Intern to join our creative team!   We’re a small but ambitious R&D lab withing the university working on cutting-edge projects in media and technology, and we need someone like you to help us tell our story. With no in-house marketing department for our R&D team, you’ll have real creative freedom and responsibility, working closely with our two experienced graphic designers and our producers, who will support, guide, and collaborate with you.  More info at vpgathering.com

Internship – Unreal Gameplay Programmer

Posted on October 27, 2025

Start Date: 02/02/2026

Duration: 20 week

FTE: 1

Core Description:
We’re looking for an Unreal Gameplay Programmer Intern to help shape the world of a stylised, narrative-driven exploration game set during World War I. In this role, you will implement various gameplay system using Unreal Engine 5. You’ll collaborate closely with environment artists, tech artists and designers to implement gameplay features. Proficiency in Unreal Engine 5, and C++ is key, along with a passion for gameplay programming. 

Testimonials

Every year, Cradle welcomes a new batch of interns

“I will never forget my time at Cradle! I really enjoyed how involved and supportive everyone on the team was of my research project. My project was very practical, and there was someone to help at every step of the way.”

Viktoriya Atanasova

Intern 2024

“Both of my internships as a data scientist at Cradle were fantastic. I tackled exciting projects with a team that was supportive and always fun to work with.”

Andrea Tosheva

Intern 2025

“Over the past year, I’ve had the amazing opportunity to be a build engineer at Cradle. Spending time on optimizing and automating projects to reduce the load on developers.”

Hidde Derks

Intern 2025

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