This is what you like to do
Bring your level and games design skills to a maritime simulator that real ship captains and crews train on around the world.
VSTEP makes NAUTIS Home, a maritime simulator that people run on their own PC, with built-in ships, environments, and scenarios.
You'll have the freedom to design entertaining and skill-building scenarios from variations of existing ones to brand-new concepts you propose yourself.
Your daily activities will include:
Analyze existing vessels, environments and scenarios
Read the user forum or talk to clients to learn what the users want and need
Design scenario concepts and turn them into challenging, entertaining scenarios
Build your scenarios using our NAUTIS tools (scenario editor and logic editor)
Make scenarios ready for release (add metadata, briefing, images, and so on)
Use our version control system (Git)
Edit XML or other structured files
Share feedback with developers about the software and bugs
Is this you?
You are: Currently enrolled in a relevant program like Communication & Media Design, Game Design, Interactive Media, or similar
Looking for an internship or graduation project as part of your education or studies
Willing to learn to work with our tools
Interested in maritime subjects
A storyteller, able to clearly communicate your ideas and bring them to life
Located and living in the Netherlands. Willing to commute or relocate to Rotterdam for the internship. Hybrid possible
You have: A mix of creative and technical mind
An eye for detail
Strong written and spoken English (this is the language we use internally)
Ability to visualize spatial situations, plan a scene, sketch ideas
Nice to have:
Experience with a scenario editor, game engine, or level editor (Unity, Unreal, Godot, etc.)
Comfortable working in a technical environment
Experience writing engaging text for games, scenarios, or stories
This is what you want in a job!
Your work matters: scenarios you design get released to real maritime training users around the world
Experience with a professional scenario editor and logic editor
Experience collaborating directly with software engineers and 3D artists, not just other students
Experience writing scenario briefings and narrative for an international user base
Working knowledge of maritime training scenarios, vessels, and environments
A flexible working environment based in Rotterdam
An inclusive, international, and diverse team
You can choose your own working hours between 07:00 and 19:00
An internship lasting 3 months or longer
Start date is flexible. We work with your school's internship calendar
An internship fee of €550 net per month
Sounds like you?
Apply and send us your CV, motivation letter, and examples of your work, such as:
Game projects (school or personal, finished or in progress)
Level designs
Scenario writing for games or interactive fiction
Narrative design
Want to take it further? Include a short pitch in your motivation letter: a scenario you'd love to design for NAUTIS Home, in 100 to 150 words. Even a rough idea is fine, we want to see how you think!