3D Technical Graduate Intern
RISE06. Lightworks
‘Carve out a technical niche’
How would we sum it up?
A unique opportunity to develop your skills and become a power-user in Lightworks’ global software.
What’s the business all about?
The business is Lightworks. What they do leads the world, with multi-billion dollar organisations
relying on their technology. Lightworks creates software that produces advanced photo realistic
images from 3D geometry and is recognised as a market leading technology rendering solution,
embedded in over 80 applications and used by more than 3 million users globally. Find out more
about Lightworks on line at www.lightworkdesign.com
What would you be doing?
Working for our Product Services Director, this is a highly specialised internship in which you
become an expert in our 3D products. This is predominantly about testing our software as a user
not a programmer, so the focus is all about attention to detail, and absolute rigour of testing to
ensure our products perform to maximum capability and with the end user at the forefront. We will
offer appropriate technical training, with training in-house from our internal specialists, plus we will
invest in external training and on-line study to bring you up to speed with essential programming
language.
This internship represents a gap in our current resource. With strong performance, this opportunity
could carve out a new permanent role within the business
Typical activities might include;
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Daily customer interaction with our on line user forum
Ownership of end user support for Lightworks
Technical post-sales support, to answer queries and identify requirements
Usability testing at user interface level including the setting up and operation of 3rd party
testing tools
Creating, operating and maintaining automated regression test systems in Python
Evaluating the results from test systems and presenting using 3rd party applications
Liaison with our technical developers who have written the software
Creation of images and 3D design to test out the applications
Creation of sets of representative materials for use within the product
Prototyping simple applications (probably using Python / Java)
Prototyping web browser applications
What type of person are we looking for?
You will be a key part of the Lightworks team. We’re looking for someone with the ambition to craft
their technical knowledge and expertise, and who can flex their style to collaborate with both the
technical developers and our end users
The successful candidate for this role will be:
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A graduate with one of the following degree disciplines; Science, Maths, Engineering, IT
Strong in written English – essential for the on-line forum
A computer user with an interest in computers (programming not essential but useful – we will
provide training for technical skills)
A bright and fast learner
Able to communicate to our customers / end users in a non technical manner
Fanatical about attention to detail and doing the right thing for the customer
Interested in 3D design, our specific industry sector and products
Enthusiastic and positive
Hardworking, organised and able to multi-task
A self-starter confident to ask questions, find solutions and make things happen on their own
Deadline driven
Resilient and tenacious
Direct, straightforward and honest
A team player, able to work with people across a range of teams and different skill sets
Other skills, which would be an advantage and could help you to get this job;
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Experience of Google sketch-up (www.google.com/sketch-up)
A track record of creating images and an interest in 3D design
Interest in the CAD / rendering market
What are all the practical details?
Location: 78 Clarkehouse Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S10 2LJ Tel: 0114 266 8404
Starting salary: £14,500 pa plus 5% pension contribution
Start date July / August 2013
Internship length: Six months, with potential for a permanent role for a strong performer
What else do you get as a RISE intern?
If you are lucky enough to secure one of the RISE internships you won’t just be getting a job. You
will be getting access to some of the best training and professional networking with senior leaders in
the city, giving you a fantastic opportunity to develop quickly and accelerate your career, including:
● Feedback from your interview and assessment centre
● An intensive business induction, with one of the UK’s premier leadership development
organisations Common Purpose
● Three months free membership of the JCI (Junior Chamber International)
● Invites to professional training and networking events with the other ISE interns and business
leaders in the city e.g. IoD, Chamber of Commerce and the SCRLP
● Access to self-development materials
Sound good to you? Then it’s time to RISE
If you love the sound of this role, then this is your opportunity to RISE to the challenge. We will open
for applications from 3rd June 2013 for three weeks. Just fill in your application form and let us know
this is an internship you are interested in by quoting RISE06. But if it’s not for you – can you think of
someone this job could be perfect for? If so please do forward the details on to them!