Technical Writer Intern

The opportunity

The Documentation team at Unity is growing! We’re looking for university students with excellent writing skills, a natural curiosity for exploring and understanding technical concepts, and someone who wants to get hands on with Unity to join the Documentation team.

As a technical writer intern, you’ll work with developers who make some of the latest Unity features, and translate what they make into valuable user documentation that is seen by millions of people who use Unity. There is a lot of scope to help our users, by using their feedback from the Unity Forums, Twitter and the User Manual website to improve our documentation and explain and demystify highly technical problems.

We will support you in forming good working relationships with developers across the globe, and you’ll be mentored by the Documentation team, which is made up of developers and writers alike, to produce great documentation that simplifies, explains, and empowers users to get the most from Unity products.

To find out more about life as a Technical Writer at Unity, read this article on What does a Technical Writer in games do?

This position is an 11 month paid internship, starting in summer 2026 and based in Brighton.

What you'll be doing

Work closely with Unity's development teams across the world

Research and document new features and workflows in time for release

Empathize with users and provide them with information to help them achieve their goals

Understand problems that result from poor documentation, so you can improve our existing content and help users

Work with writers and editors to ensure your documentation is as clear, concise, accurate, and usable as possible

What we're looking for

You must currently be studying at an undergraduate level and looking for a placement year

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Great computing skills and a passion for technologies

A skill for analysing problems into their component parts

Ability to manage your time well and prioritise effectively

You might also have

Passion for games and any experience of Unity or 3D game development

Experience with object-oriented programming languages, game development, digital artistry, or real-time 3D development

Experience with source control software such as Git or Subversion to manage file changes across versions

Additional information

Relocation support is not available for this position

Work visa/immigration sponsorship is not available for this position

Benefits

At Unity, we want our team members to thrive. We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support well-being and work-life balance.

Please note: Benefits eligibility, specific offerings, and coverage vary based on the country and employment status.

While specific benefits vary, here are some of the ways we strive to take care of our eligible team members globally: Comprehensive health, life, and disability insurance | Commute subsidy | Employee stock ownership | Competitive retirement/pension plans | Generous vacation and personal days | Support for new parents through leave and family-care programs | Office food snacks | Mental Health and Wellbeing programs and support | Employee Resource Groups | Global Employee Assistance Program | Training and development programs | Volunteering and donation matching program

Life at Unity

Unity [NYSE: U] is the world’s leading game engine, powering play for more than 3 billion consumers each month. The top mobile games in the world, the most played PC indie titles, the most innovative console games, and virtually all of the top XR and Web Games are developed, deployed, and grown in Unity. Unity also enables teams across industries like automotive, manufacturing, and healthcare to design, simulate, and collaborate in 3D — closing the gap between ideas and reality. For more information, please visit www.unity.com.

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