AI Internship, Youth Games Startup
AI Internship - Youth Games Startup
Location: Irvine, California
**NOTE: While work can be completed remotely, candidates who are 1) based in Orange County, California and 2) can occasionally meet in person are preferred
Hours: 10-12 hours/week
Compensation: $20/hour
About us
Founded in 2024 as part of the CodeSpeak Foundation, Quest Craft is a nonprofit organization that partners with schools, libraries, and community organizations to deliver game-based learning experiences for kids. Research shows that collaborative storytelling games foster youth creativity, collaboration, and social-emotional growth, and we're building tools that help educators bring that storytelling magic into classrooms and libraries. Quest Craft’s age-appropriate adventures are set in diverse cultural contexts aligned to classroom academic standards. https://www.questcraftstudio.com.
The role
We're looking for an AI intern to help build a Quest Craft AI Co-Pilot — a first-of-its-kind tool designed to help educators facilitate tabletop role-playing games, so they become confident Game Masters. Whether a teacher has never rolled a die in their life or is a seasoned Game Master, the AI Co-Pilot will meet them where they are. It will offer backend support throughout the game cycle so that Game Masters can focus less on logistics and more on creating human-centered, collaborative experiences for youth.
This is a hands-on, high-impact role at the intersection of AI, education, and game design. You'll work directly with our content and development teams to shape a tool that could change how educators can scale play-based learning.
Assigned tasks
- Design, engineer, and iterate on custom GPTs and AI-powered tools that form the backbone of the Co-Pilot experience, such as real-time suggestions, logistics tracking, and point monitoring during game sessions
- Partner with content, development, and senior teams to gather requirements, map gamecycle workflows, and define clear deliverables
- Test the tool with educators and iterate based on qualitative and quantitative feedback
- Communicate AI strategy, progress, and outcomes across teams to ensure alignment and effectiveness
- Ensure all levels of the project are guided by responsible AI best practices
Requirements
- Experience building or customizing GPTs, AI Assistants, or agent-based workflows, including chat completions, function calling, and system prompt design
- Basic understanding of model evaluation and benchmarking to measure AI tool performance
- Strong grasp of prompt design patterns such as chain-of-thought, few-shot prompting, structured outputs, and role-based prompting
- Excellent cross-functional communication, including with non-technical teams
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.
Bonus if you have:
- Hands-on experience with AI software, including Cursor and Lovable
- Interest in education, game design, or youth development
- Experience or interest as a player or Game Master for tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons.
- Familiarity with UX or human-centered AI design, especially for non-technical end users like educators
How to Apply
Email info@questcraftstudio.com with your name and “AI Internship Application” in the subject line. Attach your resume and answers to the following:
- Why are you interested in this role?
- Are you based in or around Orange County, California? [Candidates who are located in Southern California preferred]
- What experience do you have developing projects from ideation to completed deliverable? Please include what tools you used and project outcomes.
- Describe an instance when you leveraged AI to resolve a specific issue or accomplish a specific task in a project you developed.
- How would you describe your AI proficiency? Please note any relevant formal or informal training.
- Do you have any experience with tabletop role-playing games or playing/facilitating group games? Please describe.
- Are you authorized to work in the U.S.?