UNLV senior completes Nevada summer youth internship at PLAYSTUDIOS

MSW Interactive Designs says video editor Lucas Reisman finished Nevada’s 2026 Summer Youth Internship Program after four weeks at Las Vegas game developer PLAYSTUDIOS. The state-funded program paired students with disabilities and employers across Nevada, with a ceremony in Las Vegas recognizing Reisman and 41 other interns.

Why it matters: - Nevada’s Summer Youth Internship Program is designed to connect students with disabilities to paid work experience before they enter the labor market. - Reisman’s placement links a student job in video editing with a path into game design, showing how early industry exposure can shape career plans. - Employers that host interns are recognized by the state as Disability Inclusion Partners.

What happened: - MSW Interactive Designs announced that video editor Lucas Reisman completed the 2026 Summer Youth Internship Program administered by the Nevada Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation. - Reisman spent four weeks at Las Vegas mobile game developer PLAYSTUDIOS before returning to his senior year at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. - Reisman received his certificate of completion on Aug. 8 at a celebration at AV Vegas in Las Vegas. - The ceremony recognized 41 other interns in the 2026 class. - Marshal Hernandez, district manager of Pre-Employment Transition Services at the Nevada State Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation, hosted the event. - Drazen Elez gave opening remarks. - Jameliz Torres and Zia Zeniou presented certificates.

The details: - The Summer Youth Internship Program, or SYIP, is a four-week paid internship run by the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation. - SYIP places students with disabilities ages 17 to 22 with host employers across Nevada. - The 2026 program ran from July 13 through Aug. 7. - Vocational Rehabilitation covered intern wages and workers’ compensation. - Vocational Rehabilitation also provided host employers with disability awareness training and on-site support. - Twenty-one Nevada employers hosted interns this year. - Host employers included PLAYSTUDIOS, Discovery Children’s Museum, Make-A-Wish Nevada, the Las Vegas Natural History Museum and Enterprise. - PLAYSTUDIOS is a Las Vegas-based developer and publisher of mobile games, including the Tetris mobile franchise. - Reisman works as a video editor for MSW Interactive Designs and plans to become a video game designer after he graduates from UNLV. - Sandy Waggett, founder of MSW Interactive Designs, said Reisman is a working member of the production team and earned his seat. - Waggett said the agency was proud of Reisman and grateful to PLAYSTUDIOS and Nevada Vocational Rehabilitation for the opportunity. - Reisman handles video editing for client campaigns, including short-form social content, promotional video and post-production for marketing clients. - The internship gave Reisman exposure to a professional studio environment in the interactive entertainment industry. - The release says motion graphics, pacing, sound design and iterative revision are shared craft between video post-production and game development.

Between the lines: - SYIP sits inside Pre-Employment Transition Services, the federal framework that funds job exploration counseling, workplace readiness training, self-advocacy instruction, postsecondary counseling and work-based learning for students with disabilities. - The program is built on the idea that early paid work experience is one of the strongest predictors of long-term employment. - MSW Interactive Designs says the recognition fits a hiring approach it has used for more than 25 years, bringing people on for demonstrated skill and developing them toward their career goals.

What's next: - Reisman returns to his senior year at UNLV after finishing the internship. - MSW Interactive Designs points readers to its team information at mswinteractivedesigns.com and Nevada program information at vrnevada.nv.gov. - The company says more than 2,850 clients across the United States have used its services since its founding in 1999. - MSW Interactive Designs continues to operate under the Infinite Yous brand.

The bottom line: - Nevada’s internship program gave Reisman paid, state-supported experience in a real game studio while reinforcing a broader workforce pipeline for students with disabilities.