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Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of April 23

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In an exciting week for new job postings, Gamasutra’s jobs board plays host to roles across the world and in every major discipline, including opportunities at Insomniac, Trion and more.

Each position posted by employers will appear on the main Gamasutra job board, and appear in the site’s daily and weekly newsletters, reaching our readers directly.

It will also be cross-posted for free across its network of submarket sites, which includes content sites focused on online worlds, cellphone games, ’serious games’, independent games and more.

Some of the notable jobs posted this week include:

Insomniac Games: Cinematic Audio Specialist
“Insomniac Games is an independent videogame developer with award-winning hits for the PS, PS2 and PS3. We created the first three Spyro the Dragon games, and the Ratchet and Clank franchise. We are also the team behind Resistance: Fall of Man, Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction, Resistance 2, and most recently – Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time! If that’s not enough, we’ve also have been named one of the Best Small Companies to work for! Come check us out!”

Rockstar North: Physics Programmer
“Rockstar North, one of the world’s leading video game developers, is a community of creative individuals from a variety of backgrounds. We are based in Scotland out of modern, spacious, purpose-built studios at the heart of Edinburgh. We develop original game titles and are proud to be the developer of the phenomenally successful Grand Theft Auto series. Rockstar North has been part of the Rockstar family since 1999.”

Sony Santa Monica: Manager, Game Design
“Join the God of War team! Be a part of the most exciting and innovating computer entertainment in North America. Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) markets the PlayStation® family of products and develops, publishes, markets, and distributes software for the PS one console, the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3 computer entertainment systems and the PlayStation Portable (PSP).”

Torque: Tool Developer
“The tool developer position requires strong knowledge in C#, WPF, .NET, C++, and GUI programming. This position requires skilled communication, for tasks such as providing estimates to management, and discipline, for tasks such as documenting code and code submission. The tool developer must be able to develop bug free, intuitive interfaces and translate information gathered from user testing into interface improvements.”

Trion San Diego: MMO Producer
“Trion is creating a groundbreaking MMO-RTS game in conjunction with Petroglyph Games, the creators of Command and Conquer, Red Alert, and the Empire at War series of games. Trion is looking for an exceptional and passionate Producer with strong MMO experience to help manage the external development of the game. The MMO Producer should have experience in Massively Multiplayer Games from inception to launch as well as everything required to maintain a live product.”

Gameloft Montreal: 3D Artist
“Are you passionate about video games? Do you want to keep progressing in an exciting, young and dynamic environment? Gameloft is currently seeking talented 3D Artists to join our Next-gen and iPhone teams.
Seeking various profiles: Characters, environments, cars, VFX, technical artist and shader.”

To browse hundreds of similar jobs, and for more information on searching, responding to, or posting game industry-relevant jobs to the top source for jobs in the business, please visit Gamasutra’s job board now.


Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of April 16

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In an exciting week for new job postings, Gamasutra’s jobs board plays host to roles across the world and in every major discipline, including opportunities at Bungie, Realtime Worlds and more.

Each position posted by employers will appear on the main Gamasutra job board, and appear in the site’s daily and weekly newsletters, reaching our readers directly.

It will also be cross-posted for free across its network of submarket sites, which includes content sites focused on online worlds, cellphone games, ’serious games’, independent games and more.

Some of the notable jobs posted this week include:

THQ/Kaos Studios, Senior FX Artist
“Along with the opportunity to live in one of the most exciting cities in the world, we create exciting titles like Frontlines: Fuel of War (PC/XBOX360) and our newest title Homefront! We also offer competitive salaries, comprehensive health benefits, and an excellent compensation package.”

Bungie, UI Engineer
“Bungie was founded in 1991 with two goals: to develop games that combine brilliant technology, beautiful art, intelligent stories and deep gameplay, and then sell enough of those games to achieve our real goal of total world domination. NON FACETE NOBIS CALCITRARE VESTRVM PERINAEVM.”

Insomniac Studios Gameplay Programmer
“Insomniac Games is an independent videogame developer with award-winning hits for the PS, PS2 and PS3. We created the first three Spyro the Dragon games, and the Ratchet and Clank franchise. We are also the team behind Resistance: Fall of Man, Ratchet and Clank Future: Tools of Destruction, Resistance 2, and most recently – Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time! If that’s not enough, we’ve also have been named one of the Best Small Companies to work for!”

THQ San Diego Sr. Game Designer
“If you love to design game systems that literally kick butt, read on… THQ San Diego is looking for a Sr. level Melee/Combat game designer to work at our Carlsbad, CA studio. The studio is located 5 minutes from the beach and Carlsbad/San Diego offers a great beach lifestyle and lower cost of living than L.A. or San Francisco.”

CCP Iceland Senior Console Programmer
“The CCP Engineering team in Newcastle England is working to build AAA quality games in close collaboration with CCP’s Icelandic and Chinese offices. The Senior Engineer will drive the optimization of CCP’s existing and future console technology for the console game platforms, and work to spread best-practice in programming throughout the organization.”

Realtime Worlds Analytics and Business Intelligence Manager
“TRealtime Worlds is a software technology company specialising in the entertainment sector. Our talented team have a tremendous history of creating some of the world’s best selling video games, including the 2007 double-BAFTA winning hit Crackdown, and the global hit franchises Lemmings and Grand Theft Auto.

To browse hundreds of similar jobs, and for more information on searching, responding to, or posting game industry-relevant jobs to the top source for jobs in the business, please visit Gamasutra’s job board now.


Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of March 26

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In an exciting week for new job postings, Gamasutra’s jobs board plays host to roles across the world and in every major discipline, including opportunities at Monolith, Square Enix, Sledgehammer, 343 Industries, and more.

Each position posted by employers will appear on the main Gamasutra job board, and appear in the site’s daily and weekly newsletters, reaching our readers directly.

It will also be cross-posted for free across its network of submarket sites, which includes content sites focused on online worlds, cellphone games, ’serious games’, independent games and more.

Some of the notable jobs posted this week include:

Monolith Productions, Staff Software Engineer, Engine
“As a Senior Engine generalist you will work closely with the Game Team leads and the rest of your peers on the Core Technology Team to develop state-of-the-art runtime technology for the PS3, XBOX 360 and PC. Your domain will span the entire engine and your responsibilities will include both optimizations of current-gen systems and design and implementation of pivotal new technology for the next generation of consoles.”

Square Enix LA, Senior 3D Artist
“The ideal candidate has a proven trackrecord being a leader in an art team for a current generation game. The position will be spending considerable time working with outsourcing companies and freelance artists. We are looking for a very good artist with an excellent eye who is self organized and has an interest in art production and management.”

Activision Minneapolis, Producer
“Champion your products from inception to release at the Publisher level, work with IP holders and world class developers to make games that are fun to play, receive critical acclaim, and achieve market success. Mentor the Producers and Associate Producers under your wing to help them do the same. Above all, stay on time, on budget and at quality. Understand the requirements of your genres and know where they are headed. Communicate confidently, clearly, effectively and efficiently with Sales, Brand, Marketing, Operations, QA and Senior Management internally and be prepared to do the same externally with everyone from your developers to the press. Take personal responsibility and make your games be the best they can be.”

Microsoft Game Studios – 343 Industries, Mission Designer
“343 Industries, Microsoft’s internal Halo studio, is looking for an experienced Missions Designer who can design and build missions for our next big project. We are looking for an agile and collaborative individual who has a passion for games, Halo, and trying new things. This is your chance to join one of the most talented teams in the industry!”

Sledgehammer Games / Activision, Gameplay Systems Engineer
“Sledgehammer Games is looking for an exceptional gameplay systems engineer to join our talented team. The candidate will be involved in the creation of gameplay related features for an unannounced high-end console title, bringing areas such as the camera system and character development to a new level.”

Visceral Games, Senior Level Designer – Dead Space 2
“Over the years our talent and experience grew, as the studio’s focus shifted away from EA owned IP and towards licensed action titles like James Bond, Lord of the Rings, The Simpsons and more, we learned a great deal about what makes a good action game, and the desire to turn our own ideas in to intense action games grew. With games like Dead Space, Dead Space Extraction and Dante’s Inferno, we feel Visceral Games is a return to an older identity and a realization of our future. Seeking a highly motivated Senior Level Designer for Dead Space 2 on Xbox360 and PS3. This is a major opportunity to contribute creatively to an exciting new franchise.”

To browse hundreds of similar jobs, and for more information on searching, responding to, or posting game industry-relevant jobs to the top source for jobs in the business, please visit Gamasutra’s job board now.


Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of March 19

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In this round-up, Gamasutra highlights some of the notable jobs posted in its industry-leading game jobs section this week, including positions from Gameloft, SCEA Santa Monica and more.

Each position posted by employers will appear on the main Gamasutra job board, and appear in the site’s daily and weekly newsletters, reaching our readers directly.

It will also be cross-posted for free across its network of submarket sites, which includes content sites focused on online worlds, cellphone games, ’serious games’, independent games and more.

Some of the notable jobs posted this week include:

Gameloft: 3D Graphics Programmer
“As a member of our engineering team you will be part of the full development cycle of 3D video games for iPhone from start to finish, primarily focusing on 3D graphics. Duties could include: Analyze existing 3D functions in the engine and adapt them so they are compatible with current conventions; Support 3D functions and systems conceived for the production; Work with Game Developers, as well as Design teams to determine the different constraints of the game and put all the elements together.”

Guerrilla Games: Senior Game Designer
“Guerrilla Games is looking to add a battle-hardened Senior Game Designer to its ranks for an upcoming project. If you’re recruited, you will play a pivotal role in formulating the game design and guarding the game’s vision. You will also act as a mentor, problem solver and source of bravery and inspiration for your fellow troops.”

Rockstar North: Graphics Programmer
“Rockstar North, one of the world’s leading video game developers, is a community of creative individuals from a variety of backgrounds. We are based in Scotland out of modern, spacious, purpose-built studios at the heart of Edinburgh. We develop original game titles and are proud to be the developer of the phenomenally successful Grand Theft Auto series. Rockstar North has been part of the Rockstar family since 1999.”

Sony Computer Entertainment America Santa Monica: Senior Combat Designer
“Join the God of War team! Be a part of the most exciting and innovating computer entertainment in North America. Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) markets the PlayStation® family of products and develops, publishes, markets, and distributes software for the PS one™ console, the PlayStation®2 and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment systems and the PlayStation Portable (PSP™).”

WB Games: Art Development Director
“The Art Development Director develops art content staffing plans and monitors resource load and schedule for the external outsource teams as well as the insourced teams. In addition, he or she monitors content creation tasks in collaboration with production staff and art leads handling communication and feedback between the external partners and the internal game teams.”

To browse hundreds of similar jobs, and for more information on searching, responding to, or posting game industry-relevant jobs to the top source for jobs in the business, please visit Gamasutra’s job board now.


Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of March 5

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In this round-up, Gamasutra highlights some of the notable jobs posted in its industry-leading game jobs section this week, including positions from Sledgehammer Games, Crystal Dynamics and more.

Each position posted by employers will appear on the main Gamasutra job board, and appear in the site’s daily and weekly newsletters, reaching our readers directly.

It will also be cross-posted for free across its network of submarket sites, which includes content sites focused on online worlds, cellphone games, ’serious games’, independent games and more.

Some of the notable jobs posted this week include:

Activision Minneapolis: Associate Producer
“Great games start with great people. Join Activision Minneapolis to help take some of the biggest brands in the business to the next level, our portfolio includes, Bakugan, Monster Jam, Cabela’s, Rapala, iCarly and many more household names. We run a flat organization where innovation, passion, personal responsibility and individual contribution are valued and rewarded appropriately. If you are a success oriented, proven high achiever, we want to hear from you.”

Monolith Productions: Staff Software Engineer, Engine
“As a Senior Engine generalist you will work closely with the Game Team leads and the rest of your peers on the Core Technology Team to develop state-of-the-art runtime technology for the PS3, XBOX 360 and PC. Your domain will span the entire engine and your responsibilities will include both optimizations of current-gen systems and design and implementation of pivotal new technology for the next generation of consoles.”

Rockstar North: Graphics Programmer
“Rockstar North, one of the world’s leading video game developers, is a community of creative individuals from a variety of backgrounds. We are based in Scotland out of modern, spacious, purpose-built studios at the heart of Edinburgh. We develop original game titles and are proud to be the developer of the phenomenally successful Grand Theft Auto series. Rockstar North has been part of the Rockstar family since 1999.”

Sledgehammer Games: TEA – Concept Artist
“Check out our brand new studio, headed up by industry veterans Glen Schofield as Vice President and GM and Michael Condrey as Vice President and COO, the leaders of the Dead Space franchise. They are joined at Sledgehammer Games by many award winning developers from across the industry. Sledgehammer Games is actively recruiting top industry talent to join their development team. Our studio based in sunny Foster City and is walking distance to plenty of restaurants and shopping, or one of our two free gyms.”

Crystal Dynamics: Environment Artist
“Crystal Dynamics is an award winning, leading game studio located in the heart of San Francisco’s Bay Area. Founded in 1992, Crystal Dynamics has grown into a world class development studio by developing key franchises. Crystal Dynamics is poised to lay the groundwork for the next generation of innovative and technologically stunning projects. Want to be on the front lines of these brand new projects? We’re hiring across all disciplines, apply today!”

To browse hundreds of similar jobs, and for more information on searching, responding to, or posting game industry-relevant jobs to the top source for jobs in the business, please visit Gamasutra’s job board now.


Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of February 19

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In this round-up, Gamasutra highlights some of the notable jobs posted in its industry-leading game jobs section this week, including positions from Tencent, Epic Games and more.

Each position posted by employers will appear on the main Gamasutra job board, and appear in the site’s daily and weekly newsletters, reaching our readers directly.

It will also be cross-posted for free across its network of submarket sites, which includes content sites focused on online worlds, cellphone games, ’serious games’, independent games and more.

Some of the notable jobs posted this week include:

BlackRock Studio: Lead Animator
“When a company the size of Disney steps into European development, it’s pretty big news. Disney employs over 100,000 staff. It’s one of the biggest Entertainment companies in the world and it’s getting serious about original games. We’re a strong studio of just over a hundred people, based at the heart of beautiful and cosmopolitan Brighton, UK. Just a quick train ride away from London in an office where pretty much everyone gets a sea view. The atmosphere is relaxed and friendly but focused and our role is to create original racing game franchises.”

Tencent Boston: Composer/Sound Designer
“Tencent Boston is a premier game development studio led by industry veterans that are driving the creation of world class online games for a global audience. We are a division of Tencent Inc., one of the largest internet companies in China. For more than 400 million people Tencent is the internet encompassing portal, shopping, community and entertainment services. We are right in the middle of one of the most dynamic and fast growing game markets in the world and we are looking for outstanding individuals with passion, talent and a team focused mindset.”

Crystal Dynamics: Concept Artist
“Crystal Dynamics is looking for a Concept Artist who will responsible for working with the Art Director on the visual development of existing titles as well as new IP within the studio. The concept artist is expected to provide the teams with inspirational illustrations as well as production artwork, including; character designs, environment and object exploration, paint overs, storyboards, color and lighting compositions. This position will be reporting to the Art Director.”

Epic Games: FX Artist
“Do you have experience with particle editing in a 3D package or in a 3D engine? Are you ready to bring that ability to execute outstanding FX to our games? Strong sense of dramatic FX and understanding of how to recreate them in a particle editor required. Texture skills required.”

Terminal Reality: Senior Network Programmers
“Terminal Reality Inc, is an independent Dallas-area developer devoted to developing top-quality games and technology. Since opening its doors in 1994 Terminal Reality has developed & shipped over 28 game titles including the recently released Ghostbusters: The Video Game on XBox 360, PS3 and PC.”

To browse hundreds of similar jobs, and for more information on searching, responding to, or posting game industry-relevant jobs to the top source for jobs in the business, please visit Gamasutra’s job board now.


Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of February 12

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In this round-up, Gamasutra highlights some of the notable jobs posted in its industry-leading game jobs section this week, including positions from 2K Marin, Foundation 9 and more.

Each position posted by employers will appear on the main Gamasutra job board, and appear in the site’s daily and weekly newsletters, reaching our readers directly.

It will also be cross-posted for free across its network of submarket sites, which includes content sites focused on online worlds, cellphone games, ’serious games’, independent games and more.

Some of the notable jobs posted this week include:

38 Studios: Game Designer
“Would you like to become part of the team that includes the creative visionaries behind Drizzt Do’Urden and Spawn? 38 Studios is currently seeking a Game Designer to join our Design department. This is a full-time position with competitive salary, full benefits and 401(k), and the chance to be part of online gaming history!.”

Foundation 9 Entertainment: Marketing Director
“This Marketing leader will provide Marketing and brand management leadership for Foundation 9 Entertainment Studios and serve as the primary Marketing advisor for Studio leaders. S/he will take an active part in developing strategic corporate and studio marketing plans that will enhance F9E’s its market position and brand value within the traditional video game market. The Director will also help F9E grow into new markets.”

TimeGate Studios: QA Manager
“TimeGate Studios, developer of the award-winning F.E.A.R., Extraction Point and Kohan series, is looking for talented and driven individuals to work on its current line of next-generation products for major publishers. Projects in development include an MMO and FPS. Both of these projects are based on TimeGate intellectual properties.”

Vigil Games: Senior Game Designer
“Take one legendary comic artist, one technological guru, and add a host of experienced artists, designers, programmers and managers, and you have a recipe for groundbreaking gaming – you have Vigil Games. In 2006, Vigil Games became a part of the THQ family. We released next-gen title Darksiders in January 2010 and are at work on the Warhammer 40K MMO.”

2K Marin: Networking Programmer
“2K Games develops and publishes top-line PC, console, and handheld entertainment software with a strong concentration in three distinct categories: sports, high profile licenses and specialty product. Some of the hit titles in 2K’s lineup include the critically-praised BioShock, Sid Meier’s Civilization IV, and The Darkness.”

Crystal Dynamics: Concept Artist
“Be a part of the most exciting and innovating computer entertainment in North America. Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) markets the PlayStation® family of products and develops, publishes, markets, and distributes software for the PS one console, the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3 computer entertainment systems and the PlayStation Portable (PSP).”

To browse hundreds of similar jobs, and for more information on searching, responding to, or posting game industry-relevant jobs to the top source for jobs in the business, please visit Gamasutra’s job board now.


Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of February 5

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In this round-up, Gamasutra highlights some of the notable jobs posted in its industry-leading game jobs section this week, including positions from Black Rock Studio, Blizzard and more.

Each position posted by employers will appear on the main Gamasutra job board, and appear in the site’s daily and weekly newsletters, reaching our readers directly.

It will also be cross-posted for free across its network of submarket sites, which includes content sites focused on online worlds, cellphone games, ’serious games’, independent games and more.

Some of the notable jobs posted this week include:

Black Rock Studio: Lead Vehicle Artist
“When a company the size of Disney steps into European development, it’s pretty big news. Disney employs over 100,000 staff. It’s one of the biggest Entertainment companies in the world and it’s getting serious about original games. We’re a strong studio of just over a hundred people, based at the heart of beautiful and cosmopolitan Brighton, UK. Just a quick train ride away from London in an office where pretty much everyone gets a sea view. The atmosphere is relaxed and friendly but focussed and our role is to create original racing game franchises.”

CCP China: Senior Programmer
“CCP, makers of the largest game universe in existence, is looking for a Senior Engineer to be a part of the creative team that brought the world the groundbreaking MMO title, EVE Online. Successful applicants will join a seasoned team based in Shanghai, China where they will work on original games for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.”

Ubisoft San Francisco: Lead Artist
“Ubisoft Entertainment, a global leader in the video games and entertainment software industry, is currently seeking a full-time Lead Artist. We are looking for a talented, motivated and experienced person to create and manage art development on an exciting next-generation cross platform project. Qualified individuals are expected to be organized, with excellent communication skills, and have a proven track record in management and art direction for both internal and external outsourcing studios.”

Blizzard: Senior Exterior Level Designer
“Blizzard Entertainment is looking for a senior exterior level designer with experience building outdoor levels similar to those of World of Warcraft. The ideal candidate has industry experience on a shipping game or has created and distributed levels in the fan/mod community. Level designers need to be able to create fun and interesting environments that look and play great. Game design experience and skills in general 3D modeling/texturing are preferred. The senior level designer must have experience leading a team but also works well in an environment of peers who are passionate about making great games.”

Monolith: Staff Software Engineer, Engine
“Over the past 10 years, Monolith has risen to critical acclaim with products such as the FEAR franchise, the Condemned series, the No One Lives Forever franchise, Aliens vs. Predator 2; and Shogo: Mobile Armor Division. Monolith has focused primarily on first person action games with a strong emphasis on storytelling and atmosphere. In addition, Monolith has extensive internal expertise creating cutting edge tools and technology to support our products. The company’s number one goal is to create fun, compelling games to excite the imaginations of gamers everywhere.”

Sony Computer Entertainment America: Senior Developer Support Engineer, Audio
“Be a part of the most exciting and innovating computer entertainment in North America. Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) markets the PlayStation® family of products and develops, publishes, markets, and distributes software for the PS one™ console, the PlayStation®2 and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment systems and the PlayStation Portable (PSP™).”

To browse hundreds of similar jobs, and for more information on searching, responding to, or posting game industry-relevant jobs to the top source for jobs in the business, please visit Gamasutra’s job board now.


Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of January 22

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In this round-up, Gamasutra highlights some of the notable jobs posted in its industry-leading game jobs section this week, including positions from BioWare Austin, Webkinz, 2K Marin and more.

Each position posted by employers will appear on the main Gamasutra job board, and appear in the site’s daily and weekly newsletters, reaching our readers directly.

It will also be cross-posted for free across its network of submarket sites, which includes content sites focused on online worlds, cellphone games, ’serious games’, independent games and more.

Some of the notable jobs posted this week include:

2K Marin: Networking Programmer
“2K Games seeks the talents of a seasoned and passionate Networking Programmer who enjoys a collaborative and creative work environment and is looking to work with like minded professionals to create truly amazing experiences.Design, implement, and debug networking code for state of the art current and next gen titles.”

Ganz/Webkinz: Flash Developers
“Now is your chance to join the Ganz team that has brought you such products as Webkinz and Webkinz Jr. You can be a part of developing new adventures!! Ganz is seeking talented and motivated people with a proven love of online entertainment for these positions:”

Nihilistic Software: Gameplay Programmer
“Nihilistic Software, Inc. is growing to become one of the largest independent video game development studios in North America. Located in beautiful Marin County, California, we dedicate our top-notch technology, art, animation, and design departments exclusively to creating AAA titles for Playstation 3 and XBox 360. We specialize in action, adventure, and role-play games for the core gamer market. We offer benefits that no corporate-owned studio can match, including direct royalty-sharing, equity ownership in the studio, and great benefits!”

BioWare Austin: Systems Designer
“BioWare-created IPs include the critically acclaimed Mass Effect, the epic fantasy RPG Dragon Age, Jade Empire, and Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood. BioWare Austin is hard at work on the massively multiplayer online game, Star Wars: The Old Republic. BioWare Austin is seeking candidates for Systems Designers positions to help create BioWare’s first Massively Multiplayer Online game.”

Raven Software: Senior Character Modeler
“Raven Software is an award-winning computer game software developer based in Madison, Wisconsin. With a focus on graphic excellence and high-level, intense playability, Raven has produced hit games including the Soldier of Fortune series and various Star Wars titles.”

To browse hundreds of similar jobs, and for more information on searching, responding to, or posting game industry-relevant jobs to the top source for jobs in the business, please visit Gamasutra’s job board now.


Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of January 15

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In this round-up, Gamasutra highlights some of the notable jobs posted in its industry-leading game jobs section this week, including positions from Relic Entertainment, Vicarious Visions and more.

Each position posted by employers will appear on the main Gamasutra job board, and appear in the site’s daily and weekly newsletters, reaching our readers directly.

It will also be cross-posted for free across its network of submarket sites, which includes content sites focused on online worlds, cellphone games, ’serious games’, independent games and more.

Some of the notable jobs posted this week include:

Relic Entertainment: Senior Level Designer
“Relic Entertainment, award winning developers of Homeworld, Dawn of War and Company of Heroes, is looking for a Senior Level Designer with AAA console shooter experience for our highly anticipated action RPG for Xbox 360 and PS3… Space Marine.

Edge of Reality: Game Engineer
“Edge of Reality is a veteran cross platform console studio based in Austin, Texas. Most recently, we worked closely with BioWare to release Dragon Age PS3 & 360. We also work with The Sims Studio, a part of the EA Play label on various projects. We have been fortunate enough to be part of several hit titles. As a result of this success, the studio has a stable future. Edge of Reality is completely independent. As such, we are free to work with any publisher, on any platform.”

Vicarious Visions Producer
“The Producer is primarily responsible for managing the product development team and supporting development from concept to submission. Responsibilities include scheduling, tracking development, and ensuring team deliverables are met in a timely manner at high quality. The Producer will manage and coordinate the relationship with external stakeholders and internal team resources to produce games for a variety of game platforms.”

Airtight Games: Sr. VFX Artist
“As a senior VFX Artist, you will report to the Production Art Director and work directly with the VFX team, technical artists, and graphical engineers to produce real-time visual effects that set a new bar for the gaming industry. You must be able to work with a team of VFX artists to produce award-winning next-generation content, enjoy working in a highly collaborative environment, and value well thought-out processes and schedules.”

Snowblind Studios: Sr. Artist/Animator
“This position is located at Snowblind Studios, based in Bothell, WA which has easy access to Seattle and the east side communities of Lake Washington. Snowblind Studios is the award winning game studio, founded in 1997, that brought you critically acclaimed games like Baulder’s Gate: Dark Alliance and the Champions of Norrath series. The teams are very collaborative, hard working and highly motivated working on ground breaking games and projects.”

To browse hundreds of similar jobs, and for more information on searching, responding to, or posting game industry-relevant jobs to the top source for jobs in the business, please visit Gamasutra’s job board now.


Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of January 8

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In this round-up, Gamasutra highlights some of the notable jobs posted in its industry-leading game jobs section this week, including positions from Bungie, Sledgehammer Games and more.

Each position posted by employers will appear on the main Gamasutra job board, and appear in the site’s daily and weekly newsletters, reaching our readers directly.

It will also be cross-posted for free across its network of submarket sites, which includes content sites focused on online worlds, cellphone games, ’serious games’, independent games and more.

Some of the notable jobs posted this week include:

2K Marin: Multiplayer Systems Designer
“2K Marin is looking for a dedicated, passionate and personable Multiplayer Systems Designer to join us on an exciting unannounced project. As a Multiplayer Systems Designer, you’ll be in charge of taking high level goals and translating them into game systems and moment-to-moment experiences.”

Relic Entertainment: Senior Director of Development
“The Senior Director of Development executes the developmental strategy of the studio in accordance with the GM and THQ’s strategic and tactical objectives. Responsible for ensuring project development achieves operating objectives and financial goals; ensuring development efficiency and product timeliness, and otherwise ensuring consistency and process improvements across projects.”

Bungie LLC Player Investment Design Lead
“Do you dream about creating worlds imbued with real value and consequence? Can you find the fine line between a reward that encourages players to have fun and an incentive that enslaves them? Can you devise a way for a player to grow while preserving a delicate game balance? If you answered yes to these questions (and you are a creative genius, a charismatic visionary and a work-a-holic game-o-phile) you might want to polish up your resume and apply to be Bungie’s next Player Investment Design Lead.”

LucasArts: Sr. Core/PS3 Engineer
“LucasArts is looking for a Sr. Core/PS3 Engineer. Ideally we are looking for a senior level generalist with strong knowledge of low-level optimizations and heavy expertise on some of the core subsystems. You should be very knowledgeable on the PS3 console, & SPU’s, GPU’s etc. We are working on new, as yet unannounced projects & are looking for Senior staff, with recent experience shipping games on PS3.”

Sledgehammer Games: Tools Engineer
“Check out our brand new studio, headed up by industry veterans Glen Schofield as Vice President and GM and Michael Condrey as Vice President and COO, the leaders of the Dead Space franchise. They are joined at Sledgehammer Games by many award winning developers from across the industry. Sledgehammer Games is actively recruiting top industry talent to join their development team.”

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Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of December 18

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In this round-up, Gamasutra highlights some of the notable jobs posted in its industry-leading game jobs section this week, including positions from Guerrilla Games, Tencent and more.

Each position posted by employers will appear on the main Gamasutra job board, and appear in the site’s daily and weekly newsletters, reaching our readers directly.

It will also be cross-posted for free across its network of submarket sites, which includes content sites focused on online worlds, cellphone games, ’serious games’, independent games and more.

Some of the notable jobs posted this week include:

Guerrilla Games: Senior Environment Artist
“2K Marin is looking for a dedicated, passionate and personable Multiplayer Systems Designer to join us on an exciting unannounced project. As a Multiplayer Systems Designer, you’ll be in charge of taking high level goals and translating them into game systems and moment-to-moment experiences.”Saving the environment is easy – just hit CTRL-S. Making the environment convincing and awe-inspiring at the same time is a far more interesting challenge. As a Senior Environment Artist at Guerrilla, you’ll work with the Level Designers to create cutting edge architectural designs, themes and compositions. You’ll become part of a highly talented team, acting as a mentor, problem solver and source of inspiration for the people around you.”

High Moon/Activision: Senior Sound Designer
“High Moon Studios is looking for a talented Senior Sound Designer to design and implement audio assets for a high-profile, action-packed title for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. The individual will frequently collaborate with the audio team, game designers and producers to push the bar for creating a sonically rich, high-quality game. The ideal candidate must be passionate about making great games, be a strong problem-solver and an effective communicator.”

Telltale Games: Senior Lead Tester
“Telltale is currently looking for an experienced Senior Lead Tester to join the team! The ideal candidate will have management experience, an eye for detail, strong analytical skills and a background in computers. In addition to management responsibilities, the Senior Lead Tester will also regularly test Telltale’s PC and console products. ”

Sledgehammer Games Systems Engineer
“Check out our brand new studio, headed up by industry veterans Glen Schofield as Vice President and GM and Michael Condrey as Vice President and COO, the leaders of the Dead Space franchise. They are joined at Sledgehammer Games by many award winning developers from across the industry. Sledgehammer Games is actively recruiting top industry talent to join their development team. Our studio based in sunny Foster City and is walking distance to plenty of restaurants and shopping, or one of our two free gyms.”

Tencent Inc.: Business Development Manager: Gaming Licensing
“Tencent U.S. currently seeks a candidate to work on business development for online games, directly reporting to senior management. Candidates must demonstrate strong ability to think independently and strategically and should be highly knowledgeable of the online gaming space in both the U.S., China and globally.”

To browse hundreds of similar jobs, and for more information on searching, responding to, or posting game industry-relevant jobs to the top source for jobs in the business, please visit Gamasutra’s job board now.


Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of December 11

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In this round-up, Gamasutra highlights some of the notable jobs posted in its industry-leading game jobs section this week, including positions from 2K Marin, Koei Canada and more.

Each position posted by employers will appear on the main Gamasutra job board, and appear in the site’s daily and weekly newsletters, reaching our readers directly.

It will also be cross-posted for free across its network of submarket sites, which includes content sites focused on online worlds, cellphone games, ’serious games’, independent games and more.

Some of the notable jobs posted this week include:

2K Marin: Multiplayer Systems Designer
“2K Marin is looking for a dedicated, passionate and personable Multiplayer Systems Designer to join us on an exciting unannounced project. As a Multiplayer Systems Designer, you’ll be in charge of taking high level goals and translating them into game systems and moment-to-moment experiences.”

Guerilla Games: Lighting Artist
“Ready to set Guerrilla alight with your awesome lighting skills? As a member of the lighting team, you will collaborate with level designers and environment artists to literally light the way for gamers, so they can enjoy our games to their fullest. You will work with our cutting-edge deferred rendering engine, adding lighting to levels and cut scenes using both real-time and pre-rendered solutions. You will take concepts created by our visual design team and turn them into reality within our levels, working closely with the art director to ensure that our vision is achieved.”

Blizzard Entertainment: Dungeon Artist, World of Warcraft
“Blizzard Entertainment is seeking exceptionally talented dungeon artists for our World of Warcraft team. You should have extensive experience modeling and texturing diverse game environments across a broad visual range, applying a solid grasp of form, color, and light. Senior applicants must possess a variety of skills, including illustration, modeling, texturing, animation, and concept drawing. The ideal applicant will work well in an environment of peers, providing motivation and inspiration to others, while displaying a strong passion for making great games.”

Edge of Reality: Systems Engineer
“Edge of Reality is a veteran cross platform console studio based in Austin, Texas. Most recently, we worked closely with BioWare to release Dragon Age PS3 & 360. We also work with The Sims Studio, a part of the EA Play label on various projects. We have been fortunate enough to be part of several hit titles. As a result of this success, the studio has a stable future. Edge of Reality is completely independent. As such, we are free to work with any publisher, on any platform.”

Koei Canada: CG Animator
“As a CG Animator, you will be working primarily on character animation for our current project “Warriors: Legends of Troy” with our CG and Development staff. You are able to meet deadlines, be responsible for the work given to you, and as a result be involved to see the project through to completion. As it is an action game, you are interested in the action genre of games. The ability to communicate in both English and Japanese is required.”

To browse hundreds of similar jobs, and for more information on searching, responding to, or posting game industry-relevant jobs to the top source for jobs in the business, please visit Gamasutra’s job board now.


Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of December 4

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In this round-up, Gamasutra highlights some of the notable jobs posted in its industry-leading game jobs section this week, including positions from Crystal Dynamics, Firaxis Games and more.

Each position posted by employers will appear on the main Gamasutra job board, and appear in the site’s daily and weekly newsletters, reaching our readers directly.

It will also be cross-posted for free across its network of submarket sites, which includes content sites focused on online worlds, cellphone games, ’serious games’, independent games and more.

Some of the notable jobs posted this week include:

Crystal Dynamics: Lead Designer
“Crystal Dynamics is looking for a talented, innovative lead designer on future AAA title development for Xbox 360 and PS3. We’re looking for a candidate who is driven, passionate about making games, willing to take risks, confident that the risk is worth taking and has a solid design background to make it happen. The candidate we’re looking for will have current multiplayer, systems and technical experience and excels in highly collaborative, team environments.”

THQ/Kaos Studios: Environment Art Supervisor
“We are seeking an experienced Environment Art Supervisor with the skills and passion to drive the designing, organization, modeling, texturing, dressing and lighting of realistically-grounded game worlds. Candidates should have a very strong sense of visual design and an amazing attention to detail. Candidates should be able to build and light environments from scratch by relying on a combination of photo-reference and concept art.”

TimeGate Studios: Live Producer
“The Quality Assurance Manager is primarily responsible for managing and directing the quality assurance team. The Quality Assurance Manager reports to the Producer, reports to other lead positions, and provides reports on game quality to the rest of the development team as needed.”

Blizzard Entertainment: Lead 3D Character Artist, Next-Gen MMO
“Blizzard Entertainment is looking for an exceptionally skilled lead 3D character artist for a team focused on next-generation massively multiplayer online games. The ideal candidate has extensive experience modeling and texturing a diverse visual range of characters and creatures at a senior or lead level. A solid grasp of form, structure, color, and light for both 2D and 3D art assets is essential.”

Firaxis Games: Senior Server Software Engineer
“This role is responsible for developing and maintaining a live game service, database and web server. The game service primarily communicates and synchronizes game state changes to custom clients. The game service must also communicate state changes with a persistent database and include advanced database caching techniques required for latency-sensitive game-play.”

To browse hundreds of similar jobs, and for more information on searching, responding to, or posting game industry-relevant jobs to the top source for jobs in the business, please visit Gamasutra’s job board now.