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Welcome to Foundation 9

Paul Teall — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 13:46:24 +0000

We just had two jobs go up from studios within the Foundation 9 Family!

Double Helix, located in Irvince, Ca, is looking for a Network Programmer. They do a better job than me at explaining what they do, so here’s a direct quote:

“Specializing in large-scale action games based on blockbuster franchises, Double Helix, a division of Foundation 9 Entertainment, develops for all major home console platforms and has worked with a variety of high-profile properties including Star Wars, The Matrix, Indiana Jones, Silent Hill: Homecoming and GI JOE.”

ImaginEngine, located in Boston, is looking for a Creative Manager to work with the studio’s Art department.

“ImaginEngine is a leading brand in the development of children’s titles and value software. We are best known for our award-winning, commercially successful CD-ROMs, online, and casual games. ImaginEngine strives to give kids and adults entertaining tools and experiences to enjoy and express themselves in software and the online world. A small, closely-knit studio, we strategically utilize technology and resources from sister studios in Foundation 9, in order to create great games on time and on budget. As part of Backbone Entertainment, ImaginEngine was one of the founding studios of Foundation 9.”

Make sure and check out all the new jobs!

Welcome to Blind Squirrel Digital

Paul Teall — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:54:17 +0000

I noticed a few ads go up the other day from Blind Squirrel Digital (follow them on Twitter), and I knew I recognized the name. It’s a company run by an old co-worker (Mike Neely)that specializes in animation and other design services. It turns out they were just joined by another former co-worker (Jeremy Cooper), and they’re now starting to dabble in game development. They can’t announce exactly what they’re working on yet, but they’re building something using the Unity 3D engine. They’re looking for both JavaScrpit programmers and a level artist, and it sounds like there are opportunities for expansion of their game dev endeavors. If you’re in the North Carolina area and you’re looking for a job, make sure and check them out – could be a great opportunity to get involved with a growing organization!

Welcome to Harmonix

Paul Teall — Wed, 27 May 2009 22:42:52 +0000

Harmonix posted their first ad today, so I wanted to welcome them to the site. The creators of Rock Band need no introduction – hell, even my wife (the quintessential non-gamer) is starting to play bass on medium. I exchanged e-mails with their recruiter, Kevin Fanning, today, and he says they should have more jobs to post in the near future. If you know any programmers looking for a job, let them know about the Harmonix ad!

Welcome to NCsoft

Paul Teall — Thu, 21 May 2009 21:07:33 +0000

I’m a little late with this one – NCsoft has actually had ads going up since last week. It looks like they’re hiring for just about every disicipline, at every level, at every studio! They’ve got ads for positions at all of their studios – Carbine, Paragon, NCsoft Austin, ArenaNet and NCsoft Corporate. That covers Seattle, Austin, the SF Bay Area, and Orange County – whew!

It should come as no surprise that looking for a job is a little scary right now (I mentioned that competition is fierce last week). But, there are plenty of opportunities to be had if you know where to look. NCsoft already has 17 openings posted, and there’s more coming. Ubisoft Montreal has posted almost 40!

Check out the NCsoft studio listings, or see our entire list of video game jobs:

Welcome to Giant Sparrow

Paul Teall — Fri, 01 May 2009 21:48:23 +0000

About a week ago, I saw someone tweet about a new game from a studio called Giant Sparrow. The title of the game is “The Unfinished Swan.” Check out the video:

The tech demo looks incredible, so I immediately fired off an e-mail to them. As it turns out, they’re hiring, and they just posted an ad today! They’re located in Los Angeles, and their bio says, “Giant Sparrow is a tiny video game company focused on creating surreal experiences people have never had before.” Looking forward to seeing what they put out!

Welcome to Large Animal Games

Paul Teall — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:30:40 +0000

Big welcome to Large Animal Games (follow them on Twitter) – they posted several ads today, and pushed us over the 100 job mark! Large Animal was founded in 2001, and is located in Manhattan. They’ve published and developed a BUNCH of casual games over the years, and they show no signs of slowing. They actually just had an article written about them in the NY Times about how they get direct player feedback. Interesting stuff.

We’re also excited about getting over that 100 milestone. Since launching the updated site, we’ve seen a steady increase in both traffic and job ads. Thanks to everyone who has been using the site, we’ve got a lot of interesting things planned in the near future!

Welcome to Longtail Studios

Paul Teall — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:16:52 +0000

I want to welcome Longtail Studios (follow them on Twitter) to the site, as they just published a few ads today. I have a few friends who work in their New York studio (follow producer Miguel Molinari on Twitter), so I’m excited to have them posting! They’re working on a variety of games for mobile, Facebook/web and more, and it looks like they’re looking to hire two people in the Quebec City studio.

They just finished a nice looking TNA wrestling title that’s getting solid reviews. Check out their ads!

(Re)Welcome to Black Lantern Studios

Paul Teall — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:20:03 +0000

I say re-welcome, because Black Lantern had actually been using our old site. They posted two ads today on the new site, so I wanted to take this opportunity to welcome them to GameJobHunter.com. Looks like they’re hiring for a couple of positions in their St. Louis studio. They just opened in 2003, and they actually now have 2 studios – the aforementioned in St. Louis, and another one in Austin. They’ve gone from just 7 founding employees to over 60, so it looks like theirs is a nice indie success story. They’ve got a long list of Nintendo titles under their belt – GBA, DS and Wii.

Make sure and check out their ads!

Welcome to thatgamecompany

Paul Teall — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 15:09:05 +0000

We had a few ads posted on Friday by thatgamecompany – we’re pumped they’re posting on the site! This is exactly the kind of company we want to highlight on www.gamejobhunter.com. While we encourage all game companies to post, our mission is to make sure job openings at some of these smaller, unique studios get the same exposure as ads from the larger studios. thatgamecompany is definitely both small and unique. Their site shows just 7 employees, but they’ve already put out 3 compelling titles. Nice to see that they’re now able to grow a little bit!

Welcome to 2K Marin

Paul Teall — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:48:37 +0000

Big welcome to 2K Marin, who posted 3 new job ads today! They’re looking for help on Bioshock 2. You can’t ask to be working on something much more high profile than that. As an aside, I think my wife is still upset with me for harvesting too many little sisters.

They definitely have some of the most creative job ad copy that I’ve seen. Here’s a snippet:

“We’re looking for a sorcerer to wield elemental powers: explode with fire, rain down from the heavens, spew blood and ooze toxic vapors. As an FX Artist on Bioshock 2, you will be responsible for creating a kaleidoscopic collage of FX that will add texture, vitality and spark to the dystopia of our game world.”

How could you not want that job?