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, Relic Entertainment 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 in each market area this week include:
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Rockstar San Diego Behavior Engineer
"Rockstar is looking at future needs and expansion of its RAGE engine
and team by leveraging proven technologies created in our games as well
as making key feature and optimization enhancements within all of its
subsystems."
Bungie: Senior Animation Engineer
"Bungie is searching far and wide for a skilled Animation Engineer to
further our ongoing quest for total world domination. We need an
engineer who wields power with an iron fist in a velvet glove (and
enjoys every delicious second of it).
Someone who inspires a sense of fear, awe and wonder, even with the
most delicate tap of their keyboard. Someone who can and will propel
our animation team to even loftier heights by bringing better tools,
trinkets and techniques to bear in order to breathe life into our
gaming worlds."
Relic Entertainment: Senior Console Generalist Programmer
"In this position you will work with a world class team to produce one of the most anticipated games in this arena. SpaceMarine
is an Action RPG where the player becomes the ultimate defender of
humanity – a mighty Space Marine- sent to stop the brutal Ork invasion
of a Vital Forge World."
Kaos Studios: Multiplayer Programmer
"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. We are always looking for talented artists, developers, and
designers to join our growing team, so check out our job postings and
let us know what interests you!"
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Zynga: Sr. Project Manager
"The Sr. Product manager provides experience, direction, and measurable
performance to the game design process. This position will be
responsible for mapping the product roadmap, building specs on our
games, and improving viral performance of the games. This position is
located in Zynga’s Baltimore, Maryland office."
Tencent Boston: Animator
"Tencent Boston is seeking an experienced game animator to bust out
awesome high quality animation for our upcoming AAA online title
targeted to the Asian market, and eventually a worldwide audience. This
position will report to the Lead Animator and work with various design
and art team members to create and implement animations into the game
world."
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By
Danny Cowan
2009-06-19 15:30:00