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Lead VFX Artist

By Tawny on August 18, 2009

Job ID: BE587754

Job Title: Lead VFX Artist

Salary: 80-100k

Location: Washington

Job Description:

As the Lead 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 manage and lead 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. The Lead VFX Artist is responsible for leading the VFX team in the design and creation of all visual effects, from concept to completion, and all associated VFX pipelines. You must possess excellent organizational skills, strong managerial and leadership skills, and have demonstrated exceptional technical skills while in a similar role on at least one AAA Next Gen console game.

Responsibilities:

  • will lead a VFX team through the various stages of development and ensure the quality of the content produced in each functional area will define new standards in the industry
  • will oversee the production and implementation of all VFX for the game
  • will demonstrate, communicate and exemplify clear expectations for quality of work, productivity, communication and professionalism to the team
  • will collaborate with the other leads to find production solutions that uphold the vision of the game and adhere to established technical requirements
  • will work with the producers to develop solid schedules and production plans
  • will contribute innovative and original ideas towards all aspects of game production and development
  • will work with the leads to define and implement solid production pipelines
  • will document & communicate clear technical guidelines for VFX creation and real-time implementation to the VFX team
  • will manage and mentor the VFX team
  • will report to Production Art Director

Qualifications:

  • must have at least 5 years industry experience with at least one title shipped as a Lead on a next gen platform
  • must have excellent understanding of real-time VFX and their application in games
  • must have an expert-level understanding of particle systems and post processing effects
  • must have experience in 3D modeling and 2D particle texture creation skills
  • must have understanding of game engines, tools, pipelines and development processes
  • must have proven ability to produce and direct the production of award winning next generation content
  • must have demonstrated ability to be proactive and self motivated, work without direct supervision, and present the work of the team and the project in a professional manner
  • must be capable of balancing a project’s creative and technical VFX requirements within schedule and staff limitations
  • must have demonstrated ability to integrate the creative and technical VFX processes while ensuring that high production values are never compromised
  • must have outstanding coaching and motivational skills having demonstrated the ability to mentor less experienced artists
  • must be able to collaborate with the other leads to achieve solutions that work for all disciplines
  • must have passion for making the highest quality games
  • should have experience using UE3

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Product Manager – Customer & Agent Experiences

By Tawny on July 15, 2009

Job ID: BE179958

Job Title: Product Manager – Customer & Agent Experiences

Salary: $90-130k

Location: Washington

Job Description:

Our client is seeking a talented product/program manager to lead the charge designing the best home-buying and home-selling experience on the planet.  This PM will be responsible for all aspects of website interaction between millions of customers and hundreds of agents. He or she will work with the real estate operations team to define the service and process around how our client delights all customers with a fantastic real estate experience from start-to-finish.

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Web Engineer

By Tawny on July 7, 2009

Job ID: BE628885

Job Title: Web Engineer

Salary: 70k +

Location: Washington

Job Description:

Want to be part of a highly visible, very disruptive and quickly growing startup? Our client is looking for a talented web engineer to build and improve their site.

Qualifications:

· must have a Bachelor’s degree in C.S. or E.E. or equivalent

· must have 3+ years of solid experience writing web applications

· must have a deep understanding of Web protocols and formats . HTML, HTTP, XML/HTTP, CSS, JavaScript/AJAX

· must be able to implement server-side XML-generating subroutines and the associated client-code for interactive AJAX applications

· must demonstrable skill at (and passion for) creating simple yet dynamic user interfaces in DHTML

· must understand and thrive in an environment where time-to-market vs. built-for-the-future trade-offs happen all the time, and be able to clearly communicate your recommendations and solutions

· should have server-side web/database programming

Company Culture:

  • B-round funded startup in downtown Seattle
  • Heavily publicized – featured on NBC, WSJ, the Good Morning America and more…

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VP / Dir of Game Platforms

By Tawny on June 26, 2009

Job ID: BE538867

Job Title: VP / Dir of Game Platforms

Salary: Open

Location: Washington

Job Description:

The Director of Video Game Platforms directs the identification and pursuit of product and business opportunities in the console and handheld game platform market to achieve long-term revenue, profitability and market position goals in that space.

Responsibilities:

· will serve as the business leader and co-head (with Studio executive counter-part) of the video game platform product line, which includes:

o Console video game platforms from Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo

o Handheld video game platforms from Sony and Nintendo

o Digital services and online communities that work with console and handheld video game platforms

o Specialized digital game platforms such as Set-top boxes, iTV services, TV plug and play devices, and Pub-top terminals.

o Future devices, digital services, and online communities related to today’s console and handheld video platforms.

· will analyze platform trends, competition, customer desires, and product investment-return scenarios to:

o Work with the Studio to jointly recommend a strategy, roadmap and financial plan to executive team;

o Ensure internal and external resources are engaged and progressing towards fulfilling the approved strategy and roadmap.

o Implement and/or manage the marketing and sales introduction of new products, and adjust the ongoing marketing-sales strategies to achieve each product’s financial and market goals.

o Drive and support European and Asia Pacific teams to ensure local adjustments to the strategies are defined and executed

o Assess performance of products and predict changes in market condition (e.g. platform trends) to inform the Studio and, as necessary, recommend changes to the strategy.

· will define and manage key external relationships

o Build personal and contractual relationships with key platform providers (e.g. Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony) to ensure our client is an authorized developer/publisher, apprised of platform trends, supported in their marketing efforts, and considered in business opportunities (e.g. OEM/distribution deals and marketing campaigns)

o With Studio, ensure external product development resources are selected and contractually engaged as needed to deliver on the strategy and roadmap

o With Sales, define and ensure execution of the prototypical sales channel agreements.

o Establish professional relationships with a mix of video game publishers to stay connected in the industry and uncover potential joint business opportunities (e.g. publishing opportunities, product collaborations, and promotional ideas)

· will pursue outbound IP licensing opportunities to proliferate availability of games

o Secure IP licensing and/or publishing deals to get games to market on key console and handheld platforms in cases where our client decides to not self-develop and/or self-publish.

o Investigate IP license opportunities on non-core platforms (e.g. set-top boxes, iTV, and pub-top terminals) to secure specialized partners who bring games to such platforms where practical.

o will implement financial models that help define and manage the product line, such as:

o Pro forma P&L outlooks on prospective new products and platform initiatives

o Alternative financial scenarios to contrast internal developing/publishing versus partner developed/published for various titles and platforms

o Revenue and expense forecast management for the product line

Qualifications:

· must have ten or more years experience in the video game industry in some combination of product management, product marketing, product strategy and/or business development roles; preferably a mixture of such roles.

· must have an established industry relationships with other video game publishers and one or more key platform providers.

· must have an MBA or equivalent career experience.

· good to be a native or business-conversant Japanese language skills are a desirable bonus competence

Company Culture:

· Founded in 2000

· Award winning product

· Creates online addicting games

· Currently employs close to 200

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Sr. Software Engineer / Architect – Network Software

By Tawny on June 17, 2009

Job ID: BE367854

 

Job Title: Sr. Software Engineer / Architect – Network Software

 

Salary: $100-120K + Equity

 

Location: Washington

 

Job Description:

Our client is the leading provider of virtual infrastructure solutions and applications as secure, reliable on-demand services over the Web. Their solutions enable IT and development teams to rapidly develop, test, deploy and manage applications in a ‘virtual data center’, dramatically increasing their ability to respond to business needs and shorten time to market, while reducing overhead and cost.

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Senior Software Development Engineer – Commerce

By Tawny on June 3, 2009

JobID: BE178854

Location: Washington

JobTitle: Senior Software Development Engineer – Commerce

Salary: $80,000 – 100,000

Job Description:

(Job ID BE178854) Our client seeks to hire a senior software engineer for its downtown Seattle office, where they are developing the industry’s most powerful application for buying and selling homes.

Their commerce team is led by engineers from Amazon and Microsoft working on a system that will process billions of dollars in real estate transactions. Because the self-service technology can drive customer satisfaction at better margins, it is fundamental to how they make real estate better.

Responsibilities:

  • will work across all three layers of their system from the user interface to the application logic and the database. They use AJAX client technologies, Java, Apache, Hibernate and Postgres.
  • will get the chance to build a user experience from the ground up
  • will have the support and resources to learn always
  • will work with a young, brilliant team with which to collaborate

Qualifications:

  • must have a strong academic background in computer science or a related technical field
  • must have a history of driving ambitious projects to completion, preferably at a startup
  • must have lots of ideas
  • must have an instinct for building customer-driven applications, and a curious, analytical mind: so you can work with product management to fix problems that discourage would-be customers or hamper agent productivity
  • must have the intellectual range to be able build an application from the database schema up to the user interface, with knowledge of Java and SQL as well as JavaScript, CSS, MVC, HTML and JSP

Company Culture:

  • well funded (12-mil Round C Funding) web 2.0 startup
  • located in downtown Seattle
  • huge passion for technology and Real Estate

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Lead Designer

By Tawny on June 3, 2009

JobID: BE587767

Location: Washington

JobTitle: Lead Designer

Salary: $90,000 – 110,000

Job Description:

(Job ID BE587767) As the Lead Designer, you will report to the Executive Producer and work directly with the Creative Director, Art Director, and Technical Lead to develop successful development plans. You must be able to manage and lead a team of designers to produce award winning next generation content, enjoy working in a highly collaborative environment, and value well thought out processes and schedules. The Lead Designer is responsible for directing the design team in the creations of all level design and core gameplay features, from concept to completion, and all associated design pipelines. You must possess excellent organizational skills, strong managerial and leadership skills, and have demonstrated exceptional technical skills while in a similar role on at least one AAA Next Gen console game.

Responsibilities:

  • will lead a design team through the various stages of development and ensure the quality of the content produced in each functional area will define new standards in the industry
  • will collaborate with the other leads to find production solutions that uphold the vision of the game and adhere to established technical requirements
  • will work with the producers to develop solid schedules and production plans
  • will contribute innovative and original ideas towards all aspects of game production and development
  • will work with the leads to define and implement solid production pipelines
  • will manage and mentor the design team
  • will report to Executive Producer

Qualifications:

  • must have 7+ years of gaming industry experience in a design leadership function
  • must gave experience with multiple design production disciplines i.e. creating and maintaining design documents, level layout, story integration, core gameplay and balance etc
  • must have proven ability to produce and direct the production of award winning next generation content
  • must have demonstrated ability to be proactive and self motivated, work without direct supervision, and present the work of the team and the project in a professional manner
  • must be capable of balancing a project’s creative and technical design requirements within schedule and staff limitations
  • must have demonstrated ability to integrate the creative and technical design processes while ensuring that high production values are never compromised
  • must be able to collaborate with the other leads to achieve solutions that work for all disciplines
  • must have passion for making the highest quality games
  • should have experience using UE3

Company Culture:

  • Independent Game Developer with a focus on Quality
  • Chance to work on a unannounced M-Rated IP
  • Start-up Culture w/ Agile environment

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Sr. Programmer

By Tawny on June 3, 2009

JobID: BE584758

Location: Washington

JobTitle: Sr. Programmer

Salary: $70,000 – 100,000

Job Description:

(Job ID BE584758) As a programmer at with our client you will be working with the lead programmer and programming team to define the technical scope of the game, create a solid schedule of work tasks, and then execute on them. Often it will involve working with the design and art teams to determine needed features and collaborate during the implementation to make it happen. Quality work will be your big focus; they want great designs followed up by excellent implementations so they can deliver great games.

Responsibilities:

  • will design, schedule and implement interesting game systems
  • will work with the leads to define and implement workflows for systems if needed
  • will stay up to date on the latest technology in field of interest
  • will maintain high coding standards
  • will keep bug counts under control
  • will communicate well with others
  • will identify and champion improvements

Qualifications:

  • must have 4+ years of gaming industry experience in a programming role
  • must have fluency in C++
  • must have 2 years of Unreal engine experience
  • must have 2 years of console programming experience
  • nice to have worked on a Melee combat system that shipped
  • must have worked on a particle and graphics effects system that shipped
  • must have demonstrated ability to be proactive and self motivated, working without direct supervision, and integrating work into the project in a professional manner
  • must be able to collaborate with multiple disciplines to achieve solutions
  • must have shipped at least one title
  • must have passion for making the highest quality games
  • must have troubleshooting and problem solving skills

Company Culture:

  • Independent Game Developer with a focus on Quality
  • Chance to work on a unannounced M-Rated IP
  • Start-up Culture w/ Agile environment

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Director of Product Marketing / Sr. Product Marketing Manager

By Tawny on June 2, 2009

JobID: BE536241

Location: Seattle, WA

JobTitle: Senior Product Marketing Manager

Salary: $80,000 – 140,000

Job Description:

(Job ID BE536241) Our client’s company creates fun casual games that everyone enjoys. They are a customer-driven company that’s fixated on creating the world’s highest quality fun and timeless casual games. Their goal is to extend their widely acknowledged leadership as the premium developer, distributor and distribution partner of the very best casual games. They measure the quality of their day by how much they delight customers through their unbridled creativity. They have been out of the box since the year 2000.

Now, let’s talk about the team. Our clients marketing provide global marketing leadership, strategies and program implementation for the entire array of products, distribution platforms and geographies. Marketing includes on-line and print services, online program management, online marketing, advertising, PR, brand management, market research, customer support and the responsibility for worldwide marketing programs.

They are looking for an entrepreneurial and results-oriented senior product marketing manager to take a cross-functional leadership role to create, improve and deliver marketing materials and programs.

This is a highly visible position that includes development of strategies that have substantial financial impact. This role provides significant professional development and excellent growth potential for the right individual. This is the first product marketing position with our client. This person will also be responsible for defining and creating product marketing.

Their measurement of success is to delight customers with the highest quality fun in the casual games industry bar none: The Product Marketing Manager must understand, embrace and execute on that vision with every decision.

They are seeking an experienced product marketing manager who is passionate about casual games and expanding the market. Work with the staff of highly talented marketing, product management and business development professionals to shape business strategy and drive customer messaging. Join the team that is helping to redefine the way casual games are marketed and delivered around the world.

Responsibilities:

  • will lead and inspire multidiscipline teams
  • will develop and drive the overall games go-to-market strategy
  • will lead and manage reference platform product launches
  • will define the way that casual games are marketed
  • will develop and manage marketing strategies and programs across the product life cycle
  • will evaluate ROI of marketing campaigns and manage expenses to budget
  • will support the needs of a seasoned Business Development organization
  • will drive research needs
  • will analyze products, customers and market dynamics, develop strategies and tactics to advantage our client
  • will prioritize and set strategies for customer acquisition and retention
  • will develop deep competitive analyses (product, company, category)
  • will develop value chain analyses
  • will deal with customer segmentation
  • will develop Value Proposition/Positioning / Messaging / feature-benefits
  • will monitor customer loyalty, retention and acquisition trends
  • will be the Voice of the Customer
  • will be a product evangelist
  • will be a strong spokesperson for press, analyst and customer engagements
  • will define and realize customer communications strategies
  • will drive consistent messaging and brand across all things
  • will cover the worldwide spectrum of game platforms from PC download, web online, PC retail, mobile and video game devices
  • will manage non-client advertising programs
  • will be a collateral-meister

Qualifications:

  • must be highly creative
  • must be ambitious, visionary and have an entrepreneurial drive
  • must be able to work outside of the box
  • must be matrix friendly – ability to seamlessly work across teams
  • must have the ability to work well and confidently under pressure
  • must demonstrate leadership skills, be highly organized and have the ability to juggle multiple projects
  • must have 6 years+ of product marketing experience
  • must have superb written and oral communications skills
  • must have sStrong prioritization skills
  • must have proven ability to collaboratively work cross-functionally to accomplish objectives by inspiring and leading multidiscipline teams
  • must have ability to present business, marketing and product strategies internally and externally
  • must have a passion for analyzing products, customers and market dynamics
  • must be skilled at competitive analyses and market segmentation
  • must have ability to prioritize and set consistent strategic direction and strategies for customer acquisition and retention
  • must have experience developing marketing strategies
  • must have a strong aptitude for determining the optimal way to position products in the market
  • must have experience developing and implementing marketing programs, positioning & messaging, naming, and collateral for new and existing products
  • must have experience defining and realizing customer communications strategy
  • should have deep games experience and specifically casual games experience
  • must have a BA in Business or equivalent; MBA a plus

Company Culture

  • Founded in 2000
  • Award winning product
  • Creates online addicting games
  • Currently employs close to 200

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