I'm helping build the engineering team for an exciting game software company in
San Mateo, CA.  The company is backed by Kleiner Perkins and other top VC firms.
If you're a great coder who has a passion for creating well-architected, robust
and clean code and interested in working for an exciting game company, this
would be a cool opportunity for you.

We're looking for:
-- A great coder and team player who is strong in c++ and/or system level
coding.
-- Strong communication skills and love working in a start-up environment.
-- A genuine passion for video games.

With my unique perspective in working in corporations large and small and
matching people with the right assignments, I can also provide you with career
guidance.  If you'd like to know more about these opportunities, please call or
email me at:


Marta Daglow | mdaglow@...  | 415.461.5845
Contract & Recruiting Consulting specializing in finding top talent in the Web
2.0 and Game Space.

Are you in Linkedin?  Please send me an invite!
  http://www.linkedin.com/in/martadaglow






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VP, Social Gaming



Position Summary

This person will lead the vision and execution of glu's next
generation of games that involve social, connected experiences.
Specifically, she/he will:



·       Oversee glu's games for emerging platforms beyond the carrier-
centric business of mobile gaming as we move into a more consumer-
focused business. This person will have be the owner of the product
roadmap of social content as well as build glu's direct-to-consumer
business globally.  This candidate will build our 1:1 customer
relationships, creating a robust framework that enables glu to
directly reach our consumers.



·       Collaborate with the global product marketing gjillroup to
define an 18-24 month roadmap of products for multimedia smartphone,
online and other connected platforms.  Focus on weaving fun, engaging
community into our products that encourage consumer loyalty and build
word-of-mouth.



·       Be responsible for customer-facing touchpoints and CRM
functions, including architecting the customer database, glu website
and d2c wapsites.



·       Direct organic product marketing programs, including
marketing around iPhone, web, Facebook as well as more traditional
customer acquisition tools (SEO, SEM).



·       Drive strategic relationships with external OEM, online and
technology platform companies (e.g. Apple, Google, Nokia's Ngage, MS
Mobile, Facebook, MSN).



Candidate Qualifications

Ideal candidate must have direct marketing/web marketing experience.
Entertainment experience and Mobile experience a big plus.
Additionally, we seek someone who possesses:



·       8-10 years Internet Marketing or related experience

5-6+ years SEO  (search engine optimization) experience and site
architecture best practices, with ability to identify areas for
improvement
Expert knowledge of paid search marketing and ability to identify
ways to leverage paid for SEO and vice versa
·       Familiarity with Social Media Optimization (SMO),  including
social bookmarking, blog & forum technologies

Experience with Web analytics and ability to design reports and
provide detailed analysis of results
Experience with content management/web production systems (CMS)
Strong problem-solving/troubleshooting skills
Strong technical aptitude and quick learning ability
Fast-paced with commitment to meet deadlines
Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint , Word
Highly detailed and organized
Excellent communications (oral and written) skills

Naughty Dog is Hiring!!! Particle Artist Wanted
Naughty Dog
Santa Monica, CA
www.naughtydog.com

About our company…
Naughty Dog is the developer of critically acclaimed and top-selling
titles including the Crash Bandicoot franchise, Jak and Daxter
franchise and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. We're a relatively small
team with a highly decentralized and collaborative work environment –
we value feedback about any aspect of our game development from any
of our team members. We're a tightly knit group and you can
frequently find us participating in yoga sessions in the office,
spending lunch playing out on the court basketball, foosball in our
lunchroom or around town in our frequent group evenings out. Since
Naughty Dog is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Computer
Entertainment America, we also get a lot of the perks that comes from
being in the Sony family – movie screenings on the Sony Pictures lots
and discounts on electronics, music, movies and PlayStation hardware
and software. Of course, you just can't beat our location. Naughty
Dog is based near the ocean – and beaches – in Santa Monica,
California, where beautiful weather and fair temperatures grace us
year-round.

TEXTURE ARTIST
If you're an exceptional digital texture painter and like to focus on
what generally fills 80-90% of the screen at any given frame of the
game - in-game & cinematic backgrounds - then this is the job for
you!
Requirement and Skills:
• Proficient at texturing surface details & material effects on
objects ranging from trees to metal corridors.
• Excellent eye for filling in missing detail from concept art,
and extracting key features from real world reference.
• Comfortable with minimal direction and be flexible with
realistic rendering styles.
Bonus Skills:
• Photoshop, Maya shading networks or game production is
preferred


  Please submit resume & reels (online preferred) with samples of your
professional work along with a breakdown of your specific
contributions to: candace_walker@...

Naughty Dog
Santa Monica, CA
www.naughtydog.com

About our company…
Naughty Dog is the developer of critically acclaimed and top-selling
titles including the Crash Bandicoot franchise, Jak and Daxter
franchise and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. We're a relatively small
team with a highly decentralized and collaborative work environment –
we value feedback about any aspect of our game development from any
of our team members. We're a tightly knit group and you can
frequently find us participating in yoga sessions in the office,
spending lunch playing out on the court basketball, foosball in our
lunchroom or around town in our frequent group evenings out. Since
Naughty Dog is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Computer
Entertainment America, we also get a lot of the perks that comes from
being in the Sony family – movie screenings on the Sony Pictures lots
and discounts on electronics, music, movies and PlayStation hardware
and software. Of course, you just can't beat our location. Naughty
Dog is based near the ocean – and beaches – in Santa Monica,
California, where beautiful weather and fair temperatures grace us
year-round.

ENVIRONMENT ARTIST
Responsibilities:
• Creating models for both architectural and organic natural
environments.
• Trouble shoot levels and maintain them, so they stay in frame
rate, memory and design spec.
Requirements/ Bonus Skills:
• 3-5 years experience games or games related experience
modeling and texturing environments using Maya
• Strong experience and techniques in creating plants, shrubs
and vines using cards/flats.
• Strong artistic ability to visualize entire levels and detail
with minimal concept art and direction.
• Strong technical ability to manage assets to fit memory,
design, and frame rate limits.
• Strong polygonal modeling skills- able to generate clean and
efficient models at a very fast pace.
• Self-motivated- requires minimal direction, can carry on the
vision for the level until completion and commit to deadlines.
• Good communication skills – able to help others and ask for
help when needed. Being proactive in sharing info and assets.
• great team-player attitude - being flexible with new ideas,
being open to direction and changes. Listening to team mates.
• Deadline oriented- being able to manage and organize work so
he meets all the deadlines and is able to adjust when changes happen.
• Excellent eye for light, shade, and color,.
• An exceptional understanding of form, shape, structure, and
silhouette in regard to modeling
• Foundation in the traditional arts

  Please submit resume & reels (online preferred) with samples of your
professional work along with a breakdown of your specific
contributions to: candace_walker@...

Naughty Dog
Santa Monica, CA
www.naughtydog.com

About our company…
Naughty Dog is the developer of critically acclaimed and top-selling
titles including the Crash Bandicoot franchise, Jak and Daxter
franchise and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. We're a relatively small
team with a highly decentralized and collaborative work environment –
we value feedback about any aspect of our game development from any
of our team members. We're a tightly knit group and you can
frequently find us participating in yoga sessions in the office,
spending lunch playing out on the court basketball, foosball in our
lunchroom or around town in our frequent group evenings out. Since
Naughty Dog is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Computer
Entertainment America, we also get a lot of the perks that comes from
being in the Sony family – movie screenings on the Sony Pictures lots
and discounts on electronics, music, movies and PlayStation hardware
and software. Of course, you just can't beat our location. Naughty
Dog is based near the ocean – and beaches – in Santa Monica,
California, where beautiful weather and fair temperatures grace us
year-round.

PARTICLE ARTIST POSITION
Requirements and Skills:
• Strong technical knowledge and artistic abilities working
with sprite type particles and materials within a game engine.
• Strong sense of form, color, and composition.
• Advanced problem solving techniques and patience to resolve
the numerous hurdles that present while working to achieve the
highest quality effects, ranging from detailed explosions, weather,
water, blood, etc.
• Thorough knowledge of Maya dynamics and expressions, as well
as how to optimize for the PlayStation 3 hardware.
• The self-sustained ability to take on a problem and run with
it until completion.
Bonus Skills:
• Intermediate level of scripting either in MEL or Python.

  Please submit resume & reels (online preferred) with samples of your
professional work along with a breakdown of your specific
contributions to: candace_walker@...

Weekly Opportunities Listings - As of October 9, 2008

Locations:  SF, Marin, San Mateo, Redwood City

Does one of these scenarios describe you?


  *   You've been coding and/or playing games since you were 8.
  *   You're an accomplished in the games business and want to make a change.
  *   You've spent the past 10 years of your life writing non-game software and
now it is time for a change because you have a passion for games.
  *   You want to work for a fun and engaging company.
  *   You don't want to work long hours.
  *   You want to work with accomplished people and make a difference in this
business.

Then read on ...

Game Company #1

The CEO of one of my newer clients describes his organization as a mid-core MMO
company.  His startup production team has lots of creative control.  The VCs who
backed this company also backed Netflix and myspace.com<http://myspace.com/>. 
The company has a positive, respectful culture and regular work hours.  Strong
salaries and stock are offered.

Opportunities include:

Technical Director

Sr. Server Engineer:  Java, C++
Sr. 3D Client Engineer
C++ Software Engineer



Game Company #2

This online social gaming company located in San Francisco is well-funded by a
quality VC firm. The organization is looking for top talent who can thrive in a
fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology focused culture. The company has a
positive and respectful culture.  Strong salaries and stock are offered.

Opportunities include:

PHP Web Developers

Java Web Developers

Lead AS3 Developer

Flash Developers

Game Company #3

This major league online Casual game company located in San Mateo creates
online, downloadable and mobile games. The company is expanding into new markets
and platforms and looking for top talent.  The company has a positive,
respectful culture.  Strong salaries and stock are offered.

Opportunities include:

Online Designer/Producer

C++ Engineer

UE Designer



Game Company #4

MMO game company is led by a Creative Director who delivered high profile games
as a Lead Game Designer and Programmer in the video game industry.  If you want
to work on a product that is major in scope, currently being designed for a
worldwide audience and has unique game play innovations, you may want to
consider their opportunities.  The company has a positive and respectful
culture.  Strong salaries and stock are offered.

Opportunities include:

Flash Developer

Sr. C++ Game Programmer

Tools Programmer

Lead Modeler

Technical Art Director

Java, Ruby, .net or PHP Sr. Web Application Engineer


Game Company #5

If you love kids titles, building a game on an online virtual world and working
in Redwood City, you may want to consider this opportunity.  You'll also work on
a stunning assortment of games.  The company has a positive, family friendly and
respectful culture.  This company is looking for top talent who'd love to
contribute to the creative process and make a difference in this business.
Strong salaries and stock are offered.

Opportunities include:


Web Developer - Entry

Sr. Web Game Engineer

Sr. Web Developer



Game Company #6

The last on this list, but not the least of my clients is a video game developer
(located in Marin) founded by a group of former LucasArts employees.  If you
enjoy working on adventure games, this company would be interested in you.

Opportunities include:

3D Technical Director

Sr. C++ Engineer

Sr. C++ Software Engineer - Core Technology

3D Graphics Engineer

Relocation assistance is available.


Thanks for taking the time to review the opportunities that I'm recruiting for. 
If you are interested or know of someone who is interested in any of these jobs,
please don't hesitate to refer this post to them.  If you would like to
subscribe to future Weekly Opportunity Listings, please email me.

I'm in the search business and have lots of expertise in hiring top talent in
the Web 2.0 and Games business.  I can provide you with advice regarding the
right next step to take in your career, as well as review your resume and give
you insights on ways it can enhance the search process.

If you're the right person for any of these openings we'll talk about the
opportunity first and you will only be referred to companies that you choose.



Kind Regards,

Marta Daglow | mdaglow@...  | 415.461.5845
Search firm (no fee to applicant) specializing in finding top talent in the Web
2.0 and Games space (Online, Social, Casual, Core for Handheld, Console, PC) for
award-winning and high profile companies.



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Hi,

Thanks for taking the time to review the opportunities that I'm recruiting for. 
If you are interested or know of someone who is interested in any of these jobs,
please don't hesitate to refer this post to them.  If you would like to
subscribe to future Weekly Opportunity Listings, please email me.

I'm in the search business and have lots of expertise in hiring top talent in
the Web 2.0 and Games business.  I can provide you with advice regarding the
right next step to take in your career, as well as review your resume and give
you insights on ways it can enhance the search process.

If you're the right person for any of these openings we'll talk about the
opportunity first, and you will only be referred to companies that you choose.

Weekly Opportunities Listings - As of October 4, 2008

Does one of these scenarios describe you?


  *   You have specialized expertise in one of the jobs listed below and you know
that you could make a difference for the company.
  *   You've been coding games since you were 8.
  *   You're a veteran of the games industry and want to make a change.
  *   You've spent the past 10 years of your life writing non-game software and
now it is time for a change because you have a passion for games.

Then read on ...

Game Company #1

I just met with one of my newer clients, the CEO of a new game company located
in San Francisco.  He describes his organization as a mid-core MMO company.  His
startup production team of 9 have lots of creative control.  The VCs who backed
this company also backed Netflix and myspace.com<http://myspace.com/>.  The
company has a positive, respectful culture and regular work hours.  Strong
salaries and stock are offered.

Opportunities include:

Sr. 3D Graphics Engineer

3D Graphics Engineer

Sr. C++ Engineer

C++ Engineer

Sr. Java Engineer

Java Engineer

Technical Director

Senior Java/C++ Server Engineer

Senior 3D, C++ Client Engineer

3D Graphics Engineer - Entry


Game Company #2

One of my client companies, located in San Francisco, is an online social gaming
company well-funded by a quality VC firm. The organization is looking for top
talent who can thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology focused
culture. The company has a positive and respectful culture.  Strong salaries and
stock are offered.

Opportunities include:

PHP Web Developers

Java Web Developers

Lead Web Developer

Flash Developers

Game Company #3

Online Casual game company located in San Mateo creates online, downloadable and
mobile games. The company is expanding into new markets and platforms and
looking for top talent.  The company has a positive, respectful culture.  Flex
schedule may be possible.  Strong salaries and stock are offered.

Opportunities include:

Online Producer/Designers

Engineers

Engineering Managers

C++ Engineer

UE Designer

Game Company #4

MMO game company is led by a Creative Director who delivered high profile games
as a Lead Game Designer and Programmer in the video game industry.  If you want
to work on a product that is major in scope, currently being designed for a
worldwide audience and has unique gameplay innovations, you may want to consider
their opportunities.  The company has a positive and respectful culture.  Strong
salaries and stock are offered.

Opportunities include:

Flash Developer

Sr. C++ Game Programmer

Tools Programmer

Lead Modeler

Technical Art Director

Java, Ruby, .net or PHP Sr. Web Application Engineer


Game Company #5

If you love kids titles, building a game on an online virtual world and working
in Redwood City, you may want to consider this opportunity.  You'll also work on
a stunning assortment of games.  The company has a positive, family friendly,
and respectful culture.  This company is looking for top talent who'd love to
contribute to the creative process and make a difference in this business.
Strong salaries and stock are offered.

Opportunities include:

Ad Sales Director

.Net/Ajax or DHTML Web Developer

Sr. Web Application Engineer

C++/DirectX/Open GL Game and Graphics Guru

.Net Engineer - Entry


Game Company #6

The last on this list, but not the least of my clients is a video game developer
(located in Marin) founded by a group of former LucasArts employees.  If you
enjoy working on adventure games, this company would be interested in you.

Opportunities include:

Technical Director

C++ Engineer

Sr. C++ Software Engineer - Core Technology

3D Graphics Engineer




Best Regards,

Marta Daglow | mdaglow@...  | 415.461.5845
Search firm specializing in finding top talent in the Web 2.0 and Games space
(Online, Social, Casual, Core for Handheld, Console, PC) for award-winning and
high profile companies.



[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Naughty Dog is the developer of critically acclaimed and top-selling
titles including the Crash Bandicoot franchise, Jak and Daxter
franchise and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. We're a relatively small
team with a highly decentralized and collaborative work environment –
we value feedback about any aspect of our game development from any
of our team members. We're a tightly knit group and you can
frequently find us participating in yoga sessions in the office,
spending lunch playing out on the court basketball, foosball in our
lunchroom or around town in our frequent group evenings out. Since
Naughty Dog is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Computer
Entertainment America, we also get a lot of the perks that comes from
being in the Sony family – movie screenings on the Sony Pictures lots
and discounts on electronics, music, movies and PlayStation hardware
and software. Of course, you just can't beat our location. Naughty
Dog is based near the ocean – and beaches – in Santa Monica,
California, where beautiful weather and fair temperatures grace us
year-round.

Want to join our Kennel?

We're constantly looking to expand our team with exceptional
individuals who have the drive to help us develop great video games.
We are constantly on the lookout for senior level candidates with
proven industry track records who don't shy away from challenges and
confidently feel they are among the best in their field. All of our
positions require a love of games, strong work ethic and excellent
communication skills. Due to our relatively small development staff,
firm deadlines and informal structure, each potential team member
should be a capable self-starter and able to manage their time and
tasks independently.

Environment Artist

Responsibilities:
• Creating models for both architectural and organic natural
environments.
• Trouble-shoot levels and maintain them, so they stay in frame
rate, memory and design spec.

Requirements/ Bonus Skills:
• 3-5 years experience games or games related experience
modeling and texturing environments using Maya
• Strong experience and techniques in creating plants, shrubs
and vines using cards/flats.
• Strong artistic ability to visualize entire levels and detail
with minimal concept art and direction.
• Strong technical ability to manage assets to fit memory,
design, and frame rate limits.
• Strong polygonal modeling skills- able to generate clean and
efficient models at a very fast pace.
• Self-motivated- requires minimal direction, can carry on the
vision for the level until completion and commit to deadlines.
• Good communication skills – able to help others and ask for
help when needed. Being proactive in sharing info and assets.
• Great team-player attitude – being flexible with new ideas,
being open to direction and changes. Listening to team mates.
• Deadline oriented- being able to manage and organize work so
he meets all the deadlines and is able to adjust when changes happen.
• Excellent eye for light, shade, and color.
• An exceptional understanding of form, shape, structure, and
silhouette in regard to modeling
• Foundation in the traditional arts



Please a demo reel or examples of professional work (Online
Preferred), a breakdown of your contributions to the shot, and an
accompanying resume.  Please send your information to:

Candace Walker
Recruiter @ Naughty Dog
Web Site: www.naughtydog.com
Direct Line: 310-633-9275
Email: candace_walker@...

Hi,

Thanks for taking the time to review the opportunities that I'm recruiting for. 
If you are interested or know of someone who is, please don't hesitate to call
(415-461-5845) or email me (mdaglow@...).

Weekly Job Listings - As of October 1, 2008

One of my client companies, located in San Francisco, is an online social gaming
company well-funded by a quality VC firm. The organization is looking for top
talent who can thrive in a fast paced, entrepreneurial, technology driven
culture.

Opportunities include:

PHP Web Developers
Java Web Developers
Lead Web Developer
Flash Developers


Another client company, located in San Francisco, is a small, well-funded start
up developing casual MMOs and social games.  This company is looking for top
talent who'd love to contribute to the creative process and make a difference in
this business.

Opportunities include:

Senior Java/C++ Server Engineer
Senior 3D, C++ Client Engineer
C++ Software Engineer

Casual game company located in San Mateo creates online, downloadable and mobile
games. The company is expanding into new markets and platforms and looking for
top talent.

Opportunities include:

Online Producer/Designers
Engineers
Engineering Managers
C++ Engineer
UE Designer


Kind Regards,

Marta Daglow
(415) 461-5845
mdaglow@...


Kind Regards,

Marta Daglow | mdaglow@...<mailto:mdaglow@...>  |
415.461.5845



[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Naughty Dog is the developer of critically acclaimed and top-selling
titles including the Crash Bandicoot franchise, Jak and Daxter
franchise and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. We're a relatively small
team with a highly decentralized and collaborative work environment –
we value feedback about any aspect of our game development from any
of our team members. We're a tightly knit group and you can
frequently find us participating in yoga sessions in the office,
spending lunch playing out on the court basketball, foosball in our
lunchroom or around town in our frequent group evenings out. Since
Naughty Dog is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Computer
Entertainment America, we also get a lot of the perks that comes from
being in the Sony family – movie screenings on the Sony Pictures lots
and discounts on electronics, music, movies and PlayStation hardware
and software. Of course, you just can't beat our location. Naughty
Dog is based near the ocean – and beaches – in Santa Monica,
California, where beautiful weather and fair temperatures grace us
year-round.

Want to join our Kennel?

We're constantly looking to expand our team with exceptional
individuals who have the drive to help us develop great video games.
We are constantly on the lookout for senior level candidates with
proven industry track records who don't shy away from challenges and
confidently feel they are among the best in their field. All of our
positions require a love of games, strong work ethic and excellent
communication skills. Due to our relatively small development staff,
firm deadlines and informal structure, each potential team member
should be a capable self-starter and able to manage their time and
tasks independently.

Particle Artist

Requirements /Skills:
• Strong technical knowledge and artistic abilities working
with sprite type particles and materials within a game engine.
• Strong sense of form, color, and composition.
• Advanced problem solving techniques and patience to resolve
the numerous hurdles that present while working to achieve the
highest quality effects, ranging from detailed explosions, weather,
water, blood, etc.
• Thorough knowledge of Maya dynamics and expressions, as well
as how to optimize for the PlayStation 3 hardware.
• The self-sustained ability to take on a problem and run with
it until completion.

Bonus Skills:
• Intermediate level of scripting either in MEL or Python.

Please include a demo reel or examples of professional work (Online
Preferred), a breakdown of your contributions to the shot, and an
accompanying resume.  Send your information to:

Candace Walker
Recruiter @ Naughty Dog
Web Site: www.naughtydog.com
Direct Line: 310-633-9275
Email: candace_walker@...

Naughty Dog is the developer of critically acclaimed and top-selling
titles including the Crash Bandicoot franchise, Jak and Daxter
franchise and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. We're a relatively small
team with a highly decentralized and collaborative work environment –
we value feedback about any aspect of our game development from any
of our team members. We're a tightly knit group and you can
frequently find us participating in yoga sessions in the office,
spending lunch playing out on the court basketball, foosball in our
lunchroom or around town in our frequent group evenings out. Since
Naughty Dog is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Computer
Entertainment America, we also get a lot of the perks that comes from
being in the Sony family – movie screenings on the Sony Pictures lots
and discounts on electronics, music, movies and PlayStation hardware
and software. Of course, you just can't beat our location. Naughty
Dog is based near the ocean – and beaches – in Santa Monica,
California, where beautiful weather and fair temperatures grace us
year-round.

Want to join our Kennel?

We're constantly looking to expand our team with exceptional
individuals who have the drive to help us develop great video games.
We are constantly on the lookout for senior level candidates with
proven industry track records who don't shy away from challenges and
confidently feel they are among the best in their field. All of our
positions require a love of games, strong work ethic and excellent
communication skills. Due to our relatively small development staff,
firm deadlines and informal structure, each potential team member
should be a capable self-starter and able to manage their time and
tasks independently.

GUI Tools Programmer

Requirements/Skills
• Excellent Math Skills
• 3-5 years of professional games experience
• C++, C#, and C++/CLI expertise
• Experience in creating the following PC applications: level
editor (actor placement, navigation meshes, particles, boundary
regions, etc), art prototype catalogue/database, animation/cinematic
editor, material/shader editor, plug-ins, build tools, data massaging
tools, lighting tools
• Experience in using the following technologies: Maya Plug-in
API, SQL, OpenGL, CG/HLSL
• Ability to design, author, and maintain complex tools used in
different parts of the production pipeline

Bonus Skills
• Experience using DCC applications
(3DStudio/Maya/Photoshop/XSI/...)
• Knowledge of scripting languages
(Python/MelScript/Lua/VBScript.)
• GUI art/design skills

Please send your resume to:

Candace Walker
Recruiter @ Naughty Dog
Web Site: www.naughtydog.com
Direct Line: 310-633-9275
Email: candace_walker@...

Naughty Dog is the developer of critically acclaimed and top-selling
titles including the Crash Bandicoot franchise, Jak and Daxter
franchise and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. We're a relatively small
team with a highly decentralized and collaborative work environment –
we value feedback about any aspect of our game development from any
of our team members. We're a tightly knit group and you can
frequently find us participating in yoga sessions in the office,
spending lunch playing out on the court basketball, foosball in our
lunchroom or around town in our frequent group evenings out. Since
Naughty Dog is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Computer
Entertainment America, we also get a lot of the perks that comes from
being in the Sony family – movie screenings on the Sony Pictures lots
and discounts on electronics, music, movies and PlayStation hardware
and software. Of course, you just can't beat our location. Naughty
Dog is based near the ocean – and beaches – in Santa Monica,
California, where beautiful weather and fair temperatures grace us
year-round.

Want to join our Kennel?

We're constantly looking to expand our team with exceptional
individuals who have the drive to help us develop great video games.
We are constantly on the lookout for senior level candidates with
proven industry track records who don't shy away from challenges and
confidently feel they are among the best in their field. All of our
positions require a love of games, strong work ethic and excellent
communication skills. Due to our relatively small development staff,
firm deadlines and informal structure, each potential team member
should be a capable self-starter and able to manage their time and
tasks independently.

Game Designer

Responsibilities:
• Responsible for the planning, level layout, setup and tuning
of single-player levels, from high concept to object placement and
scripting.
• Responsible for designing and producing engaging and fun
third-person action gameplay and levels.
• Act as producer for levels you design, as well as other parts
of the game, collaborating across disciplines to get work done and
clear dependencies, ensuring deadlines are met, and championing
aspects of the gameplay.
• Work directly with artists, programmers, animators and other
game designers to contribute to the vision of the game.
• Responsible for level layout by creating simplified level
geometry and performing extensive play-testing and iteration.
• Work with programmers to develop tools on an ongoing basis.

  Requirements and Skills:
• Experience designing single-player levels for console games
• Minimum 3 to 5 years of games industry experience
• Strong methodology and problem solving ability and with a
focus on creative,  fun and innovative solutions
• Strong and effective communication skills
• Exceptional team player with the ability to collaborate
without losing sight of the gameplay vision
• Willingness to take design direction when offered
• Experience playing 3rd person action games
• Very good working knowledge of Maya, 3DS Max or similar 3D
package
• Experience of developing third-person action games a bonus
• Experience of scripting set-up for action games a bonus
• Desire to be a part of the Naughty Dog team

Please a demo reel or examples of professional work (Online
Preferred), a breakdown of your contributions to the shot, and an
accompanying resume.  Send your information to:

Candace Walker
Recruiter @ Naughty Dog
Web Site: www.naughtydog.com
Direct Line: 310-633-9275
Email: candace_walker@...

Naughty Dog is the developer of critically acclaimed and top-selling
titles including the Crash Bandicoot franchise, Jak and Daxter
franchise and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. We're a relatively small
team with a highly decentralized and collaborative work environment –
we value feedback about any aspect of our game development from any
of our team members. We're a tightly knit group and you can
frequently find us participating in yoga sessions in the office,
spending lunch playing out on the court basketball, foosball in our
lunchroom or around town in our frequent group evenings out. Since
Naughty Dog is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Computer
Entertainment America, we also get a lot of the perks that comes from
being in the Sony family – movie screenings on the Sony Pictures lots
and discounts on electronics, music, movies and PlayStation hardware
and software. Of course, you just can't beat our location. Naughty
Dog is based near the ocean – and beaches – in Santa Monica,
California, where beautiful weather and fair temperatures grace us
year-round.

Want to join our Kennel?

We're constantly looking to expand our team with exceptional
individuals who have the drive to help us develop great video games.
We are constantly on the lookout for senior level candidates with
proven industry track records who don't shy away from challenges and
confidently feel they are among the best in their field. All of our
positions require a love of games, strong work ethic and excellent
communication skills. Due to our relatively small development staff,
firm deadlines and informal structure, each potential team member
should be a capable self-starter and able to manage their time and
tasks independently.

Character Animator

**Please Note This Is An IN-HOUSE CONTRACT Position**

Responsibilities:
• Create character motions through a blend of keyframe
animation and motion capture with our proprietary animation tools
• Work with designers and programmers to implement and iterate
on these motions to create compelling, entertaining, and visually
appealing gameplay and/or cinematic events.
• Learn and utilize custom tools and basic scripting

  Requirements and skills:
• Have experience working on real-time, interactive characters
• Have extensive experience animating realistic humans,
including facial animation.
• Have a good sense of proper weight and timing in your
animation performances
• Have a good understanding of acting principles and basic
camera staging.
• Be comfortable working with minimal direction
• Be a creative, innovative problem solver
• Be organized, productive, and a good communicator
• Be flexible with making edits and revisions based on gameplay
requirements
• Have the ability to grasp new technology quickly and get the
most out of it

Our pipeline is Maya-based with a suite of innovative proprietary
tools, so prior experience with Maya is preferred.  A good sense of
game design is also a plus.  Candidates could be asked to take an
animation test if their experience level only meets our minimum
requirements.

  Please include a resume, demo reel or examples of professional work
(Online Preferred) a breakdown of your contributions to the shot, and
an accompanying resume.  Send your information to:

Candace Walker
Recruiter @ Naughty Dog
Web Site: www.naughtydog.com
Direct Line: 310-633-9275
Email: candace_walker@...

Naughty Dog is the developer of critically acclaimed and top-selling
titles including the Crash Bandicoot franchise, Jak and Daxter
franchise and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. We're a relatively small
team with a highly decentralized and collaborative work environment –
we value feedback about any aspect of our game development from any
of our team members. We're a tightly knit group and you can
frequently find us participating in yoga sessions in the office,
spending lunch playing out on the court basketball, foosball in our
lunchroom or around town in our frequent group evenings out. Since
Naughty Dog is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Computer
Entertainment America, we also get a lot of the perks that comes from
being in the Sony family – movie screenings on the Sony Pictures lots
and discounts on electronics, music, movies and PlayStation hardware
and software. Of course, you just can't beat our location. Naughty
Dog is based near the ocean – and beaches – in Santa Monica,
California, where beautiful weather and fair temperatures grace us
year-round.

Want to join our Kennel?

We're constantly looking to expand our team with exceptional
individuals who have the drive to help us develop great video games.
We are constantly on the lookout for senior level candidates with
proven industry track records who don't shy away from challenges and
confidently feel they are among the best in their field. All of our
positions require a love of games, strong work ethic and excellent
communication skills. Due to our relatively small development staff,
firm deadlines and informal structure, each potential team member
should be a capable self-starter and able to manage their time and
tasks independently.

Texture Artist

If you're an exceptional digital texture painter and like to focus on
what generally fills 80-90% of the screen at any given frame of the
game - in-game & cinematic backgrounds - then this is the job for
you!

Requirement and Skills:
• Proficient at texturing surface details & material effects on
objects ranging from trees to metal corridors.
• Excellent eye for filling in missing detail from concept art,
and extracting key features from real world reference.
• Comfortable with minimal direction and be flexible with
realistic rendering styles.

Bonus Skills
• Photoshop, Maya shading networks or game production is
preferred

Please include a demo reel or examples of professional work (Online
Preferred), a breakdown of your contributions to the shot, and an
accompanying resume.  Send your information to:

Candace Walker
Recruiter @ Naughty Dog
Web Site: www.naughtydog.com
Direct Line: 310-633-9275
Email: candace_walker@...

Hi,

My client is looking for entry, mid and senior level engineering talent as well
as Producer talent (people who have strong game design instincts).  You'll work
on exciting online game projects with our fun/accomplished/smart team of people.
If you would like to know more, please don't hesitate to call or email me.  The
company is offering outstanding pay, benefits and stock option opportunities.

Best,

Marta Daglow | mdaglow@...<mailto:mdaglow@...>  |
415 461 5845




[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Naughty Dog is the developer of critically acclaimed and top-selling
titles including the Crash Bandicoot franchise, Jak and Daxter
franchise and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. We're a relatively small
team with a highly decentralized and collaborative work environment –
we value feedback about any aspect of our game development from any
of our team members. We're a tightly knit group and you can
frequently find us participating in yoga sessions in the office,
spending lunch playing out on the court basketball, foosball in our
lunchroom or around town in our frequent group evenings out. Since
Naughty Dog is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Computer
Entertainment America, we also get a lot of the perks that comes from
being in the Sony family – movie screenings on the Sony Pictures lots
and discounts on electronics, music, movies and PlayStation hardware
and software. Of course, you just can't beat our location. Naughty
Dog is based near the ocean – and beaches – in Santa Monica,
California, where beautiful weather and fair temperatures grace us
year-round.

Want to join our Kennel?

We're constantly looking to expand our team with exceptional
individuals who have the drive to help us develop great video games.
We are constantly on the lookout for senior level candidates with
proven industry track records who don't shy away from challenges and
confidently feel they are among the best in their field. All of our
positions require a love of games, strong work ethic and excellent
communication skills. Due to our relatively small development staff,
firm deadlines and informal structure, each potential team member
should be a capable self-starter and able to manage their time and
tasks independently.

Environmental Concept Artist

**Please Note This Is An IN-HOUSE CONTRACT Position**

Responsibilities:
• Demonstrate a broad range of excellent drawing abilities.
• Demonstrate complete mastery of game development software
tools needed for concept creation.
• Collaborates effectively with art leads during review
sessions which results in the finest artistic look possible.
• Meets project deadlines / milestones, as set by project leads
• Consistently exercises sound judgment in all areas of
expertise.

Requirements and skills:
• A demo portfolio demonstrating excellent drawing skills
• Work must clearly demonstrate exceptional ability in the
areas of artistic, stylistic and versatility.
• BFA or equivalent game development experience strongly
preferred.
• Fine art skills, drawing and painting, lighting and color.
• 2 years of professional experience working as a concept
artist or texturer in computer gaming or a related field
• Proficiency working in Photoshop
• Excellent organizational, communication and interpersonal
skills
• Must be receptive to art direction and perform well within a
team setting
• Must be responsive to schedules and work well under pressure

Please include a resume, demo reel or examples of professional work
(Online Preferred) a breakdown of your contributions to the shot, and
an accompanying resume.  Send your information to:

Candace Walker
Recruiter @ Naughty Dog
Web Site: www.naughtydog.com
Direct Line: 310-633-9275
Email: candace_walker@...

…clearing his throat, he noticed his mouth was dry - very dry.  He
could feel the cool breeze from the ceiling fan above.  Opening his
eyes, the room was dim except for the light from the t.v. screen.
It was still on.  The screen displayed a crisp, clear picture of his
character; it was delivering a piercing look and awaiting his
command.  The console controller fell from his lap as he sat
upright.

He heard himself say, "If I turn off the game now, I can probably
score a couple hours of sleep and not be too bad off in the
morning."

Silently, he thought, "Look how much I've accomplished!  I'm sure
with this character, I can infiltrate the organization, root out the
double-crossers who are leading the uprising and ultimately prevent
political upheaval…"

Know the feeling?  Ever been completely enrapt by a movie, book or
game?  We have…

Before any exciting, addictive game can become a reality, it must be
developed!  Join us in bringing a new game concept to fruition.

Job Description:
As an EXPERIENCED 3D Graphics Programmer you should be able to
successfully utilize your expertise in research, design and
implementation of innovative graphics techniques to create
technology for use in multiple games.  Specifically, develop and
optimize 3D graphics engines, architectures and pipelines for
current and future game consoles & PCs.  Combine your skills with
other talented programmers to develop, test, tune and debug new &
existing core rendering components.  Work with artists to co-
ordinate graphics deliverables. You will work to achieve individual,
team, and project goals.   Previous game engine or extensive
graphics experience is CRITICAL.

Primary Responsibilities:
Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to, the
development of vertex and pixel shaders, advanced lighting and
shadow techniques and post-process screen effects.

General Education / Work Experience:
• BSCS or equivalent experience
• Minimum 5 years C/C++ programming experience
• Practical, real-world 3D graphics programming experience
• Keen interest in researching & implementing new graphics
techniques
• Experience in HLSL and Cg shader programming
• Experience with console game development – PC & handhelds a
plus
• Strong 3D math skills
• Expert technical design, coding, debugging
• Proactive problem solver – investigating all facets of the
issue to seek resolution
• Excellent communication skills working within a large team
of other programmers, artists, designers and producers
• Organized and detail oriented – able to focus on quality AND
deadlines simultaneously
• Able to work independently and within a team environment

Additional specialized skills:
• Low-level graphics programming ability; including shaders
• Rendering techniques; including Scenegraphs, BSPs and
occlusion culling
• Experience with particle systems
• Knowledge of 3D modeling & animation software – Maya a big
plus!



This is regular, full-time, career opportunity.

Relocation to the Dallas, TX metropolitan area is required.


Qualified individuals authorized to work in the U.S. are encouraged
to apply.

Resumes and links to work should be emailed to recruiting@....

Learn more about us at www.paradigmgames.com!

We seek an expert in the technical aspects of animation for our next-
generation action game.
Join us as we embark on an amazing journey developing an original IP!

Job Description:
The ideal candidate is skilled technically/artistically and is well
versed in problem solving the many aspects of animation production.
He/She will work with others across departments to create an
effective pipeline for the animation team.

Primary Responsibilities:
Evaluate, initiate and maintain processes/procedures related to:

Set up pipe:
Rigging, skinning, ragdoll, cloth and dynamics, tools & automation
for characters, creatures, environments, vehicles and anything else
that needs to move
Animation pipe:
Creating tools, automating animation workflow, working with motion
capture data
Conversion pipe:
Getting animation transferred to work in game using Havok or Natural
Motion

Create efficient and flexible full body character setups
Setup ragdoll and cloth simulation rigs
Debug and refine our animation and motion capture pipeline
Create high resolution facial rigs that utilize joint and
blendshape/morph target nodes
Understanding of anatomy and motion
Experience with character rigging and weight painting
Streamline animation pipeline by creating (scripted) tools as
necessary

Education / Work Experience:
• Minimum 4 years experience creating exceptional animations
(Maya, Alias, etc.)
• 4-5 years minimum character rigging (full body & facial) &
weighting
• Extensive experience writing scripts – for animation
pipeline tools
• Experience setting up dynamics, clothes, fur, etc. in
Maya/Max
• Expertise in Maya, 3DS Max, Softimage or other 3D software
• BFA degree in Art related field (Computer Animation,
Computer Art) and/or BS in technology related field (Computer
Science) preferred but not required
• Good communication skills across the board (with animators,
other artists, software engineers, etc.)
• Proactive problem solver – properly investigating all facets
of issue to seek resolution
• Organized and detail oriented – able to focus on quality AND
deadlines simultaneously

Additional Skills:
• Experience with Motionbuilder a plus
• Experience writing Maya plug ins with programming languages
(such as C++ or python) a plus
• Experience with motion capture is a plus
• Experience with other technical art skills (lighting, FX,
etc.) a plus
• Experience developing console (PS3, X-Box 360) and/or PC
titles is a plus
• Ability & willingness to learn other relevant technical
areas to animation - critical
• Animation & Video game enthusiast

Provide several samples of functioning rig/skeletal systems you have
created (video or files). We always like to see to see animation
samples.  Be sure to provide a breakdown and specify your work.


This is regular, full-time, career opportunity.

Relocation to the Dallas, TX metropolitan area is required.

Qualified individuals authorized to work in the U.S. are encouraged
to apply.

Resumes and links to work should be emailed to recruiting@....

Learn more about us at www.paradigmgames.com!

Naughty Dog
Santa Monica, CA
www.naughtydog.com

About our company..
Naughty Dog is the developer of critically acclaimed and top-selling
titles including the Crash Bandicoot franchise, Jak and Daxter
franchise and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. We're a relatively small
team with a highly decentralized and collaborative work environment –
we value feedback about any aspect of our game development from any
of our team members. We're a tightly knit group and you can
frequently find us participating in yoga sessions in the office,
spending lunch playing out on the court basketball, foosball in our
lunchroom or around town in our frequent group evenings out. Since
Naughty Dog is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Computer
Entertainment America, we also get a lot of the perks that comes from
being in the Sony family – movie screenings on the Sony Pictures lots
and discounts on electronics, music, movies and PlayStation hardware
and software. Of course, you just can't beat our location. Naughty
Dog is based near the ocean – and beaches – in Santa Monica,
California, where beautiful weather and fair temperatures grace us
year-round.

Game Designer

Responsibilities:
• Responsible for the planning, level layout, setup and tuning
of single-player levels, from high concept to object placement and
scripting.
• Responsible for designing and producing engaging and fun
third-person action gameplay and levels.
• Act as producer for levels you design, as well as other parts
of the game, collaborating across disciplines to get work done and
clear dependencies, ensuring deadlines are met, and championing
aspects of the gameplay.
• Work directly with artists, programmers, animators and other
game designers to contribute to the vision of the game.
• Responsible for level layout by creating simplified level
geometry and performing extensive play-testing and iteration.
• Work with programmers to develop tools on an ongoing basis.

Requirements and Skills:
• Experience designing single-player levels for console games
• Minimum 3 to 5 years of games industry experience
• Strong methodology and problem solving ability and with a
focus on creative,  fun and innovative solutions
• Strong and effective communication skills
• Exceptional team player with the ability to collaborate
without losing sight of the gameplay vision
• Willingness to take design direction when offered
• Experience playing 3rd person action games
• Very good working knowledge of Maya, 3DS Max or similar 3D
package
• Experience of developing third-person action games a bonus
• Experience of scripting set-up for action games a bonus
• Desire to be a part of the Naughty Dog team


Please submit resume & samples of your professional work along with a
breakdown of your specific contributions to:

Candace Walker
Recruiter @ Naughty Dog
Web Site: www.naughtydog.com
Direct Line: 310-633-9275
Email: candace_walker@...

Hi,

Are you an end-to-end Producer (Sr. or Exec.) with game design experience in the
Web 2.0 or a social networking organization? My innovative client has asked me
to conduct a search to look for the best and the brightest people in this
business.  If you are interested or know of people who are, please let me know. 
I have a direct connection to the hiring people at this organization.

Best,

Marta Daglow | mdaglow@...<mailto:mdaglow@...>  |
415 461 5845



[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Naughty Dog
Santa Monica, CA
www.naughtydog.com
Environment Artist

About our company…
Naughty Dog is the developer of critically acclaimed and top-selling
titles including the Crash Bandicoot franchise, Jak and Daxter
franchise and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. We're a relatively small
team with a highly decentralized and collaborative work environment –
we value feedback about any aspect of our game development from any
of our team members. We're a tightly knit group and you can
frequently find us participating in yoga sessions in the office,
spending lunch playing out on the court basketball, foosball in our
lunchroom or around town in our frequent group evenings out. Since
Naughty Dog is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Computer
Entertainment America, we also get a lot of the perks that comes from
being in the Sony family – movie screenings on the Sony Pictures lots
and discounts on electronics, music, movies and PlayStation hardware
and software. Of course, you just can't beat our location. Naughty
Dog is based near the ocean – and beaches – in Santa Monica,
California, where beautiful weather and fair temperatures grace us
year-round.

Environment Artist

Responsibilities:
• Creating models for both architectural and organic natural
environments.
• Trouble shoot levels and maintain them, so they stay in frame
rate, memory and design spec.
Requirements/ Bonus Skills:
• 3-5 years experience games or games related experience
modeling and texturing environments using Maya
• Strong experience and techniques in creating plants, shrubs
and vines using cards/flats.
• Strong artistic ability to visualize entire levels and detail
with minimal concept art and direction.
• Strong technical ability to manage assets to fit memory,
design, and frame rate limits.
• Strong polygonal modeling skills- able to generate clean and
efficient models at a very fast pace.
• Self-motivated- requires minimal direction, can carry on the
vision for the level until completion and commit to deadlines.
• Good communication skills – able to help others and ask for
help when needed. Being proactive in sharing info and assets.
• great team-player attitude - being flexible with new ideas,
being open to direction and changes. Listening to team mates.
• Deadline oriented- being able to manage and organize work so
he meets all the deadlines and is able to adjust when changes happen.
• Excellent eye for light, shade, and color,.
• An exceptional understanding of form, shape, structure, and
silhouette in regard to modeling
• Foundation in the traditional arts

  Please submit resume & reel (online preferred) with samples of your
professional work along with a breakdown of your specific
contributions to:

Candace Walker
Recruiter @ Naughty Dog
Email: candace_walker@...
Web Site: www.naughtydog.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/candacerwalker

Naughty Dog
Santa Monica, CA
www.naughtydog.com
Environment Artist

About our company…
Naughty Dog is the developer of critically acclaimed and top-selling
titles including the Crash Bandicoot franchise, Jak and Daxter
franchise and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. We're a relatively small
team with a highly decentralized and collaborative work environment –
we value feedback about any aspect of our game development from any
of our team members. We're a tightly knit group and you can
frequently find us participating in yoga sessions in the office,
spending lunch playing out on the court basketball, foosball in our
lunchroom or around town in our frequent group evenings out. Since
Naughty Dog is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Computer
Entertainment America, we also get a lot of the perks that comes from
being in the Sony family – movie screenings on the Sony Pictures lots
and discounts on electronics, music, movies and PlayStation hardware
and software. Of course, you just can't beat our location. Naughty
Dog is based near the ocean – and beaches – in Santa Monica,
California, where beautiful weather and fair temperatures grace us
year-round.

Environment Artist

Responsibilities:
• Creating models for both architectural and organic natural
environments.
• Trouble shoot levels and maintain them, so they stay in frame
rate, memory and design spec.
Requirements/ Bonus Skills:
• 3-5 years experience games or games related experience
modeling and texturing environments using Maya
• Strong experience and techniques in creating plants, shrubs
and vines using cards/flats.
• Strong artistic ability to visualize entire levels and detail
with minimal concept art and direction.
• Strong technical ability to manage assets to fit memory,
design, and frame rate limits.
• Strong polygonal modeling skills- able to generate clean and
efficient models at a very fast pace.
• Self-motivated- requires minimal direction, can carry on the
vision for the level until completion and commit to deadlines.
• Good communication skills – able to help others and ask for
help when needed. Being proactive in sharing info and assets.
• great team-player attitude - being flexible with new ideas,
being open to direction and changes. Listening to team mates.
• Deadline oriented- being able to manage and organize work so
he meets all the deadlines and is able to adjust when changes happen.
• Excellent eye for light, shade, and color,.
• An exceptional understanding of form, shape, structure, and
silhouette in regard to modeling
• Foundation in the traditional arts

  Please submit resume & reel (online preferred) with samples of your
professional work along with a breakdown of your specific
contributions to:

Candace Walker
Recruiter @ Naughty Dog
Email: candace_walker@...
Web Site: www.naughtydog.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/candacerwalker

Naughty Dog
Santa Monica, CA
www.naughtydog.com
Gameplay Scripter

About our company…
Naughty Dog is the developer of critically acclaimed and top-selling
titles including the Crash Bandicoot franchise, Jak and Daxter
franchise and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. We're a relatively small
team with a highly decentralized and collaborative work environment –
we value feedback about any aspect of our game development from any
of our team members. We're a tightly knit group and you can
frequently find us participating in yoga sessions in the office,
spending lunch playing out on the court basketball, foosball in our
lunchroom or around town in our frequent group evenings out. Since
Naughty Dog is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Computer
Entertainment America, we also get a lot of the perks that comes from
being in the Sony family – movie screenings on the Sony Pictures lots
and discounts on electronics, music, movies and PlayStation hardware
and software. Of course, you just can't beat our location. Naughty
Dog is based near the ocean – and beaches – in Santa Monica,
California, where beautiful weather and fair temperatures grace us
year-round.

Position: Gameplay Scripter

Requirements and Skills:
• Strong programming skills (Computer Science undergraduate
degree preferred)
• Games scripting experience strongly preferred
• Strong methodology and problem solving ability and with a
focus on creative,  fun and innovative solutions
• Strong and effective communication skills and organizational
ability
• Pro-active attitude
• Exceptional team player with the ability to collaborate
without losing sight of the gameplay vision
• Willingness to take design direction when offered
• Very good working knowledge of Maya, 3DS Max or similar 3D
package
• Experience with 3D level editors
• Strong game design sense:: must be able to intelligently
discuss the strengths of weaknesses of recent games.
• Desire to be a part of the Naughty Dog team

Bonus Skills:
• Familiarity with a LISP or Scheme-like language
• Experience of developing third-person action games
• Good sense of cinematography and pacing

Please submit resume & samples of your professional work noting your
specific contributions to:

Candace Walker
Recruiter @ Naughty Dog
Email: candace_walker@...
Web Site: www.naughtydog.com
Direct Line: (310) 633-9275
http://www.linkedin.com/in/candacerwalker

Naughty Dog
Santa Monica, CA
www.naughtydog.com
Concept Artist

About our company…
Naughty Dog is the developer of critically acclaimed and top-selling
titles including the Crash Bandicoot franchise, Jak and Daxter
franchise and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. We're a relatively small
team with a highly decentralized and collaborative work environment –
we value feedback about any aspect of our game development from any
of our team members. We're a tightly knit group and you can
frequently find us participating in yoga sessions in the office,
spending lunch playing out on the court basketball, foosball in our
lunchroom or around town in our frequent group evenings out. Since
Naughty Dog is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Computer
Entertainment America, we also get a lot of the perks that comes from
being in the Sony family – movie screenings on the Sony Pictures lots
and discounts on electronics, music, movies and PlayStation hardware
and software. Of course, you just can't beat our location. Naughty
Dog is based near the ocean – and beaches – in Santa Monica,
California, where beautiful weather and fair temperatures grace us
year-round.

Position: Concept Artist

  Please submit resume & reel (online preferred) with samples of your
professional work along with a breakdown of your specific
contributions to:

Candace Walker
Recruiter @ Naughty Dog
Email: candace_walker@...
Web Site: www.naughtydog.com
Direct Line: (310) 633-9275
http://www.linkedin.com/in/candacerwalker

Naughty Dog
Santa Monica, CA
www.naughtydog.com
Character Animator

About our company…
Naughty Dog is the developer of critically acclaimed and top-selling
titles including the Crash Bandicoot franchise, Jak and Daxter
franchise and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. We're a relatively small
team with a highly decentralized and collaborative work environment –
we value feedback about any aspect of our game development from any
of our team members. We're a tightly knit group and you can
frequently find us participating in yoga sessions in the office,
spending lunch playing out on the court basketball, foosball in our
lunchroom or around town in our frequent group evenings out. Since
Naughty Dog is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Computer
Entertainment America, we also get a lot of the perks that comes from
being in the Sony family – movie screenings on the Sony Pictures lots
and discounts on electronics, music, movies and PlayStation hardware
and software. Of course, you just can't beat our location. Naughty
Dog is based near the ocean – and beaches – in Santa Monica,
California, where beautiful weather and fair temperatures grace us
year-round.

Position: Character Animator

Naughty Dog is looking to expand our team with artists who are
passionate about raising the bar for gameplay animation. We're
looking for someone to help create our in-game cutscenes as well as
someone to help create our supporting cast of interactive characters.

Responsibilities:
• Create character motions through a blend of keyframe
animation and motion capture with our proprietary animation tools
• Work with designers and programmers to implement and iterate
on these motions to create compelling, entertaining, and visually
appealing gameplay and/or cinematic events.
• Learn and utilize custom tools and basic scripting
    Persons applying for this position should ideally:
• Have experience working on real-time, interactive characters
• Have extensive experience animating realistic humans,
including facial animation.
• Have a good sense of proper weight and timing in your
animation performances
• Have a good understanding of acting principles and basic
camera staging.
• Be comfortable working with minimal direction
• Be a creative, innovative problem solver
• Be organized, productive, and a good communicator
• Be flexible with making edits and revisions based on gameplay
requirements
• Have the ability to grasp new technology quickly and get the
most out of it

Our pipeline is Maya-based with a suite of innovative proprietary
tools, so prior experience with Maya is preferred.  A good sense of
game design is also a plus.  Candidates could be asked to take an
animation test if their experience level only meets our minimum
requirements.

  Please submit resume & reel (online preferred) with samples of your
professional work along with a breakdown of your specific
contributions to:

Candace Walker
Recruiter @ Naughty Dog
Email: candace_walker@...
Web Site: www.naughtydog.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/candacerwalker

My partner and I just completed work on a TGEA project; We are now
ready to begin a new project on any gaming platform. if you need a
pair of experienced programmers we am available for paid and serious
projects.

We can be reached at protovisiongames@... . Please only serious
inquiries. References, code samples etc. available upon request.

PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE EXPERIENCE
ANSI / ISO C & C++
Z80 / 6502 / 6510, MC680x0, RISC ARM7 / ARM9 & Intel 80x86
Assembly Skills
Basic, Pascal, Modula 2, HTML & JavaScript
Macromedia Director, Macromedia Flash, scripting & lingo
BlitzMax / Blitz3D / BlitzPlus
DarkBasic / PureBasic, Torque / TGE / TGB
DirectX & OpenGL
3rd party Engines such as Vicious Engine, GameBryo

TOOLS EXPERIENCE
Official Nintendo DS & Nintendo Wii development hardware & SDK
Official X-Box 360 development hardware & XDK
Official Sony PSP development hardware & SDK
Metrowerks CodeWarrior for PC & Game Consoles
Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 / 2005 / 2008
Make / GNU / SVN etc.
Turbo Assembler TASM 5.0 / Microsoft Macro Assembler MASM 8.0

RECENT WORK
Nintendo DS - Nintendo Wii - PC Casual Games - XBLA - Sony PSP

Before any exciting, addictive game can become a reality, it has to
be developed!  Join us in bringing a new game concept to fruition.
As an EXPERIENCED 3D Graphics Programmer you should be able to
successfully utilize your expertise in research, design and
implementation of innovative graphics techniques to create
technology for use in multiple games.  Specifically, develop and
optimize 3D graphics engines, architectures and pipelines for
current and future game consoles & PCs.  Combine your skills with
other talented programmers to develop, test, tune and debug new &
existing core rendering components.  Work with artists to co-
ordinate graphics deliverables. You will work to achieve individual,
team, and project goals.   Previous game engine or extensive
graphics experience is critical.

Primary Responsibilities:
Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to, the
development of vertex and pixel shaders, advanced lighting and
shadow techniques and post-process screen effects.

General Education / Work Experience:
• BSCS or equivalent experience
• Minimum 5-6 years C/C++ programming experience
• Practical, real-world 3D graphics programming experience
• Keen interest in researching & implementing new graphics
techniques
• Experience in HLSL and Cg shader programming
• Experience with console game development – PC & handhelds a
plus
• Strong 3D math skills
• Expert technical design, coding, debugging
• Proactive problem solver – investigating all facets of the
issue to seek resolution
• Excellent communication skills working within a large team
of other programmers, artists, designers and producers
• Organized and detail oriented – able to focus on quality AND
deadlines simultaneously
• Able to work independently and within a team environment

Additional specialized skills:
• Low-level graphics programming ability; including shaders
• Rendering techniques; including Scenegraphs, BSPs and
occlusion culling
• Experience with particle systems
• Knowledge of 3D modeling & animation software – Maya a big
plus!

All team members enjoy a generous compensation package – competitive
base salary, opportunity for bonus, comprehensive health benefits
(medical, dental & vision), 401k with company match, paid time off,
a great team of co-workers, casual attire and other perks.

Relocation to the Dallas, TX metropolitan area is required.

Qualified applicants authorized to work in the U.S. are encouraged
to forward resume to recruiting@....

Visit us at www.paradigmgames.com

Paradigm Entertainment is one of the THQ family of studios.
Learn more at www.thq.com.

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Ivory Lake B.V. is a company in Leiden, the Netherlands developing
training simulators and serious games. These simulators are used
to train specialists in for example the offshore industry. The very
large and complex systems are in use world wide to train staff for
dangerous operations.

Unique opportunity!

At this moment we have 8 vacancies, varying from 3D-artists to
software developers. Depending on your expertise, education and
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jobs@...
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Schipholweg 11f
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High Moon Studios is looking for a highly skilled Senior Engine
Programmer to work with a selective team to develop a high quality,
in-house custom game engine.

Responsibilities:

-Collaborate with programmers to provide technical solutions and
deliver optimized and efficient code.
-Build efficient, well-architected systems and tools to improve
productivity.
-Solve complex problems in resourceful and effective ways.
-Evaluate and integrate middleware solutions.
-Provide mentorship to junior team members.

Requirements:

-Experience with PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
-Demonstrated proficiency in C++.
-Strong math skills.
-Proficient in several of the following areas: animation, effects,
AI, networking, physics, rendering, lighting, post-processing,
material systems, serialization, scripting.
-Ability to write clean, readable, portable, reliable, and optimized
code.
-Ability to quickly understand existing code and to enhance and build
on a working architecture.
-Willingness to collaborate with programmers, artists and designers
to produce high quality games.
-Ability to take a critical look at existing solutions and provide
suggestions for improvement.
-Ability to effectively discuss problems with the programming team
and derive high quality solutions.
-A strong passion for video games.

Qualifications:

-Five or more years of programming experience in the game industry.
-Degree in Computer Science or related field.

Bonus Skills:

-Experience with any of the following:
   -DirectX 10
   -Geometry shaders
   -Global illumination
   -C#/CLI
   -HLSL
   -Cg
   -Test-driven development

How to Apply:

-Submit your resume to www.highmoonstudios.com/careers.

About High Moon Studios:

High Moon Studios is an exceptional workplace, winning awards for
employee programs and use of an innovative development technique.
Our studio is a state-of-the art facility and our approach to
development is one that fosters communication, collaboration and a
culture of camaraderie and mentorship.  We understand that quality of
work demands quality of life, and our staff takes full advantage of
the lifestyle afforded to them in sunny San Diego.  Our studio is
currently developing titles for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.  Most
recently, we released Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Conspiracy, an
action game based on the blockbuster franchise featuring super spy
Jason Bourne.  If you're ready to be challenged and be part of a
growing company, apply now!

Contact:

Candice Clark
(P) 760.448.3211
(E) cclark@...
www.highmoonstudios.com

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