This is the part where we tell you that we’re hiring like muthers right now. What does that mean to you? Only that we’re looking for all levels of rad team members. So don’t let the fact that you’ve only got 1 year experience stop you from inquiring with us, but also, if you literally wrote the book on the subject and are the world’s leading know-it-all about your profession, we’ve got some fun things for you, too. What you see below is just enough to get a conversation started. So let’s get this conversation started, shall we?
Come in, Space Rangers—Star Command needs you!
Chaotic Moon Games has an immediate opening for an exceptional 2D/3D artist to join this division of the company, set for multiple games produced and released this calendar year. Our ideal candidate has extensive experience in creating art for game concepts, and carrying those visual concepts through development until deployment. You will be joining an Austin-based team that works intently on making some of the best products in the marketplace today, and that has a lot of fun in the process.
Achievements to Unlock Here’s what we’re gonna need you to do, Dom…
- Create storyboards and assets for new game concepts
- Present consistent and incredible design/art POVs that inform visual game identities
- Work with creative team, developers, and product managers during game production
- Bulk of time will be spent helping design and model 3D objects, with additional focus on 2D needs
- Occasional availability to assist with web and marketing art needs
Valkyrie needs Food! What it will take to survive…
- Able to storyboard and sketch fast, like just a bit slower than Sonic
- Design skills like a boss, and proficiency in Adobe CS, esp. Illustrator and Photoshop
- Mastery of game balancing and pacing
- Exceptional portfolio of using light, color and composition muy effectively
- Demonstrable expertise in 3D modeling, including mastery of lighting, texturing, tiling
- Experience in using Maya
- Excellent oral and design communication skills
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- Power ups for samples of 3D animation
- Work on game in App Store which has been featured or has 4-star+ ratings = UNLIMITED AMMO cheat code
- Prior history tagging urban areas unlocks Big Head Mode
Benefits
The normal benefits are certainly applicable for candidates who are offered full-time positions at CMG: healthcare, healthy pay, etc. We’ve got some other bad-ass perks, too: a coffee shop below our rad new offices, located in central Austin, an easy bike ride to loads of great places (maybe even your house!). Additionally, CMG offers fame and glory—oh, and we sneak beer on Fridays (and some Tuesdays).
Come in, Space Rangers—Star Command needs you!
Chaotic Moon Games has an immediate opening for a seasoned Unity 3D developer to help lead the expansion of this division of the company, to include multiple games produced and released this calendar year. Our ideal candidate who loves creating industry-leading games and will relish having your code used by millions of people. Additionally, you will be able to work on multiple projects at once, having a history of quick iterations and quality shipped code. This position will have the added benefit of working with a young, dynamic and highly experienced team in the flexible environment of a startup. Our team is comprised of highly experienced, industry-leading developers. If that sounds like you, we’re already excited.
Achievements to Unlock Here’s what we’re gonna need you to do, Dom…
- Work with small teams on initial scoping and development for new games
- Prototype new game concepts with our game designers
- Craft high-quality, simple user interfaces
- Architect game features and systems
- Refactor existing code base and mentor other developers
- Work with everyone from QA to operations to fix bugs and resolve production issues in a timely manner
Valkyrie needs Food! What it will take to survive…
- 1+ years as a professional Unity developer, iOS and/or Android implementations preferred
- B.S. in Computer Science (or equivalent)
- Complete domination of the fundamentals of computer science
- Mastery of scripting behavior in current game engines (esp. Unity)
- Beefy knowledge of common dev practices
- Basic understanding of other programming languages
- Proof-positive a debugging mother
- Mastery of ObjC and C is essential
- Exceptional problem solving and communication skills
- Excellent at writing organized and intelligible code
- Useful experience with Ruby on Rails, Apached, etc., and back-end systems
- Maintain a strong desire to learn new technologies and be willing to go “all in” to achieve projected gaming deliverables for CMG
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- Mad mathematical skills that would stupefy Dr. Eggman
- Game in App Store which has been featured or has 4-star+ ratings = UNLIMITED AMMO cheat code
- 4-5 Years of software development (esp. iPhone) unlocks BIG HEAD MODE
- Never calling yourself a “code ninja.” Unless you want to get chainsawed.
Benefits
The normal benefits are certainly applicable for candidates who are offered full-time positions at CMG: healthcare, health pay, etc. We’ve got some other bad-ass perks, too: a coffeeshop below our rad new offices, located in central Austin, an easy bike ride to loads of great places (maybe even your house!). Additionally, CMG offers fame and glory—oh, and we sneak beer on Fridays (and some Tuesdays).
Come in, Space Rangers—Star Command needs you!
Chaotic Moon Games has an immediate opening for a seasoned game designer to help lead the expansion of this division of the company, to include multiple games produced and released this calendar year. Our ideal candidate has extensive experience in conceptualizing, designing and assisting in development of interactive games, especially in web or mobile-based gaming. You will be joining an Austin-based team that works intently on making some of the best products in the marketplace today, and that has a lot of fun in the process.
Achievements to Unlock Here’s what we’re gonna need you to do, Dom…
- Brainstorm new game concepts and pitch to Games team
- Storyboard game ideas and narrative elements
- Work with creative team, developers, and product managers during game production
- Establish the overall structure and functionality of our games and ensure that structure is maintained through all steps of development
- Prototype and present proof-of-concept solutions
- Communicate clearly with other team members
Valkyrie needs Food! What it will take to survive…
- Freakish passion for playing and making games
- Encyclopedia Brown-style knowledge of all types of games: table-top, card, dice, console, mobile, etc.
- Mastery of game balancing and pacing
- Thorough understanding and history of formula and mathematic implementations in gaming environs
- Excellent oral, written and sketching/design communication skills
- Experience managing an accomplished team
Up up down down left right left right B A Start Well, that’s a start, but do you know where the warp pipes are?
- Programming history results in immediate power-ups
- Game in App Store which has been featured or has 4-star+ ratings = UNLIMITED AMMO cheat code
- High level of cross-platform knowledge (especially prior Unity experience) unlocks Big Head Mode
Benefits Glory, immortality, the legendary stuff legends are made of? We’ve got it…
The normal benefits are certainly applicable for candidates who are offered full-time positions at CMG: healthcare, healthy pay, etc. We’ve got some other bad-ass perks, too: a coffee shop below our rad new offices, located in central Austin, an easy bike ride to loads of great places (maybe even your house!). Additionally, CMG offers fame and glory—oh, and we sneak beer on Fridays (and some Tuesdays).