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Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of January 30

In this round-up, Gamasutra highlights some of the notable jobs posted in its <a href="http://www.gamasutra.com/jobs/board.php">industry-leading game jobs section</a> this week, including positions from Warner Bros Games, Other Ocean Interactive, Midway G

Eric Caoili, Blogger

January 30, 2009

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In this round-up, Gamasutra highlights some of the notable jobs posted in its industry-leading game jobs section this week, including positions from Warner Bros Games, Other Ocean Interactive, Midway Games, and more. Each position posted by employers will appear on the main Gamasutra job board, and appear in the site's daily and weekly newsletters, reaching our readers directly. It will also be cross-posted for free across its network of submarket sites, which includes content sites focused on online worlds, cellphone games, 'serious games', independent games and more. Some of the notable jobs posted in each market area this week include: Gamasutra.com - Game Industry Jobs Warner Bros. Games: Director of Engineering "WB Games Inc. is a new production studio formed in Kirkland, WA, dedicated to the development of games and interactive entertainment across all major console, PC and handheld platforms. A division of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc., the production company works closely with other Warner Bros. divisions, such as Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (WBIE) and Warner Home Video (WHV), to bring games to market. WB Games oversees the creation of games by internally owned developers as well as a wide array of talented external game development companies. " Midway Games: Senior Gameplay Programmer "Midway Home Entertainment, Inc. is a leading developer, publisher, and marketer of interactive entertainment software. Midway videogames are available for play on all major videogame platforms including Xbox 360, PC, Nintendo Wii and DS, PS3 and PS2. Our San Diego studio, home to the team which developed TNA iMPACT! and Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks, has an opening for an experienced Senior Gameplay Programmer." Other Ocean Interactive: Producer "Other Ocean Interactive is seeking talented programmers to join our studio in beautiful Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Other Ocean Interactive is seeking an experienced video game Producer to join our colorful and dynamic team. The successful candidate will be detail oriented with proven project/production management experience, including preparing project budgets. Excellent oral and written skills are required. The individual will manage videogame projects from start to finish." Virus Studios: Programmer "Virus Studios was founded in Bangkok, Thailand in 2006. Our intention was to build a driven, creatively diverse development team with a dynamic and refined sense of style, with disciplined financial and production practices. We have offer a broad range of skills from fine art, animation, architecture, and mechanical engineering to modeling and FX. Offering outsourcing services for multiple AAA companies as well as working on our own internal IPs." WorldsInMotion - Online Game Jobs NetDevil: Sr. Programmer – Jumpgate Evolution "This position is a very challenging role requiring deep knowledge in multiple disciplines. This person is required to lead a team of programmers and mentor and guide them while also being a significant contributor to the project's technical requirements. This person is also responsible for overall architechture, system design and integration. Additionally, this role requires interfacting with other parties involved in MMO development including operations, deployment and publishing teams." GamesOnDeck - Mobile Games Namco Networks America Inc.: Mobile Game Designers " The Mobile Game Designer is responsible for generating a detailed, comprehensive Game Design Documents, which are the roadmap for the entire development team. An important part of the role is then communicating that vision clearly and concisely to the rest of the team. A strong technical or art background is highly desired. Designers are a key member of the Production team and are expected to proactively create, manage and coordinate the implementation of game designs with a primary focus on product quality." To browse hundreds of similar jobs, and for more information on searching, responding to, or posting game industry-relevant jobs to the top source for jobs in the business, please visit Gamasutra's job board now.

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Eric Caoili

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Eric Caoili currently serves as a news editor for Gamasutra, and has helmed numerous other UBM Techweb Game Network sites all now long-dead, including GameSetWatch. He is also co-editor for beloved handheld gaming blog Tiny Cartridge, and has contributed to Joystiq, Winamp, GamePro, and 4 Color Rebellion.

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