<![CDATA[Kotaku: Jobs]]> http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Kotaku: Jobs]]> http://kotaku.com/tag/jobs http://kotaku.com/tag/jobs <![CDATA[The Bleak Despair Of Abject Poverty In Video Game Form]]> You've lost your job, your house, and your savings are completely gone. Can you survive for a month on $1,000? That's the challenge put forth in the game Spent. Are you up to it? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5772286&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[How A "Worthless" Degree Robbed A Stripper Of Her Video Game Love]]> Carrianne Howard studied game design. As Bloomberg previously reported, she ponied up US$70,000 for a "worthless" degree from a for-profit college. But Howard not only lost $70,000 on that degree, she also lost her love of video games. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5610985&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Microsoft Is Hiring For The Next Halo Game]]> While Halo: Reach is Bungie's last hurrah in the Halo universe, Microsoft's 343 Industries is keeping the dream alive, with fifteen new positions opening today for qualified individuals seeking to "be part of the awesome." More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5577481&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Seems Like A Fun Job]]> What does a video game designer do? At last, we have an answer. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5529746&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Boy: Playing Xbox Will Get Me A "Nowhere Job"]]> An ex-NBA star recently asked a group of children where playing Xbox will get them. He was promoting fitness, so he probably expected a negative answer. And he got one. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5445379&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Tomb Raider Dev Wants Multiplayer Designers for ... Tomb Raider?]]> Well. Color me shocked. Crystal Dynamics has put out a help-wanted ad seeking a designer to lead "multiplayer vision and design effort for "one of the most prestigious AAA franchises in the industry." Whatever could that be? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5420070&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Job Listing Says Dead Space 2 Will Have Multiplayer]]> A job listing on LinkedIn hints at multiplayer support and levels within Electronic Arts' sequel to Dead Space. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5405070&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Testing Games Gets You $9 An Hour]]> The Minneapolis Star Tribune finds one journalism student who is making some money testing an unnamed, unannounced Activision game. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5346201&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[We're Hiring! A Tech Guy, That Is]]> Would you like to work for the Gawker Media empire, slaving away on the technology that powers our informative web sites? Then have we got the job for you, tech guy or tech gal! Here's the official description from HR! More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5327581&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Microsoft Seeks a Few Good Store Managers]]> Would you like an exciting career in retail management? Can you upsell a 13-month Xbox Live Gold subscription on a $100 wireless adapter? Can you answer "What's a Zune?" without using the word "iPod"? More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5317597&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Insomniac Uses The Power of Beef Jerky To Recruit]]> Insomniac is hiring and to get you to apply they're mocking everything that most boring jobs hold sacred. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5192686&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Bungie's Hiring And Here's How They'll Own You]]> Bungie producer Allen Murray won't say a word about how the studio's new project is going — but he will tell you how they're getting it done. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5184148&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Need a Jorb? 2K Boston's Recruiting Hard at GDC]]> 2K Boston, the house behind Bioshock, hits SF and the GDC this week looking for talent to help them with "their biggest and most ambitious project yet." Dozens of openings are promised. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5178499&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[BioShock Dev Building "Action-Packed AAA Multiplayer Title"]]> Not everybody's firing. 2K Boston's hiring, and its ad posting tips off that its current big project is an Unreal-based "AAA multiplayer" for Xbox THREE SIXTY, PS3 and PC. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5143870&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Job Recruiters Instructed To Avoid WoW Players]]> When filling out your next job application, it might be wise to leave your level 80 Shaman off of your list of accomplishments, as some job recruiters are being told to avoid WoW players. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5111403&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Square Enix Desperately Seeking Programmers For US Dev Studio]]> According to job feelers extended by Square Enix, the company has designs on building a brand new development studio in the United States, specifically Los Angeles, California. The solicitation for developers notes that the new Square Enix team will be working on "an action-oriented original IP game" with the Xbox 360 and Wii listed as the target platforms. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5091308&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Cryptic Porting Champions/Trek Engine to PS3]]> A eagle-eyed reader has spotted an ad on Craigslist for a PS3 Engine Programmer. Nothing particularly unusual in that - people occasionally use Craigslist for things other than selling unwanted gifts and soliciting prostitutes, after all. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5090660&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[So You Wanna Be a Developer ...]]> Dave Perry, founder of Shiny Entertainment, sat down with Valve's Gabe Newell to talk about how to shoehorn your way into the industry — and what's the industry going to look like in a few years, anyways? Are game degrees a waste of time? Is specialization going to be the name of the game, as in film ? And how can you avoid shooting yourself in the foot when trying to get said foot in the door? On specialization, Newell had this to say:
DP: Let's look several years into the future for a moment. Should I even bother learning today's skills? Surely they'll have completely changed by the time I get out of college? What kinds of jobs are absolutely 'rock-solid', and will undoubtedly still be around five to 10 years from now? And what new jobs do you think might exist that nobody has quite pinned down just yet? GN: Specialization and hierarchy are the norms in film production, and are antithetical to what needs to happen in the games industry. The reason for that distinction is that the game industry is more focused on invention than on repeatability/measurability. Programmers that can draw are going to be in much better shape than an animator specializing in putting talking mouths on cats. The solutions of tomorrow are not going to fall into the production or organizational categories of today.
It's a quick read and has some worthy tidbits if you're aiming for a development career. Valve's Gabe Newell on Becoming a Game Developer [GameCareerGuide] More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5081260&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[The Promises and Pitfalls of a Gaming Education]]> The LA Times had a nice industry-focused series of articles earlier this week, and the one that really caught my eye was on the increasingly common 'game degree' of a variety of stripes — as one person quoted in the article noted, games are 'the ultimate interdisciplinary art.' But one problem of (popular) emerging fields is schools that hop on the bandwagon to lure in bright-eyed and bushy-tailed students without really having adequate support for getting those students jobs (sounds like a lot of PhD programs I know): More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5068808&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[On Making the Games Industry a Better Place to Work]]> I was talking the other day with a friend regarding my job(s) and how lucky I felt to have them, when it suddenly occurred to me that I was really, really glad I didn't work in the industry for a developer. Oh, sure, there are plenty of horror stories about grad school and academia (plus New York Times articles on why blogging is an unhealthy profession), but it all seems like a cake walk compared to the stories that come from the developer trenches. Well, EA's European head of talent acquisition has set about to debunk some myths about working in the game industry and point to ways to attract talent and keep talent in the trenches: More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5020604&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Crytek Moving Toward PSP Development?]]> PSP programmers take note—Crytek is hiring. The developer of Crysis and Far Cry is looking to bring its wares to the PlayStation Portable in some form, looking for experienced PSP developers to relocate to its Budapest studio to work on an unspecified project. Odd choice for a platform, considering Crytek president Cervat Yali said the company was "suffering currently from the huge piracy that is encompassing Crysis" earlier this year, as piracy on the PSP platform isn't exactly rare. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5017734&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Former SOE Exec Becomes Cryptic CEO]]> Cryptic Studios might be hard at work developing their superhero MMO Champions Online, but that doesn't mean they can't take a few minutes off to take care of a few pressing matters, such as hiring someone to run the company. Stepping into the role of chief executive officer of the company will be Sony Online Entertainment's former senior vice president of Business Development and Operations, John Needham, who is understandably excited about his new job. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5012284&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Game, Anime, Manga Company Scramble!]]> Want a job working for a Japanese game, anime or manga company? GET IN LINE!! In Akihabara, an event called "Raku-Job" gathered twenty companies in the game, manga and anime world to interview prospective applicants. Approximately two-thousand hopefuls showed up, with would-be job hunters coming from as far away as Kobe. Remember kids, it's good to show up to job interviews in suits, but with blurry faces is a definite no-no. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=366734&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[GameSpot Goes on Hiring Binge]]> In the wake of GameSpot's fairly publicized shake-up in their reviews department, the Cnet owned company is on the prowl for a number of new reviewers. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=363532&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[GolinHarris Looking for PR Rockstars]]> GolinHarris, the award winning public relations firm that represents Nintendo and other fine establishments, is currently looking to hire some folks onto their Los Angeles and San Francisco teams. And the best part is it would be the new hires would get right to work on the Nintendo account! Now before you all go clamoring to try and get a job working with the big N, there are a few requirements. And I quote: More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=321258&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Book Authors Looking For Chatty Industry Peoples]]> Any industry folkin out there? Who like to talk or can? Random House is publishing a revised and expanded version of 2006's Paid to Play: An Insider's Guide to Video Game Careers, a career guide for breaking into and working in the gaming industry. The book's authors are looking to interview part-time and full-time professionals in the following fields: More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=273084&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Layoffs Coming To Sony Europe]]> GameDaily is reporting that Sony Computer Entertainment Europe may see close to a 10-percent reduction in staff with the group looking toward layoffs to "change our structure, streamline and strengthen our business operations." That's according to Nick Sharples, Director of Corporate Communications at SCEE, who told GameDaily that SCEE "our industry is in the middle of a period of transition where some of the fundamentals of our business are changing" and called the layoffs a "difficult business decision." More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=252743&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Want To Work For Reggie?]]> Nintendo is hiring! They're specifically looking for an assistant to the Nintendo of America president who—let me check the Nintendo corporate bios—just happens to be Reginald Fils-Aime. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=232695&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[PlayStation 3 Camper Needed! Easy Money!]]>
You gotta love Craigslist. So many uses! I've exploited it to sell furniture. Others have used it to scam hundreds with false promises of anonymous, attachment-free, rough sex. Some are looking to hire gullible line-sitters with no grasp on the concept of capitalism. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=212865&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Mario Bros. Leave Plumbing For Painting]]>
Details are scant, but you know what, this somehow all makes sense. Overalls and pipes don't make one a plumber. But a Harley shirt, toothy grin and scraggly beard just scream house painter. Brian Ashcraft More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=201518&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Irrational Games is Hiring]]> Irrational Games is hiring for a bunch of new positions including a community manager. They also have a bunch of other openings, including some in Australia. Hotness! More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=188066&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Elaborate Game Hoax Is Long, Boring and, Yes, Elaborate]]>
An infamous performance art troupe from SoCal punk'd a group of college students looking for gaming jobs. The interested applicants are forced to sit through his horrible "demo" of a title this phony company is currently working on. Not sure, who's getting punk'd here as we are forced to sit through the demo as well. Brian Ashcraft More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=187000&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Got A Pulse? Work For Square-Enix]]> They couldn't be any clearer. Square-Enix is hiring and has a giant ad up on Game Impress Watch. Just who is the respected Final Fantasy RPG maker looking for? Anyone. Well, not anyone. The ad state, "We value 'ideas' over 'experience'. Accepting recent college graduates and people changing from other trades. Learn while you work." More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=165123&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Wanna Work for Take-Two? No, Really]]> While stocks continue to free-fall, there's a job opening at parent company Take-Two. Read: people are jumping ship. The position is Senior Product Manager, and interested candidates should have five years experience, a Bachelor's degree and the ability to weather a shit storm. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=151676&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Profile of a Video Game Tester]]> Ran across this profile of Peter Chan, a quality assurance tester at Insomniac Games. The article details how Chan spent eight months playing nothing but Ratchet: Deadlocked. I hope he gets paid a lot. But it beats copyediting Crecente's copy. More »
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