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Job Title	Game Content Developers
Job Category	Programmers
Job Description	This company is responsible for one of the most widely played MMORPGs in the world, in addition to developing and marketing over 30 different online games. They are currently consolidating a period of rapid growth and are looking for top developers and support staff to complement their dedicated and successful team. This is an exciting opportunity for a candidate with ambition and initiative to join a fast paced, rapidly expanding online games company based in Cambridge and help them achieve their ambitious goals for 2008 and beyond. You will be working with their expanding Game Content Development department creating (design and script) new quests, skills and monsters for their flagship MMORPG. We are looking for passionate gamers with a methodical approach, strong creative and artistic skills and deep motivation to create games, who can cope with the thrilling challenges of a development environment releasing new game elements several times per month. Key duties include: - Create new game element ideas (quests, mini-games, skills, monsters etc.) based on pre-defined expectations. - Use our internal scripting language to write high quality script running the new game contents; - Work together with graphic artists, testers and other professionals to produce the best possible content; - Communicating complex creative ideas in a clear and concise manner; - Participate in large scale design decisions to establish the future of the game. Requirements: - Good programming or game scripting skills (basic C++ or Java or game scripting); - Good creative writing skills and imaginative storyline ideas; - Clear understanding of game design terminology and realistic game design ideas; - Very strong and proven communication skills; - Experience of working to deadlines and/or in project based environment; - Keen interest in role playing games. Also useful: - Previously written quests (levels) for CRPGs, MUDs or similar. - Game industry experience preferably in creative, game design or scripting roles. - A computer science degree is a plus but isn't essential if good programming and/or scripting skills can be demonstrated. In order to process applications, we need to receive the following: - CV and covering letter; - Creative writing sample (a short story, a novel or anything which can show us your creativity; - Any games design documents that you may have done at Uni, in your spare time or during your previous experience. Salary: Ł22k-Ł30K (highly negotiable depending on experience) Plus excellent benefits including annual bonus, health care, gym membership and other excellent benefits. Location: Cambridge. Candidates must be able to work in Cambridge or willing to re-locate. Skills may include some of maths, physics, 3D, graphics, direct x, renderware, AI, C++, PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, PC, PSP, Havok, SDKs, OpenGL
Location	Cambrdge, South East, England, UK & Europe
Salary	Ł20K-Ł30K DOE
Date posted	12/05/2008
Recruiter	This job is advertised on behalf of Datascope using their internal reference 26380.