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Job Title	Game Content Developer
Job Category	Games/Level Designers
Job Description	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 us achieve our ambitious goals for 2008 and beyond. You will be working with our expanding Game Content Development department creating (design and script) new quests, skills and monsters for RuneScape. 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 for RuneScape; * 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. Salary: £22-30k (highly negotiable depending on experience) Plus excellent benefits including annual bonus, profit share, health care, gym membership and other excellent benefits. Location: Cambridge. Candidates must be able to work in Cambridge or willing to re-locate. Application: Please email your CV (as a word document) and covering letter to careers@recruit.jagex.com About Jagex Ltd and RuneScape Jagex Ltd was founded in December 2001 as the company behind the game RuneScape. The organisation now has more than 380 employees, making us the largest independent games studios in the UK. Since its launch, RuneScape has grown to over 6 million active free players, whilst the members’ version has over 1 million paying subscribers. This ranks RuneScape as the third largest MMORPG title in the world. The game is updated with new playable content almost every week, providing a constantly evolving gaming experience for all our players. Over the next year, we shall release a number more major products, adding to our unrivalled success. Jagex intends to become a significant operator in all the major gaming markets worldwide, developing and commercialising highly compelling character games that appeal to a wide audience. Jagex provides a positive, challenging and rewarding working environment and in March 2007 achieved 59th place in The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For.
Location	Cambridge, East Anglia, England, UK & Europe
Salary	£22-30k (negotiable depending on experience)
Date posted	15/02/2008
Recruiter	This job is advertised on behalf of Jagex using their internal reference Game Content Developer.