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* LEAD ARTIST - Job Code M06 - NEW
* SENIOR ARTIST - Job Code M05 - NEW
* 3D ARTIST - MVH - Job Code AUR0644 - POSITION STILL OPEN
* GAME SYSTEMS DESIGNER - Job Code M02 - NEW
* SOFTWARE ENGINEER - GAMES - Job Code M03 - NEW
* SENIOR DATABASE ENGINEER - Job Code M04 - NEW
LEAD ARTIST - Job Code M06
The Lead Artist takes primary responsibility for maintaining the current vision of the project by keeping the art quality at an excellent, consistent level while assuring the efficiency of the artists.
The Lead Artist will report to the Project Producer. The game team artists will report to the Lead Artist.
The Lead Artist will coordinate with the company Art Director to assure the continuation of the game vision and production practices, and work directly with the Producer, Lead Engineer, Lead Game Designer, and Quality Assurance Lead to identify art solutions.
The Lead Artist will divide his or her time between producing art work and supervising the work of the art staff working on the game
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
* Maintain the current vision, and where needed establish areas of the game vision.
* Maintain art team efficiency and communication.
* Set and maintain the art quality and standards for the project.
* Create high quality 3D models and environments according to the project?s style guide and indicated production procedures.
* Create high quality 2D texture maps for 3D models and environments.
* Provide direction to the art staff regarding the vision of the project.
Required Qualifications/Education
* Essential At least 5 years games industry experience working primarily as a 2D/3D Artist or equivalent.
* Art design and illustration skills.
* Ability to create and texture high quality 2D/3D models.
* Ability to document production processes.
* Knowledge and experience of in-game art asset production.
* Project management skills.
* Understand the current technology as it relates to art production within the games industry.
* Experience and knowledge with 3D Studio Max, Photoshop (and relevant plug-ins) and Character Studio
* Ability to work within a team environment required.
* Desirable A degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant discipline.
Language Skills
* Good English written and oral communication skills are essential.
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SENIOR ARTIST - Job Code M05
The Senior Artist will be primarily responsible for designing, illustrating and creating world-class art assets for use in Auran Games.
Required Qualifications/Education
o Essential Minimum 3 years games industry experience working primarily as a 3D Artist.
o Proven experience and knowledge with 3D Studio Max, Photoshop (and relevant plug-ins)
o Proven ability to create and texture high quality 3D models.
o Proven knowledge and experience of in-game art asset production
o Ability to work within a team environment required.
o An understanding of the current technology as it relates to art production within the games industry.
o Desirable Experience in Character Studio
o Proven design and illustration skills
o A degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant discipline.
o Language Skills Good English written and oral communication skills.
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3D ARTIST - MVH - Job Code AUR0644 - POSITION STILL OPEN
The 3D Artist will be primarily responsible for creating world-class art assets for use in MyVirtualHome.
MyVirtualHome is a brand new 3D home visualisation program based on a state of the art 3D gaming engine.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
o Produce art assets according to the standards outlined by the Lead Artist in the project?s style guide maintaining a consistent look and feel.
o Create and edit original high quality 3D models according to the project?s style guide and indicated production procedures.
o Assist in the creation of high quality 2D texture maps for 3D models according to the project?s style guide and indicated production procedures.
o Assist where necessary in the development and maintenance of mesh and texture libraries.
o Participate in application design, the creation of art/technical documents, the production of project overviews and project demonstration.
QUALIFICATIONSTo perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty to the highest of standards. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
o Minimum 2 years industry experience working primarily as a 3D Artist or equivalent required.
o Proven experience and knowledge with 3D Studio Max 6 or higher,
o Photoshop 7 (and relevant plug-ins) required.
o Proven knowledge and experience of art asset production required.
o Proven ability to create and texture high quality 3D models required.
o Understand the current technology as it relates to art production within the real-time 3D industry.
o Ability to work within a team environment required.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
o Good written and oral communication skills required.
PERIOD OF TENURE
The position is for a minimum of two years.
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GAME SYSTEMS DESIGNER - Job Code M02
The Game Systems Designer reports to the Lead designer and works closely with the design and programming teams.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
o Developing new game systems specifications as required to support and expand game play
o Maintaining and improving existing game systems and associated system documentation
o Maintain and extend design content within the MS SQL environment
o Learn and use proprietary techniques to balance existing and new game systems
o Additional responsibilities will also be assigned as warranted
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
o Strong understanding of MMO* and RPG systems, especially combat and all factors that determine its outcome
o A bachelor of science or higher level degree in engineering, applied science, or economics
o Either
+ Previous experience as a game systems designer or
+ The ability to demonstrate successful analytical and problem solving skills in a technical field
QUALIFICATIONS
o Excellent mathematical and problem solving abilities
o Excellent computer literacy with strong abilities in Excel, Access and Word
o Strong technical writing skills
o A strong love of gaming extending to a substantial knowledge of existing game systems and the ability to draw from design lessons in those game and apply them to our game
o A passion for creating and playing massively multiplayer games
o A passion for learning
o A strong work ethic
PLUSSES
o Experience with Mathcad, MatLab, Mathmatica, or other calculation environments
o Experience with @Risk or other simulation and risk analysis software
o Experience with a programming and/or scripting language
o Strong understanding of relational databases
LANGUAGE SKILL
Good written and oral communication skills required.
LOCATION
The position will be at Auran?s head office in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Auran will consider applications from anywhere in the world and successful international applicants will be provided with funds to cover eligible relocation expenses. Auran will organize work permits as required and international applicants may be eligible to apply for Australian residency.
PERIOD OF TENURE
The position is for a minimum of two years.
To apply for this position email careers@auran.comcopying the position title and code from above and placing it in the subject line.
SOFTWARE ENGINEER - GAMES - Job Code M03
DESCRIPTION
Auran is looking for programmers to join our leading PC game team with the development of an MMO game. Our ideal candidates will have commercial experience in game programming or real-time software programming, and love playing multiplayer games.
SKILLS REQUIRED
o Minimum of 4 years experience in programming with OO languages
o Strong C++ skills with a focus on code quality and code documentation
o Ability to work in a large team developing a unique game title
o Desire to dedicate time to playing games relevant to the project
o Good English communication skills
SKILLS DESIRED
o One or more published game credits
o Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Mathematics
o Experience with scripting languages and other OO languages such as Java and Python
o Experience with relational database systems (Microsoft SQL Server)
o Advanced player of MMO RPG games such as WOW or Guild Wars
To apply for this position email careers@auran.comcopying the position title and code from above and placing it in the subject line.
SENIOR DATABASE ENGINEER - Job Code M04
The Senior Database Engineer will report to the Lead Engineer, and be responsible for designing and implementing a large database system for a massively multiplayer online game. To be considered for this role, you must have a proven track record in implementing large scale database systems, ideally in SQL Server and Oracle.
DUTIES
o Manage a small team of database engineers
o Manage the development process of the database system and ensuring that the process smoothly integrates with the established software development process
o Work closely with all members in a large software development team
o Maintain the internal database servers
o Design and optimise the database schema and stored procedures
o Integrate the database system for the game with a 3rd party billing system
o To analyze and produce a justified written report on a data center architecture for the game, including:
+ Evaluating the suitability of a number of database system options (i.e., MS SQL Server, Oracle, other recommended options).
+ Address the scalability of each option, providing information based on scaling up - both with increasing the hardware of the db system, or adding additional active replicated servers.
+ Address the hardware and software cost of each option, providing information on how the cost would differ based on scaling the system.
+ Provide a recommendation of a db system, and justify why it was chosen.
+ Document an implementation strategy for the recommended data center architecture, including hardware and software configurations, with emphasis on server replication (if needed), also providing a time-line for the implementation strategy.
+ Document the fault tolerance of the database system, specifically how we will achieve both database server and data storage redundancy.
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