Tuesday, June 21, 2005 - 3:13:44 PM. Posted by Andrew
Blue Tongue Entertainment Limited
http://www.bluetongue.com/careers
Blue Tongue Entertainment is a development studio of THQ Inc., based in Melbourne Australia which is currently developing a number of high profile licensed game titles, and is currently looking to hire new staff. The company has been in operation for 9 years and is one of Australia?s leading game development studios, based in Australia?s most liveable city. We hire only the best experienced and graduate talent, so if you think you have what it takes to become part of our team, we encourage you to apply.
Animators
The Animator is responsible for setting up and animating 3D
characters generated by the art department
Job Description/Responsibilities:
? Character rigging
? Character modeling when necessary
? Character texturing when necessary
? Constructing bone rigs and painting skins for existing models
? Creating world-class animations for organic and inorganic models
? Lip synching and facial animation for scripted sequences
? Working within strict time constraints
? Reporting to art director, producer and project manager
Required Skills/Experience:
? Minimum 2 years games industry experience
? Proven animation skills (2 and 4 legged characters)
? Proven modeling skills
? Proven texturing skills
? Strong knowledge of Maya animation system
? A keen eye for lighting, shading, color, detail and form
? An ability to create natural motion, quickly and with ease
? Exceptional attention to detail (down to the pixel/material level)
? Expert in Max5, Character studio (especially biped), Photoshop
? Strong concept sketch ability a major plus
? Familiarity with technical concepts of real time rendering a plus
? Passion for games and achieving excellence ? someone who always
strives to improve
? Objectives driven
? A team player who has a disciplined and professional work ethic
Texturer/Modeler
Job Description/Responsibilities:
? Creating world-class geometry and textures for organic and inorganic
game models from concept sketches
? Creating higher quality models for scripted sequences and facial
animation
? Working within strict time constraints
? Reporting to art director, producer and project manager
Required Skills/Experience:
? Passion for games and achieving excellence ? someone who always
strives to improve
? A keen eye for lighting, shading, color, detail and form
? Exceptional attention to detail (down to the pixel/material level)
? Expert in Max5, Character studio, Photoshop
? Objectives driven
? A team player who has a disciplined and professional work ethic
? Strong concept sketch ability a major plus
? Industry experience a major plus
? Strong animation skills a plus
? Familiarity with technical concepts of real time rendering a plus
Game programmers:
Game programmers are responsible for programming implementation of technical and game design documents.
Job Description/Responsibilities:
? Develop and code game systems
? Complete programming tasks in accordance with schedule
? Ensure high quality code
? Perform functional testing on their code
? Fix bugs
Required Skills/Experience:
? Excellent verbal and written skills
? Strong 3D programming skills
? Passion for games and achieving excellence ? someone who always
strives to improve
? Exceptional attention to detail
? Ability to think and learn quickly
? Proactive, objectives driven, disciplined and professional work ethic
? Bachelor degree in computer science or equivalent, with high
academic grades
? Familiarity with latest concepts of real time rendering and AI a huge
plus
? 2 years game industry experience
? PS2 systems level experience a huge plus
? Strong C and C++ skills
? Solid 3D math skills
QA Lead
The QA Lead is responsible for ensuring the QA team follow quality guidelines and processes during development.
Job Description/Responsibilities:
* Perform various testing on all game products
* Responsible for cross divisional communication
* Assist with test case creation and execution
* Organising and creating builds for testing and delivery
* Management of internal and external bug databases
* Very clear and concise communication of all issues
* Reporting to producer, project manager and QA manager
* Assist with organisation and execution of focus tests
* Assist with QA task allocation
Required Skills/Experience:
* Passion for games and achieving excellence ? someone who always strives to improve
* Exceptional attention to detail and an eye for quality
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
* Strong leadership qualities
* Objectives driven
* A team player who has a disciplined and professional work ethic
* 2-3 years QA testing experience required
* Knowledge of QA and QA processes
* Programming / Scripting experience desired
* University Education desired
Producer
Job Description/Responsibilities:
* Overseeing production for allocated projects
* Maintaining the creative direction for allocated projects by
ensuring
consistency between product and design
* Directing design staff for allocated projects
* Ensuring project quality standards are met
* Liaising with Project Manger to ensure production timelines are
met
* Liaising with Creative Director to ensure consistency between
design,
creative vision and licensor requirements
* Regular discussion with production team
* Regular communications with licensors for allocated projects
* liaising with all relevant contacts within the global THQ
company
* Assisting the creative process
Required Skills/Experience:
* Passion for games and achieving excellence - someone who always
strives to improve
* Minimum 4 years games industry experience in product
development, with
at least one shipped product as producer (working in product
development)
* Strong leadership qualities
* Games knowledge across all platforms and genres
* Highly motivated and organized
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
* Exceptional attention to detail and an eye for quality
* Relevant degree qualifications
* Interest in creating games for the mass market
Blue Tongue is willing to assist in the relocation of the right
candidate for this position.
Project Manager
Job Description/Responsibilities:
* Overseeing task management for allocated projects
* Working with QA manager to manage project QA process
* Ensuring production timelines are met
* Liaising with project leads and production directors to identify
potential production risks
* Liaising with Producer to ensure consistency of product with
design
* Liaising with Director of Production to ensure consistency of
project
management process with company wide guidelines and processes
* Frequent communication with production team including
establishing
realistic task time estimates and current task progress
* Regular communications with licensors for allocated projects
Required Skills/Experience:
* Passion for games and achieving excellence - someone who always
strives to improve
* Strong leadership qualities
* Highly motivated and organized
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
* Exceptional attention to detail and an eye for quality
* Relevant degree qualifications
* Interest in creating games for the mass market
* Game industry experience an advantage
Blue Tongue is willing to assist in the relocation of the right
candidate for this position.
SUITABLY QUALIFIED APPLICANTS SHOULD SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING:
? Covering Letter (Please Include the title for which you are applying in
your cover letter. If using email, please include the position for which
you are applying in the subject area
? Resume
Please send all applications to jobs@bluetongue.com