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Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of August 26

In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra's <a href="http://www.gamasutra.com/jobs/">jobs board</a> plays host to roles in every major discipline, including opportunities at Treyarch, Sony Online Entertainment, Autodesk, and Nickelodeon.

Eric Caoili, Blogger

August 26, 2011

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In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles in every major discipline, including opportunities at Treyarch, Sony Online Entertainment, Autodesk, and Nickelodeon. Each position posted by employers will appear on the main Gamasutra job board, and appear in the site's daily and weekly newsletters, reaching our readers directly. It will also be cross-posted for free across Gamasutra's network of submarket sites, which includes content sites focused on 'serious games', independent games and more. Some of the notable jobs posted this week include: Treyarch / Activision: Lead Multiplayer Designer: "Founded in 1996, and acquired by Activision in 2001, Treyarch has grown to become one of the most successful game developers in the world. Treyarch's latest offering, Call of Duty: Black Ops, encapsulates the studio's years of experience in developing Call of Duty games, first person shooters, and online multiplayer games. With a successful track record, extensive infrastructure, and strong management, Treyarch has the solid foundation it needs to pioneer the Call of Duty franchise in the future." Sony Online Entertainment: Senior Server Programmer: "Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) is a recognized worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online games which have entertained millions of players around the globe. SOE creates and delivers compelling entertainment for the personal computer, online, game console and wireless markets. Known for its blockbuster franchise EverQuest, its successful online trading card game Legends of Norrath, as well as the recent kids’ phenomenon Free Realms, SOE continues to raise the bar for online gaming and players worldwide. Headquartered in San Diego, with additional an studios in Austin, SOE has a slate of engaging, high-quality games currently in development across new genres for all platforms and audiences." Cryptic Studios: Game Designer - Systems/Combat: "Cryptic Studios' development process is centered on efficiently structured teams working together in a collaborative atmosphere to develop high quality games. The goal is to deliver unparalleled gaming experiences that appeal to a wide range of audiences and to iterate based on early prototyping and vertical slices. Cryptic's belief in balancing valuable family time with work provides a positive environment, promoting team work, creativity and the exchange of ideas and opinions." Nickelodeon Virtual Worlds Group: Tools Developer: "The Nickelodeon Virtual Worlds Group creates and operates Nickelodeon’s virtual worlds and persistent multiplayer online (MMO) game experiences for kids and family audiences. Our worlds include the iconic Neopets, now celebrating its 11th year, Monkey Quest, an original action-adventure massively multiplayer online game, and Petpet Park, a virtual-life style world spinning off from Neopets lore. More MMOs are currently in development." Autodesk Singapore R&D: Sr. Software Engineer (Animation): "Innovative. Important. Respectful. These are words we hear every day from employees about life at Autodesk. Why? Because we know that in order to empower our customers with technology that impacts the world, we have to start by empowering our employees to make a difference. Now, over 10 million professionals in 185 countries are using Autodesk products to save time and money, gain competitive advantage, and change the way ideas are brought to life." To browse hundreds of similar jobs, and for more information on searching, responding to, or posting game industry-relevant jobs to the top source for jobs in the business, please visit Gamasutra's job board now.

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Eric Caoili

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Eric Caoili currently serves as a news editor for Gamasutra, and has helmed numerous other UBM Techweb Game Network sites all now long-dead, including GameSetWatch. He is also co-editor for beloved handheld gaming blog Tiny Cartridge, and has contributed to Joystiq, Winamp, GamePro, and 4 Color Rebellion.

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