Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of September 30

In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles in every major discipline, including opportunities at Rovio, BackBone Entertainment, WayForward Technologies, and more. 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 alternative gaming news, independent games, and more. Some of the notable jobs posted this week include: Rovio Entertainment Ltd: Lead Game Programmer: "Rovio is an entertainment media company based in Finland, and the creator of the globally successful Angry Birds franchise. Rovio was founded in 2003 as a mobile game development studio, and the company has developed several award-winning titles for various mobile platforms. In 2009, Rovio released Angry Birds, a casual puzzle game for touchscreen smartphones that became a worldwide phenomenon from 2010 onwards. The Angry Birds games have enjoyed continuing worldwide chart success, and the franchise has since expanded to a variety of new business areas. Rovio is rapidly expanding its activities in broadcast media, merchandising, publishing and services." Foundation 9 - Backbone Entertainment: Art Director: "Backbone Entertainment has been developing games since 1992. Previously known as Digital Eclipse, we got our start remaking classic arcade games for modern consoles. Since then, we’ve established ourselves as the leading developer on the Xbox LIVE Arcade and PlayStation Network platforms, nearly sweeping the first official XBLA Awards in 2008. In addition, we continue our expertise on the PSP and DS platforms, delivering unique experiences based on big gaming franchises. We have also developed two successful original properties – Death, Jr. and Monster Lab. Backbone Entertainment was one of the founding studios of Foundation 9 Entertainment." Turbine, Inc.: Designer, Content: "Since 1998, Turbine, Inc. has been a premier creator and operator of massive, persistent online worlds that foster powerful social gaming communities. Turbine is wholly owned by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group and has created some of the world’s most popular and award-winning online games, including The Lord of the Rings Online, Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited, and Asheron's Call." WayForward Technologies: Unreal and/or Unity Programmer: "The team that has brought you Bloodrayne: Betrayal, Aliens: Infestation, Contra 4, A Boy and His Blob, Batman: The Brave and the Bold and Shantae is looking for experienced programmers to develop fast paced action games for multiple platforms. Located in the Santa Clarita Valley, we're minutes away from Six Flags Magic Mountain so if you really like roller coasters... apply!" GolinHarris: Senior Manager, PR for Wii: "Established in 1956, GolinHarris is a holistic communications firm designed and built to help clients win in a complex digital world. We have 700 employees and 34 wholly owned offices located in the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe and the Middle East. Our mission is to help companies bring their brand stories and products to life across all channels – traditional, online, consumer-generated and owned social media – in a fully integrated way through innovative tools and proprietary approaches based on sound strategy and flawless execution." 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.