Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of May 13

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In the latest postings over the last seven days, Gamasutra's jobs board plays host to roles across the world and in every major discipline, including opportunities at 2K Sports, 38 Studios, Loot Drop, 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 its network of submarket sites, which includes content sites focused on online worlds, cellphone games, 'serious games', independent games and more. Some of the notable jobs posted this week include: - 2K Sports: Software Engineer: "Recently ranked the world’s “most consistent developer”, Visual Concepts is the award-winning studio known for 2K Sports and its unparalleled innovation, realism and total commitment to excellence. Visual Concepts is best known for the world’s number one basketball franchise 10 years in a row, NBA 2K, as well as NHL and MLB franchises. Visual Concepts continues to seek top engineers to join Visual Concepts and help create the next revolution in sports gaming." - 38 Studios: Content Designer: "38 Studios, a media and entertainment company founded in 2006 by Curt Schilling, is creating an original fantasy IP driven by the creative and artistic visions of pop-culture icons R. A. Salvatore and Todd McFarlane. Entertainment products will include an immersive online entertainment experience that transcends the traditional MMO genre, novels, comics, toys, movies, TV, and more. Soon to be headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, the company is a fun, energetic place to work where the company mantra, 'How cool would it be if . . . ?' infuses the team with a commitment to passion, integrity, and innovation." - Loot Drop: Lead Software Engineer: "Loot Drop is a collective of exceptionally experienced game veterans who are also experienced in social game design. Each member of Loot Drop’s founding team has over 25 years experience in making award-winning games. We were founded in November 2010 by game industry veterans Brenda Brathwaite and John Romero, and our team is the most experienced game development team in the social space. Our developers have designed ground-breaking and award-winning titles respected throughout the world." - Daglow Entertainment: QA Lead: "How would you like build a QA function from scratch and create the best quality-focused test environment in the world? Daglow Entertainment is looking for a take-charge, make-it-happen kind of person who is a QA veteran. You enjoy doing whatever it takes to ship a polished product and have an appreciation for agile development. You love all kinds of games – casual games, adventure games, sports, puzzles, etc." - Wideload Games - Disney Interactive Media Group: Technical Director: "We’re looking for a Technical Director. Duties include: enhancing game engines, developing new technologies, designing asset pipelines and tools, and writing technical design documentation. Leadership duties include: communicating with art and design to establish technical requirements, managing relationship with development partners, taking final responsibility for high-level technical design, scheduling and managing the engineering team to bring that design to a shippable state, and prioritizing resources to make the best use of time when the schedule gets tight." 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.