Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of August 14

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In this round-up, Gamasutra highlights some of the notable jobs posted in its industry-leading game jobs section this week, including positions from ArenaNet, BioWare Austin 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: Gamasutra.com - Game Industry Jobs Namco Networks America: Game Designer -- PC and Online Games "Namco Networks of America is looking for experienced game designers with the desire to create games for the ever-expanding PC casual market. The ideal candidate should possess design experience across a wide variety of game genres, and must be able to design, document, implement and tune gameplay mechanics. A strong writing, technical or artistic background is highly desired." Rockstar Toronto: Character Artist "Rockstar Games is looking for an enthusiastic, talented and personable Character Artist to join our Oakville team. This position creates high poly and low poly 3D models for our games. Applicants must be highly motivated and organized, able to work as a part of a team, while also possess the ability to work without supervision." ArenaNet: Senior-Level Graphics Programmer "ArenaNet, located in Bellevue, WA, is a wholly owned subsidiary of NCsoft Corporation and is the creator of the block-buster RPG, Guild Wars. ArenaNet has built a state-of-the-art, interactive game network and develops premier multiplayer online games for dedicated game players. ArenaNet's first title, Guild Wars, is a global online role-playing game that allows gamers to play with anyone, anytime and anywhere in the world." Unannounced Company: 3D Environment Concept Artist "Work with a small team on an exploration/puzzle game that is philosophical, and quiet, and is being made for reasons other than the profit motive. Because the team is small, your work will be a large influence on the look of the final game. The team is run by the designer/programmer of the critically-acclaimed game Braid; the team is fully-funded and pay is high." Ngmoco: Lead Game Engineer, Online First-Person Shooter "This is an outstanding opportunity for a seasoned Gameplay engineer to join ngmoco, the leader in next generation handheld computer gaming. In this role you will enhance and build new features for ngmoco's MMO First Person Shooter, Eliminate. Your work will touch millions of players in a fast-moving market with an organization that is changing the landscape of mobile and social gaming." BioWare Austin: Senior Network Engineer "BioWare’s Austin Studio is looking for a talented Senior Network Engineer for our Austin office. This position is for a highly technical candidate who will have senior level (Tier 3) hands on responsibility for our development and production environments. This is a senior level technical leadership position and will be filled by a highly qualified candidate that has had substantial experience." 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.