Round-Up: Gamasutra Network Jobs, Week Of January 2

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In this round-up, Gamasutra highlights some of the notable jobs posted in its industry-leading game jobs section, including positions from Planet Moon Studios, Microsoft Game Studios, and Blizzard Entertainment. 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 in each market area this week include: Gamasutra.com - Game Industry Jobs Planet Moon Studios: Senior Game Programmer "Planet Moon Studios, a leading developer of original videogames (MDK, Giants: Citizen Kabuto, Armed & Dangerous, Infected, Smarty Pants, Battle of the Bands) since 1997, is seeking a Senior Programmer for the development of cutting edge next-gen games paired with top-tier publishing partners." Microsoft Game Studios: Software Development Engineer "The Xbox division is continuously looking for the next great end-to-end experiences that will (re)define gaming and on-demand entertainment in the future. Would you like to be part of the team that is actively looking for those experiences? The Xbox Incubation team is looking for a seasoned, Senior SDE that will help us find that experience." Blizzard Entertainment: Lead 3D Character Artist - World of Warcraft "Blizzard Entertainment is looking for an exceptionally skilled lead 3D character artist to work on the award-winning World of Warcraft. The ideal candidate has extensive experience modeling, texturing, and illustrating a diverse visual range of characters and creatures, as well as strong familiarity in related tools -- 3DS Max and Photoshop." WorldsInMotion - Online Game Jobs Sparkplay Media: Content Designer "Sparkplay Media is a small but well-funded start-up developing casual-ish MMOs. We're working outside the publisher system and are backed by the same investors that funded TIvo and NetFlix. We have a great team including people from Blizzard, Valve, Iron Realms, LucasArts, Sony, Rockstar, and more. The team attitude is one of laid-back productivity. If you're interested in being part of a fun, independent team with stock options, get in touch with us." Namco Networks: Flash Game Engineer "Established January 1, 2006, Namco Networks America Inc. is a subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings (USA) Inc., a worldwide leader in the high-tech entertainment industry. Namco uses cutting-edge technology to provide fun, quality entertainment to mobile consumers throughout the Americas... Flash Game Engineers are responsible for developing and localizing content in Adobe Flash for online PC games. We are looking for Mid-level candidates." 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.