Greetings,
We are a start-up company based in the Kingdom of Bahrain (next to Qatar), Middle East. We are looking to fill up few senior positions to take lead in the very first serious game project within the region! We are offering full-time on-site jobs on a per-project basis. Our work-in-progress project will require your physical presence in a total time period of 2 years. It is up to you by then to either continue adventuring with us on another project or move back home. And of course, the Unreal Engine 3 will be the engine of choice!
Required Positions:
1- Senior Concept Artists ( x2 )
We are looking for a couple of super talented Concept Artists with strong traditional illustration/painting skills and lots of creativity. As a Senior Concept Artist you will be working closely with the Design Director and team, helping to visualize every aspect of the game.
You have:
Excellent environment, character and weapon concept art skills with an eye for perspective, color, lighting and atmosphere
Strong understanding of composition, form, lighting, and color
Solid foundation in traditional art, such as figure drawing, industrial design, landscape painting and illustration
Excellent communication skills and ability to work within a team
Ability to meet deadlines
Ability to easily communicate in English
Pluses:
Having other skills (3D modelling, texturing, level design, animating, video-editting etc)
Love for medieval times
3+ years experience in the game development industry in a similar position
Shipped title or more
You get:
A modern and relaxed studio atmosphere with cutting-edge technologies and industry-standard software/tools
A chance to work in an multi-cultural environment
A competitive salary
Housing: Nearby apartment in which you share it with another developer. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, etc.
Private health care
Private car to hang out after office hours / weekends
From 20 to 26 days of paid vacation per year
Exciting opportunity to be part of the very first serious game development studio in the region
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2- Senior Technical Animator ( x1 )
We are looking for a truly skilled animator with excellent technical skills (rigging, UE3) using Autodesk Maya.
You have:
Top-notch rigging skills in Maya
Experience working with Python/MEL scripting in Maya
Solid understanding of body mechanics and ability to create compelling, believable animation clips
Experience with Facial Animations
Experience working with Animsets and Animtrees in Unreal
Ability to create cinematic cut-scenes with their set-up in UE3 via Unreal Matinee
Ability to meet deadlines
Ability to easily communicate in English
Pluses:
Having other skills (3D modelling, texturing, level design, animating, video-Editting etc)
Creating shaders and post-processing effects via Unreal's Material Editor
Unrealscript experience
Love for medieval times
3+ years experience in the game development industry in a similar position
Shipped title or more
You get:
A modern and relaxed studio atmosphere with cutting-edge technologies and industry-standard software/tools
A chance to work in an multi-cultural environment
A competitive salary
Housing: Nearby apartment in which you share it with another developer. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, etc.
Private health care
Private car to hang out after office hours / weekends
From 20 to 26 days of paid vacation per year
Exciting opportunity to be part of the very first serious game development studio in the region
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3- Senior Environment Artist ( x1 )
As a Senior Environment Artist you will be responsible for overseeing the creation of environment art for the project. You will work closely with the Art, Design and Production Leads to establish and maintain art pipelines. You will also be responsible for managing and mentoring a team of remote artists, as well as planning their schedules effectively. In addition you will create high quality environment art assets.
You have:
Perfect knowledge of 3ds Max (or Maya) & Photoshop.
Experience in working in the gaming industry.
Impressive sculpting skills in ZBrush
Complete understanding of UE3's content pipeline, specially lightmap UVing.
Very strong creativity and an excellent eye for detail.
Solid understanding of composition, form, lighting, and color
Ability to create compelling assets while paying attention to technical constraints
Ability to meet deadlines
Ability to easily communicate in English
Pluses:
Having other skills (level design, animating, video-editting etc)
Creating shaders via Unreal's Material Editor
Love for medieval times
3+ years experience in the game development industry in a similar position
Shipped title or more
You get:
A modern and relaxed studio atmosphere with cutting-edge technologies and industry-standard software/tools
A chance to work in an multi-cultural environment
A competitive salary
Housing: Nearby apartment in which you share it with another developer. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, etc.
Private health care
Private car to hang out after office hours / weekends
From 20 to 26 days of paid vacation per year
Exciting opportunity to be part of the very first serious game development studio in the region
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4- Senior Character Artist ( x1 )
We are looking for a talented Senior Character Artist with the ability to consistently create compelling and aesthetically pleasing characters while adhering to polygon and memory budget constraints. As a character artist, you will be creating high-quality 3D art assets using ZBrush, 3D Studio Max, Topogun (or an equivalent) and Photoshop. You will work closely with the Design Director, Senior Concept Artists and team to help realize the vision and even make it better!
You have:
Top-notch sculpting skills in ZBrush
Solid experience working in 3ds Max (or Maya) & Photoshop.
Experience working in the gaming industry.
Very strong creativity and an excellent eye for detail.
Solid understanding of composition, form, lighting, and color
Ability to meet deadlines
Ability to easily communicate in English
Pluses:
Having other skills (level design, animating, video-editting etc)
Creating shaders via Unreal's Material Editor
Love for medieval times
3+ years experience in the game development industry in a similar position
Shipped title or more
You get:
A modern and relaxed studio atmosphere with cutting-edge technologies and industry-standard software/tools
A chance to work in an multi-cultural environment
A competitive salary
Housing: Nearby apartment in which you share it with another developer. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, etc.
Private health care
Private car to hang out after office hours / weekends
From 20 to 26 days of paid vacation per year
Exciting opportunity to be part of the very first serious game development studio in the region
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5- Senior Level Designer ( x1 )
As a Senior Level Designer you will be focused on designing levels in UE3, as well as scripting using Unreal Kismet. A lot of the time you will be working closely with the design and environmental art teams. Your biggest goal will be delivering a great player experience in terms of levels playability.
You have:
Jaw-dropping level design skills
Working experience in UE3; creating levels, using Unreal Kismet, Unreal Matinee, placing actors, etc
Experience working in the gaming industry.
Very strong creativity and an excellent eye for detail.
Ability to meet deadlines
Ability to easily communicate in English
Pluses:
Having other skills (3D modelling, texturing, animating, video-editting etc)
Creating shaders via Unreal's Material Editor
Solid understanding of composition, form, lighting, and color
Love for medieval times
3+ years experience in the game development industry in a similar position
Shipped title or more
You get:
A modern and relaxed studio atmosphere with cutting-edge technologies and industry-standard software/tools
A chance to work in an multi-cultural environment
A competitive salary
Housing: Nearby apartment in which you share it with another developer. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, etc.
Private health care
Private car to hang out after office hours / weekends
From 20 to 26 days of paid vacation per year
Exciting opportunity to be part of the very first serious game development studio in the region
General Information
1- Studio: Empire Games, an officially registered company based in the beautiful city of East Riffa. Our office is located at Al-Reem Center, a place surrounded by malls, and shops all over. The city itself is in the center of Bahrain, making every place reachable. Bahrain is a multi-cultural country with open-minded friendly citizens.
2- Project Genre: RTS set in the medieval times.
3- Project Duration: 2 years
4- Office Hours: 8 Hours
5- Working Days: 5 working days per week starting from Sunday to Thursday.
6- Start Date: Late October 2013.
7- Website: Still not done yet but it will be www.empire.bh. We should have it up and running soon.
APPLY
We welcome any skilled developer from the world to be part of us. Send an e-mail to halhasan@live.com, with subject being the position you are applying for. Please make sure you send us your updated CV and portfolio link. Please provide your salary expectations as well. We will respond within 24-hours.