Toy Studio Opportunities
Do you LOVE games? We're passionate about building amazing social games that millions of people can enjoy. If you share this passion and are seeking a new opportunity at a fast-paced and extremely rewarding startup please email your resume and cover letter to jobs@toystudio.com.
Current Positions
Actionscript / Flex Developer
If you're passionate about your work, want to innovate, and work in an exciting and unique environment - look no further.
We are looking for rockstar ActionScript developers, to join our studio. The team members we are in search of have a drive and passion for what they do, and always look for new ways to improve our games. At the studio, you work with energetic thought-provoking, and amazing team members while making the games of your life!
This is a great opportunity to enter the game industry or if you've been in the game industry before to experience the energy and fun of social game development. We work in short development cycles which allow many of our team member's ideas to be put into production. This opportunity will not only be exciting but will allow you to produce great games and display them to the public.
Primary responsibilities:- Collaborate with other developers to integrate the our proprietary game engine.
- Responsible for all client-side gameplay programming.
- Identify project risks and devise effective solutions for them.
- Work on existing projects and implementing new in-game features.
- Experience with ActionScript, Flex, C++, Javascript, or other managed programming languages.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Interest and extreme passion for video-games!
- Desire to work in a fast-paced and high energy environment.
- You have developed a game using ActionScript before.
- Familiar with Facebook or other social networking APIs.
- Have experience in game development.
- You stop at nothing to produce your best work and are self motivated!
- Casual Dress Code
- Complimentary Lunches, beverages and snacks
- Benefits and competitive salaries
- We work in small teams, which we believe promotes spontaneity, creativity and speed.
- Anyone here might have our next great idea, so we make sure every idea is heard.
Illustrator
We're looking for a rockstar illustrator who will be working closely with the entire game development team to help define the overall artistic vision of the projects. The illustrator will assist the Lead Artist in managing art resources day-to-day, as well as having an emphasis in game art production. Other responsibilities include assessing technical and aesthetic elements of the game art, contributing to HUD work-flow, and UI production of in-game menus. We are looking for an innovative, passionate, highly motivated, passionate, rockstar, who can work with a growing team of artists and other respective resources. You must also be passionate. Have we mentioned that? Excellent communication and team-building skills are a must. We're looking for someone who can become part of our family, will hear the voices of the team and be an advocate for an excellent and unique artistic vision.
Skills and Experience:- Strong problem solving skills and creativity.
- A master of Illustrator, vector graphics, and Photoshop.
- Experience and desire to develop new and unique art for original IP.
- Stellar portfolio. This is what is going to sell you to us. Show us awesome.
- Know full-cycle game development processes inside out.
- Amazing communication skills.
- Self-starter, ambitious, and highly motivated. We want someone who will take initiative.
- Innovative. Looking for someone who is willing to push the envelope artistically.
- Ability to accept direction but also contribute to the art direction.
- You love games.
- You're passionate about games.
- You have a strong interest in social games and building a community around games.
- You have experience with Flash.
- You have experience with animation.
- You're good at interface design.
- When you draw you also think about how to animate your drawings.
Life at The Studio
- - Small team. Big vision.
- - Casual dress code
- - Free lunch everyday
- - Fully stocked kitchen
- - Lively atmosphere
