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Multiple Positions at Pandemic Studios

Successful Brisbane studio Pandemic are looking for talent to fill a wide range of new positions:

• Lead Programmer
• Programmer
• Junior Programmer
• Senior 3D Artist (modeler/texturer)
• Junior 3D Artist (modeler/texturer)
• 3D Character Artist (modeler/texturer)
• 3D Artist (modeler/texturer)
• World Builder/Artist (Level editor)
• Designer
• Designer (Splitscreen Multiplayer)
• Designer (Ausio)

Lead Programmer

Want to work on cool, original, top quality console titles? Want to work for a company that has a history of producing hit games?

Pandemic Studios Australia is looking for a Lead Programmer for our next game. We plan on outdoing our UK and US chart topper Destroy All Humans! - and you can be a part of the programming team.

Our ideal candidate is a seasoned games programmer with management experience and a penchant for nurturing and mentoring a team of programmers. You must relish your team operating at peak performance and producing the highest quality product.

A background in project management and software engineering would be a plus.

Skills Required:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
• At least 5 years of industry experience
• At least 1 completed game title as Lead Programmer
• Excellent C++ skills

Responsibilities:

• Work with Producer to create and maintain schedule
• Work with programming staff and Technical Director to ensure code is completed on time and of high quality
• Conduct performance reviews and assist with career development
• Provide guidance to programmers

Programmer

Want to work on cool, original titles that are AAA quality? Want to work for a company that has a history of producing hit games?

Pandemic Studios Australia is looking for Programmers for our next game. We plan on outdoing our UK and US chart topper Destroy All Humans! - and you can be a part of the programming team.

Our ideal candidate is an experienced programmer with a desire to contribute to the design and implement code that will create an unforgettable experience for all who play our games. You must have prior experience implementing and polishing character controls, camera, combat, weapons, or NPC actors. If you live to create code that will entertain millions of people then we want to talk to you.

Skills Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
• At least 3 years of industry experience
• At least 1 shipped title
• Expert C++ skills
• Desire to work on top quality console games
• Good communication skills

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the design and implementation of an unforgettable end user experience
• Work with the design team and Technical Director to design new features
• Work with the Lead Programmer to deliver high quality code on time
• Work within and communicate with a large team

Junior Programmer

Want to work on cool, original, top quality console titles? Want to work for a company that has a history of producing hit games?

Pandemic Studios Australia is looking for Junior Programmers for our next game. We plan on outdoing our UK and US chart topper Destroy All Humans! – and you can be a part of the programming team.

Our ideal candidate is a programmer with no industry experience but with plenty of programming ability and discipline. You must enjoy writing clean, well-structured and efficient code, and be constantly poring over books and articles to improve your skills and broaden your knowledge. If you are the type of student who knows more about programming than your instructors, then we want to talk to you.

Skills Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
• Desire to work on top quality console games
• Passion for coding and constantly learning new and better programming techniques
• An aptitude for solving programming problems
• Strong C++ skills
• Good communication skills

Responsibilities:

• Work as part of the programming team to design and implement game systems
• Build your skills and knowledge in C++, game programming, and console development
• Work within and communicate with a large team

Senior 3D Artist (modeler/texturer)

Pandemic Studios is looking to add people to the art team who bring our technology to life. We are working on an original concept game for PS2 and Xbox with cutting edge presentation and radical gameplay mechanic.

Mandatory Attributes

• High level of artistic ability
• Strong sense of colour and design

Multiple project experience with:

• 3D Studio Max or other high end 3d software
• Photoshop or other paint software (illustration and photo-manipulation)

Proven ability in:

• creating high quality low poly 3D models following exact specifications
• applying 2d textures to geometry
• creating original, convincing textures for models

Preferred Attributes

• Past experience in the games industry
• Proven ability to take direction and work harmoniously within a team environment
• Leadership skills, ability to organize and communicate effectively
• Next generation game development experience
• Animation experience
• Qualification (preferably degree) in a design discipline
• A traditional art background

So if you want to join a company that values its employees and work on a top quality game.

Junior 3D Artist (modeler/texturer)

Pandemic Studios is looking to add people to the art team who bring our technology to life. We are working on an original concept game for PS2 and Xbox with cutting edge presentation and radical gameplay mechanic.

Mandatory Attributes

• High level of artistic ability
• Strong sense of colour and design
• Experience with 3DS Max
• Experience with Adobe Photoshop or other paint software (illustration and photo-manipulation)
• Preferably experience with building ingame assets
• Balance of technical and artistic competency
• Enthusiastic and thorough

Proven ability in:

• creating high quality low poly 3D models following exact specifications
• applying 2d textures to geometry
• creating original, convincing textures for models

Preferred Attributes

• Past experience in the games industry
• Proven ability to take direction and work harmoniously within a team environment
• Knowledge of tri-stripping methods
• Current generation game development experience (GameCube, Xbox, and/or PS2)
• Animation experience
• Qualification (preferably degree) in a design discipline
• A traditional art background

3D Character Artist (modeler/texturer)

Pandemic Studios is looking to add people to the art team who bring our technology to life. We are working on an original concept game for PS2 and Xbox with cutting edge presentation and radical gameplay mechanic.

Mandatory Attributes

• High level of artistic ability
• Strong sense of colour and design

At least one year’s professional experience with:

• 3D Studio Max or other high end 3d software
• Photoshop or other paint software (illustration and photo-manipulation)

Proven ability in:

• creating high quality low poly 3D character models following exact specifications
• applying 2d textures to geometry
• creating original, convincing textures for models

Preferred Attributes

• Past experience in the games industry
• Proven ability to take direction and work harmoniously within a team environment
• Knowledge of tri-stripping methods
• Next generation game development experience
• Animation experience (skinning, rigging)
• Qualification (preferably degree) in a design discipline
• A traditional art background

3D Artist (modeler/texturer)

Pandemic Studios is looking to add people to the art team who bring our technology to life. We are working on an original concept game for PS2 and Xbox with cutting edge presentation and radical gameplay mechanic.

Mandatory Attributes

• High level of artistic ability
• Strong sense of colour and design

At least one year’s professional experience with:

• 3D Studio Max or other high end 3d software
• Photoshop or other paint software (illustration and photo-manipulation)

Proven ability in:

• creating high quality low poly 3D models following exact specifications
• applying 2d textures to geometry
• creating original, convincing textures for models

Preferred Attributes

• Past experience in the games industry
• Proven ability to take direction and work harmoniously within a team environment
• Knowledge of tri-stripping methods
• Next generation game development experience (GameCube, Xbox, and/or PS2)
• Animation experience
• Qualification (preferably degree) in a design discipline
• A traditional art background

World Builder/Artist (Level editor)

Pandemic Studios is looking to add people to the art team who bring our technology to life. We are working on an original concept game for PS2 and Xbox with cutting edge presentation and radical gameplay mechanic.

Mandatory Attributes

Multiple project experience with:

• 3D Studio Max or other high end 3d software
• Level-creation software (Industry standard or proprietary application)
• Photoshop or other paint software (illustration and photo-manipulation)

Proven ability in:

• creating high quality low poly 3D models following exact specifications
• applying 2d textures to geometry
• creating original, convincing textures for models
• creating levels/maps to adhere to pre-designed gameplay mechanics

Preferred Attributes

• Proven ability to take direction and work harmoniously within a team environment
• Ability to organize and communicate effectively
• Next generation game development experience
• Qualification (preferably degree) in a design discipline
• A traditional art background

Designer

Is designing games your dream job? Do you like open world games like GTA, Mercenaries and Destroy All Humans? Want to work on cool, original titles that are AAA quality? Want to work for a company that has a history of producing hit games? Now’s your chance!

Pandemic Studios Australia is looking for Designers for our next game. We plan on outdoing our UK and US chart topper Destroy All Humans! – and you can be a part of the design team.

Skills Required:

• Ability to make cool, fun missions and environments that fit into an existing game design and fiction
• Ability to develop and spec out key game features and shepherd them through prototyping and implementation
• Desire and ability to learn on the job
• Ability to take direction and accept critical review of your work
• Passion for and broad knowledge of console games with an ability to critically analyse them
• Excellent communication skills

Responsibilities:

• Develop and document clear and concise specs for missions, environments & features
• Use proprietary world building, configuration and scripting tools to create missions and environments
• Work and contribute in an open design environment – we want designers that contribute to all areas of the game design not trained monkeys that sit in a corner
• Work within and communicate with a large team

Designer (Splitscreen Multiplayer)

Is designing multiplayer games your dream job? Do you like open world games like GTA, Mercenaries and Destroy All Humans? Do you love multiplayer gaming? Want to work on cool, original titles that are AAA quality? Want to work for a company that has a history of producing hit games? Now’s your chance!

Pandemic Studios Australia is looking for a Designer focusing on splitscreen multiplayer for our next game. We plan on outdoing our UK and US chart topper Destroy All Humans! – and you can be a part of the design team.

Skills Required:

• Ability to analyse strengths and weaknesses in a multiplayer game and balance and tune weapons and enemies accordingly
• Ability to make cool, fun multiplayer missions that fit into an existing game design and fiction
• Ability to develop and spec out multiplayer features and shepherd them through prototyping and implementation
• Desire and ability to learn on the job
• Ability to take direction and accept critical review of your work
• Passion for and broad knowledge of console games (especially multiplayer) with an ability to critically analyse them
• Excellent communication skills

Responsibilities:

• Develop and document clear and concise specs for multiplayer missions
• Configure and tune weapons, enemies and missions for a compelling multiplayer experience
• Use proprietary world building, configuration and scripting tools to create multiplayer missions
• Work and contribute in an open design environment – we want designers that contribute to all areas of the game design not trained monkeys that sit in a corner
• Work within and communicate with a large team

Designer (Audio)

Do you like open world games like GTA, Mercenaries and Destroy All Humans? Do you also dig game audio? Want to work on cool, original titles that are AAA quality? Want to work for a company that has a history of producing hit games? Now’s your chance!

Pandemic Studios Australia is looking for Designer focusing on setting up, configuring and placing the audio for our next game. We plan on outdoing our UK and US chart topper Destroy All Humans! – and you can be a part of the design team.

Skills Required:

• Ability to deal with both the configuration of and quality of audio assets
• Desire to make the best game audio in the business
• Ability to take direction and accept critical review of your work
• Passion for and broad knowledge of console games with an ability to critically analyse them
• Excellent communication skills

Responsibilities:

• Use proprietary world building, configuration files and scripting tools to place and configure audio assets – sound effects, VO & music
• Ability to balance technical, performance and quality issues for all sound assets
• Work and contribute in an open design environment – we want designers that contribute to all areas of the game design not trained monkeys that sit in a corner
• Work within and communicate with a large team – you’ll be working with designers, audio programmers and audio asset creators to pull the auditory experience together into a cool in-game soundscape.

If you can meet the requirements, please email us at jobs@pandemicstudios.com.au and we’ll be in touch! To find out more about Pandemic Studios and other positions, please visit www.pandemicstudios.com.

  posted by bruce · at 11:39 pm · filed under Game Jobs