Are you fighting the good fight? Do you have the desire and drive to develop one of the top online console games? Do you have experience working on a fast-paced network game for a console or PC? Insomniac Games is looking for a Senior Gameplay Programmer who can join our battle against lag, dropped packets, flakey routers (those are the worst!), and other vile evils of the Internet as we continue to shatter conventional (and maybe unconventional) wisdom about the limitations of online gameplay.

Does your idea of a good time include green screens, tight lycra suits and green balls, with someone yelling “Action”? Oh, yah you heard me…lycra and screens I said. Seriously though – we are looking for a super talented animator with experience using Motionbuilder to bring motion captured animations into our video game titles. We’re not all about mocap though – hand keying is also part of the gig as well … so bring your A game!

 

What you would be doing here at Insomniac Games:

• Creating high quality in-game and cinematic animations using motion capture data.

• Hand keying realistic motion on other assets that require animation including creatures, weapons, vehicles, etc.

• Working well in a highly collaborative environment with other animators, designers, and programmers, as well as the ability to communicate effectively and take direction well.

• Other duties may be assigned.

 

Tools and Tricks that you bring with you must include the following:

• Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from a four-year college or university; or two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience, covering all basic animation principles and techniques.

• At least two years experience working with motion capture to create in-game and cinematic performances that go beyond the underlying motion capture and exude personality.

• Extensive knowledge of Maya and MotionBuilder.

• Advanced and demonstrated understanding of basic animation principles including squash and stretch, timing and motion, anticipation, staging, weight, and appeal.

• A fundamental understanding of creating animation content for video games.

 

If this sounds like the kind of opportunity that you have been waiting for – then we look forward to hearing from you! Please use the link below and apply directly to our website! Thanks!

 

 

Oh how times have changed. In the old “Batman” TV shows some of the effects were “CRASH” “BOOM”, “POW” … and maybe a “OUCH” thrown in there for good measure. They were in cartoon colors written onto the film. Well, we are looking for something a bit more high tech. Ok, let’s be honest - a lot more high tech! Insomniac Games is looking for a fantastic artist to create effects to work and assist in gameplay, environment, and cinematics of our games.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

• Create, design and implement real-time particle effects using both static and animating 2D/3D elements

• Place effects throughout levels and cinematics

• Paint particle and decal textures

• Ambient, environmental and weather effects

• Create simulations for gameplay elements

• Prototype effect concepts for gameplay and engine

• Help guide further development of internal effects editing tools

• Other duties may be assigned

 

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from a four-year college or university; or two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Proficient with advanced shading networks in Unreal, Maya, or equivalent.

• Competent working with joints and locators, basic keyframing, and rigid body simulations.

• Proficient in Photoshop for painting and editing textures.

• Knowledge of other visual effects software a plus.

• Collaborative attitude, and good observation skills and ability to use reference materials.

• Strong foundation skills in color and design and traditional animation skills.

 

Please note that this is a temporary, but benefit eligible position, located in our Burbank, CA studio. This position is expected to last an estimated 9-12 months, dependant on candidate and flow of work. If this sounds like the perfect temporary but benefit eligible opportunity for you – then we look forward to hearing from you. Please use the link below and apply directly to our website. Thanks!

 

 

One click, two click, three click…four. How many clicks does it take you to navigate through your favorite websites? If you love figuring out how to make the experience that much better for our friends, fans and other applicants, than this job might be right up your alley! The web designer/developer will be responsible for leading the development, from concept to release, and manage the update cycle for the organization's website, specific programs and features of the website, and other applicable projects. Keep reading if you are interested!

 

What we are looking for this developer to do:

• Participates in the creative development and technical implementation of content for the organization's website.

• Assists in determining and maintaining the "creative vision" of assigned projects, and participates in determining and implementing technical design.

• Maintains web applications and related databases.

• Accountable for the "life" of the site, from release on the network, through ongoing refreshes and updates.

• Coordinates project resources, assets, schedules and budgets to ensure timely, current and cost effective programs.

• Supports the determination of technical or artistic approaches and the development of new or enhanced technical tools.

• Other duties may be assigned.

 

What you bring to the table- your tricks of the trade:

• Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from a four-year college or university; or three to six years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Open Source CMS implementation/deployment/administration (Joomla, Drupal, or similar).

• Familiarity working from and converting/optimizing common multimedia file formats (PSD, MP3, H.264).

• Experience with dynamic Web 2.0 technologies (CSS, AJAX, DHTML, etc)

• Microsoft Word, Desktop publishing procedures and software, Photoshop. HTML , PhP, Linux/BSD and Flash a plus.

• LAMP platform experience

o Linux

o Comfort with CLI tools and processes, including building, configuring, running programs from source.

o Apache

o Comfortable configuring and tuning Apache for optimal performance and required features.

o MySQL

o Architect and administer an efficient database for off the shelf applications in addition to custom programs and demographic data mining.

o PHP or Python

• Strong programming skills in reading and modifying existing code as well as authoring new code.

 

This position will need strong technical background with design sensibilities, and be able to apply standards compliant to Web Development and design and the ability to convert baseline artistic mockups into a full featured and ongoing functional website.

 

It is a tall order –but we know you are up for the challenge. Please use the link below and apply directly to our website. We look forward to hearing from you! Thanks!

 

 

What do you love to do in games? Run and gun? Hop on stars? Save the day or the girl? Does the element of surprise in a game still make you shout at the monitor as you shake the controller, because a designer, months ago created this moment for you? How about becoming that designer who impacts play and the moments that players have? If that sounds like a plan – then we are looking for you. Insomniac Games is looking for a talented individual to develop concepts and treatments for specific game modes of an assigned project by creating playable level maps and translating them through layout, modeling, gameplay, scripting and balancing. This is an awesome opportunity– I promise!

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

• Design game levels and scenarios, including all supporting gameplay elements.

• Communicate designs visually and verbally to other team members through various methods

o Create 2D maps of game levels,

o Create 3D roughs of game objects and levels.

o Create any, drawings, diagrams, flowcharts, necessary to communicate design functionality and vision.

o Document game-play functionality and design plans

o Present, discuss, and thoroughly communicate design with peers and other team members.

• Prototype designed elements, or oversee prototype by other team members.

• Implement designed elements or oversee implementation of designed elements

• Focus test gameplay and use focus results to tune gameplay.

• Other duties may be assigned.

 

 

Education and/or Experience need to rock this spot:

• Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from a four-year college or university; or two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Intermediate experience with level editing tools (Radiant, Unreal, Hammer, or proprietary editors) and level scripting.

• Intermediate knowledge of Maya (or other major 3D modeling program) and Microsoft Office Suite.

• Adobe Illustrator experience and LUA scripting skills are a plus.

• Individual must have very good interpersonal skills.

• Strong communication skills including verbal and written skills are required.

 

If you are ready to take on this responsibility – then we are ready as well! Please use the link below and apply directly to the job. We look forward to hearing from you! Thanks

 

 

Do you like to wrap things in beauty? Does it make your heart pitter patter when you see a character or environment that looks like someone took the time to make sure that each nook and cranny was properly shaded? Well – then this is the spot for you. Insomniac Games is looking for a Shader/ Texture master. Our shader/ texture artist excels at texturing organic and hard surface assets and creating shaders designed to work in a video game engine.

 

What you would be doing:

• Collaborates with the Character Team to create and apply textures and shaders on character assets that provide the desired look and feel of the art direction of the project.

• Demonstrates creativity and the ability to adapt to various game styles and graphic styles.

• Maintains consistency and quality on all textures and shaders created for characters, weapons, and vehicles.

• Understands memory and frame-rate budgets.

• Works with engineers to create new shader types such as skin, hair, metal, and other surfaces.

• May also be looked upon to provide texture and shader support for environments and other assets.

• Other duties may be assigned.

 

 

What you bring with you:

• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Skilled in painting textures using Photoshop or other texturing packages and applying texture UV's to objects.

• Familiarity with complex node based shader networks such as those used in Unreal Editor 3, mental mill, etc.

• Knowledge of Normal Mapping, Bump Mapping, Environmental Mapping creation and use.

• Basic understanding of GgFX, HLSL, or Cg from a technical artist's perspective.

• Previous game development experience with XBOX 360, PS3 or PC is a plus.

 

 

If this sounds like the kind of challenge that you might be up for – then we want to hear from you! Use the link below – and apply directly to us. We look forward to checking out your reel. Thanks!

 

 

Did all of the new games at E3 pump you up? Did you see something –a game, mechanic, mode of play, or a crazy creature that really got your video game developer creative juices flowing? If that is the case – then we want you to run with those ideas! Insomniac Games is looking for a Senior Designer to oversee designs from conception to completion for projects through the development of playable levels including layout, modeling, gameplay, scripting and balancing. We know that it takes a team to bring a level to life- and we are looking for someone to help lead that charge!

 

What you would be doing: duties and responsibilities include:

• Design levels in 2D, build out 3D roughs in Maya, work with artists to ensure that the levels are built to spec.

• Design and write specs for weapons, AI behavior, and other design-related features. Ensure features and assets are implemented correctly and are up to Insomniac’s high quality standards by communicating regularly with other departments.

• Maintain macro design and project vision.

• Review and approve level designs.

• Attends focus tests, writes up results and presents plan to make necessary changes, and ensures appropriate gameplay tuning (pre and post focus test.)

• Develop prototype game systems and interactions during pre-production, in coordination with the pre-production team members

• Maintain the design of, and coordinate the development and polish of major game systems throughout production

• Balances the needs of the design department with the logistical and artistic needs of other departments

• Be a mentor for the design team and assist with their professional growth at Insomniac Games

• Coordinate with other departments to ensure the timely completion of design goals that meet or exceed the high qualitative expectations of Insomniac Games

• Frequently play all levels, and review all features and game mechanics for fun factor. Provide feedback and suggest necessary design changes.

• Other duties may be assigned.

 

 

What you bring with you – the qualifications:

• Fifth year college or university program certificate; or five to seven years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Must have shipped at least two completed titles

• Strong experience with level editing tools (Radiant, Unreal, Hammer, or proprietary editors) and scripting.

• Intermediate knowledge of Maya or other major 3D modeling program.

• Intermediate experience with Microsoft Project.

• Adobe Illustrator experience and LUA scripting skills are a plus.

 

Individual must have very good interpersonal skills and communication skills (both written and verbal) are essential.

 

 

If this sounds like a great opportunity for you to be creative, then we look forward to hearing from you! Please use the link below and apply directly thru the website.  Thanks! 

Left vs right, blonde vs brunette, MAC vs PC, Liam vs Noel, Napoleon vs The Duke of Wellington, LA Dodgers vs SF Giants, Ali vs Fraser, Green Bay Packers vs Chicago Bears…some great rivalries here… but what does that have to do with programming? It’s you vs the memory! That is what it boils down to. How much code can you squeeze in? That is the question. Insomniac Games is looking for a whiz to design and implement gameplay systems and features into code. How tricky and creative can you get to win this battle? Don’t let it be your Waterloo!

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

• Program content for enemy AI, weapons, character controls, and other functionality within an established framework

• Design and implement modifications, reorganizations, and extensions to existing code base

• Analyze, organize, and optimize code

• Flesh out, expand, and implement game designs

• Provide input on game design and code architecture decisions

• Work closely with designers to implement their ideas (this should include the ability to estimate the time it would take to implement a feature to give feedback to the designer in what is possible in the given time frame)

• Add gameplay data to assets through the use of 3D tools.

• Optimize development practices and iteration times

• Other duties may be assigned.

  

Qualifications, Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university; or two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Must have shipped one or more titles.

• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work in and contribute to a collaborative environment. Good instincts for game design and fun and innovative gameplay.

• Strong 3D math skills.

• Must be flexible with schedule changes and shifting timetables.

• Needs to be able to work independently and efficiently when required.

• Ability to multitask several time intensive tasks at once.

 

Gold Stars for: Avid gamer, especially in the platformer/action genre, PS3 or Xbox 360 experience. Understanding of procedural, object oriented, and aspect oriented programming paradigms. Maya experience a plus. LUA experience is a plus.

 

If this sounds like the challenge that you have been looking for –then we cannot wait to hear from you! Please use the link below – and apply directly to us on the website! Thanks!