Train2Game Student studio, Icey Monty have been so successful over the past few months that they need a new member of staff!
If you are unaware of who they are, Icey Monty Ltd. is an app and games development start-up targeting PC and Mobile markets, headed-up by Train2Game students John Esslemont and Nick Walker. The young developers didn’t anticipate the acceleration of business and in the next few months are looking to hire an additional developer on a full time basis.
Due to the nature of freelance work, the length of the employment cannot be guaranteed. Similarly, Icey Monty cannot give any exact figures about wages, work hours or job demand. Given the studios current rate of work, you can expect a junior designer’s salary, this is likely to fluctuate however.
The chosen candidate will likely be hired on a per job basis, as this is how the team currently pay themselves, with a schedule based work flow on a semi-consistent hourly rate. Icey Monty is looking exclusively for a Unity3D developer, who is able to work from home.
The ideal candidate would have the following:
- Ability to code to a moderate standard in any object-orientated language, although proficiency in C# is preferable.
- A good understanding of Unity’s IDE, including its non-scripting features.
- Coding skills in the context of Unity’s engine; Abstraction, Inheritance, Serialization, 3D math, generics, reflection, modularity, logic, events & delegates, procedural, state machines, commenting. Most importantly, the desire to be consistently improving and the ability to teach oneself.
- General skills, including; time management, mathematics, cooperation, commercial business software, communication, composure, literacy, dedication, stress management, commitment, confidence, respect, ambition and drive.
- Skype and mobile availability.
- A passion for games development, design, and quality.
The Icey Monty team are hoping that you can expect an average of forty hours per week. Usually 9-5 Monday to Friday, although there will be fluctuations and quiet days on almost every project. Bonuses may be available for these periods, depending on the client.
Those forty hours will be used doing the following:
- Creating entire games and apps to client’s specifications in a given time frame.
- Working with SVN software on team based projects.
- Scripting key components on top of existing frameworks.
- Suggesting and incorporating new game and level design to clients in parallel with their ideas and direction.
- Working with the Icey Monty team; handling clients, organising prices, features and meetings.
The team will ease you into all of the above, especially regarding finances and client interaction. Icey Monty is relatively new to operating as a studio and learning through experiences what works best.
If you think you would like to work with Icey Monty, you can send your CV and application to them at nick@iceymonty.com. Icey Monty also require you to CC them to nickwalker12@googlemail.com
