Hardlight is SEGA’s third UK based studio and is focused exclusively on creating high quality, innovative game experiences for mobile and handheld platforms.

The Studio comprises small, agile teams working on new IP & well-known SEGA IP. Project durations are 5-10 months, building on the success of their first projects on iOS – Sonic Jump.

The team follows an ethos of staying compact, agile and focused – combining talent from a variety of game genres and backgrounds, and welcomes applications from candidates of all levels of experience.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce Concept, Prototype and In-Game Art within design and technical limitations for mobile platforms.
• Create an appealing and consistent look for the games visuals that suites both the genre and brand requirements.
• Additional tasks as required

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Self-driven individual with good organization skills
• Traditional 2D & 3D art skills.
• A good eye for lighting, shading, colour, detail and form
• Thoroughly knowledge of Photoshop & 3DS Max and/or similar digital art programs.
• An eye for accurate proportion, form, and detail

Pluses

• Previous games industry on smart phone and tablets game titles advantageous.
• Passion for computer games and digital arts highly advantageous

Hardlight is SEGA’s third UK based studio and is focused exclusively on creating high quality, innovative game experiences for mobile handheld platforms.  With their first project ‘Sonic Jump’ released on iOS in late October, their next projects are due through 2013.

The team was founded with the ethos of staying compact, agile and focused – combining talent from a variety of game genres and backgrounds and working closely with SEGA R&D Studio to stay at the cutting edge of developments in technology, middleware and game experiences.

Key Responsibilities  

• Work with other members of the team on creating high quality mobile titles
• Implement game features in partnership with artists and designers
• Learn and help develop various areas of features going into mobile handheld titles
• Constantly develop your skillset and experience in the mobile space

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Development experience in C/C++
• Experience developing titles for mobile devices (either independently or as part of a larger studio)
• Comfortable with game design and implementation
• Examples of own demos, with source code, very beneficial dependent on past professional experience

Pluses  

• Passion for computer games highly advantageous
• Development experience with C# or HTML5
• Knowledge of OpenGL ES and other graphical development libraries

My client is looking for a talented Level Designer to join their team. Working as part of the design team the successful candidate will become a key member of a creative group looking to shape the next wave of exciting triple-A action titles.

Requirements

• Understanding of game design theory such as accessibility, pacing and balancing
• Exceptional team player with the ability to collaborate and communicate without losing sight of the gameplay vision
• Previous experience of building levels in a visual game design tool
• Prior knowledge of visual scripting (using CryEngine Flow Graph, Kismet or similar) to define and develop gameplay logic
• Willingness to take design direction when offered
• Work well under pressure to meet deadlines
• Experience playing first-person shooters
• Demo / video examples of relevant work (e.g. personal portfolio or content created in at least one shipped title)
• A general passion for video games, along with the desire to make the best games possible
• Strong interpersonal and problem solving skills
• ‘Outside of the box thinking’ with a desire to create interesting and original gameplay experiences

For more information please contact Simon Hope via email at: simon@aswift.com