Splash Damage is hiring!
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Hey folks,
Splash Damage Ltd. are currently seeking a full-time salaried Lead Artist and several full-time salaried Artists to join our studio here in London!
We are looking for self-motivated and enthusiastic people with a talent and passion for advancing interactive entertainment. As one of the leading game developers in Europe, Splash Damage offers competitive salaries and excellent benefits including a matching pension scheme, private health care, dental insurance, and executive health club and spa membership to successful candidates. With team members from North America, Australasia, and throughout Europe, we accept international applications and offer relocation assistance and VISA sponsorship where appropriate.
Please fully read the links to the relevant positions above before you apply.
If you meet the requirements for any role listed above, please email jobs@splashdamage.com, stating the role in the Subject Line and including the following:
- Cover letter stating your availability
- Current CV / Resume
- For art positions, an up-to-date portfolio or demo reel (such as URL to your website, or a ZIP file of less than 5mb with samples).
Hard-copies of portfolios (such as CDs and portfolio books) can be sent to Splash Damage Ltd, PO Box 830, Bromley, Kent BR1 9WZ, England. Please note that due to the high volume of submissions, we are unable to return work.
Splash Damage Ltd. are currently seeking a full-time salaried Lead Artist and several full-time salaried Artists to join our studio here in London!
We are looking for self-motivated and enthusiastic people with a talent and passion for advancing interactive entertainment. As one of the leading game developers in Europe, Splash Damage offers competitive salaries and excellent benefits including a matching pension scheme, private health care, dental insurance, and executive health club and spa membership to successful candidates. With team members from North America, Australasia, and throughout Europe, we accept international applications and offer relocation assistance and VISA sponsorship where appropriate.
Please fully read the links to the relevant positions above before you apply.
If you meet the requirements for any role listed above, please email jobs@splashdamage.com, stating the role in the Subject Line and including the following:
- Cover letter stating your availability
- Current CV / Resume
- For art positions, an up-to-date portfolio or demo reel (such as URL to your website, or a ZIP file of less than 5mb with samples).
Hard-copies of portfolios (such as CDs and portfolio books) can be sent to Splash Damage Ltd, PO Box 830, Bromley, Kent BR1 9WZ, England. Please note that due to the high volume of submissions, we are unable to return work.
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We've wrapped up ETQW to critical acclaim, and I can guarantee that our next projects will be at the cutting edge of game technology, and fun as hell
Also i can't concept for toffee:)
The UK in general is warmer than Canada, more expensive than Canada (although the salaries are scaled accordingly) and, well... different
Not sure what the process is like for bringing across Canadians for a work visa, I think it makes it much easier if you have a degree of some sort.
They couldn't do it even though I'm experienced and have a degree but that's because the head office was incompetent (definitely NOT the people I worked with) and didn't have an HR person to handle the paperwork. It was an accountant who was handling all things HR!
The winters in the UK are warmer but the summers are generally cooler than Canada.
Nice people, more alcohol and the people tend to be more foul-mouthed than what you're probably used to (but I found it pretty funny and it was in a good-natured way much more than hostile).
The chocolate is awesome there but while you can find good food, it's much harder to find than in North America. Sorry, but I found the "bad British food" stereotype to be more of a truth than stereotype.
Apologies if I've "muddied-up" this thread. Not meaning to hijack things but I just wanted to give some impressions of my UK experience to better inform other Canadians who seem to want find out more about the UK.
Good luck and again, I apologize if this is the wrong place for this type of post.
Tom Burns
www.tomburnsportfolio.com
tom@tomburnsportfolio.com
My sincerest apologies to Splash Damage and MoP!
We have some seriously cool projects lined up...
Full info and positions here:
http://www.splashdamage.com/?p=70
I don't know if I will be able though
(Not that I'm trying to hijack the thread.)
it would be cool to make such a big move tho
We have a new website up now too, with an art test for potential candidates if they want a leg up.
http://www.splashdamage.com/?q=node/56
Anyone who completes the art test well will be looked on more favourably than those who don't!
Of course if you have a jaw-droppingly kickass portfolio anyway then you shouldn't need to do the art test
Keg: more expensive than Canada (although the salaries are scaled accordingly)
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true but you also get taxed insanely hi and buying a house in london just is not realistic
It's true that buying a house around the London area is going to be very difficult though. Renting is much easier (although obviously less financially sensible in the long run), and sharing is even easier than that.
If you don't have experience and you're outside the EU, the only thing that will really get you a work permit or visa is a degree, unfortunately.
There's also the ancestral route if you have a grandparent born in england. Found that out too late
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Has to be certain years though.. They changed the laws so that you can only get a visa/passport if you are direct descendant now (parents not grandparents). But people born before 83, I think thats the age anyways, might still be eligible.
Best thing to do is to call, but embassy's and visa applications are so full of red tape is more frustrating than anything else.
Has to be certain years though.. They changed the laws so that you can only get a visa/passport if you are direct descendant now (parents not grandparents). But people born before 83, I think thats the age anyways, might still be eligible.
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Actually, if you're a commonwealth citizen you're in if you've got a British grandparent. (link). So that's anybody from Canada, Australia, South Africa, India, New Zealand and lots of others. Not the USA though--bummer, really, but they never joined.
Immigration *is* a royal pain in the butt. I'm from Canada and have had a pretty easy time of it so far, but it's still annoying. Entirely worth it, mind you!
nice one on winning the low poly contest, you got my vite.
We are looking for self-motivated and enthusiastic people with a talent and passion for advancing interactive entertainment. As one of the leading game developers in Europe, Splash Damage offers competitive salaries and excellent benefits including a matching pension scheme, private health care, dental insurance, and executive health club and spa membership to successful candidates. With team members from North America, Australasia, and throughout Europe, we accept international applications and offer relocation assistance and VISA sponsorship where appropriate.
Feel free to get in touch even if you don’t see a specific job listing here that matches your field of expertise - we are always looking for talented people to join our team.
Current Job Openings
We are actively seeking candidates for the following roles:
Art & Media
*Lead Artist
* Animation Technical Director
* Concept Artist
* FX Artist
* UI Artist
Programming
*Lead Programmer
* Graphics Programmer
* Physics Programmer
* Online Services Programmer
Game & Level Design
*Game Designer
* Lead Level Designer
* Level Designer
* Gameplay Scripter
http://splashdamage.com/?q=node/15
jobs@splashdamage.com
Happy hunting.
If so: expect that art test and my portfolio within a few weeks