If you’re looking to help build a veteran founded studio focused on original character-based IP development, we’re looking for you! Please submit your resumé, reel and reel breakdown. Please state the position you’re interested in.

Game Design and Production Assistant

Overview:

Big Red Button is composed of veteran game developers focused on delivering authentic gaming experiences that are as fun to watch as they are to play.

Our 22-person studio in Southern California is seeking up-and-coming game designers for a Design and Production Assitant (Full-Time) to work on a landmark “unannounced” project.

Job Description

This position is an entry-level position for a talented and ambitious developer.  Three-quarters of the job will be as a design staffer, working with our lead and senior designers, and one-quarter of the job will be working directly with the producer on production tasks.

The ideal candidate should want to “graduate” from this position within a year to be a Junior Designer on staff.

 

Requirements:

Ideal candidate will have

• Extensive knowledge of co-op and multiplayer games
• Experience with Maya to prototype game scenarios
• The ability to document and visualize ideas and concepts
• Proficient skills in Microsoft Word, and Excel
• The capacity to articulate and communicate effectively
• Great organization, analytical, and lateral thinking skills
• Exacting attention to detail
• Proven ability to learn complex software

 

Tasks include, but are not limited to:

 

• Monitor all feedback from our publisher, including: logging and tracking publisher’s feedback, and coordinate with team’s producer to address feedback.
• Work with Senior Designers to prototype game play in Maya and Crytek engine.
• Collaborate with team to create innovative game play ideas and generate solutions for existing design challenges.
• Analyze and comment on builds, and catalog  bugs.
• Research, critique, and chronicle competitive titles strengths and weaknesses
• Assist producer and keep the gears of development running smoothly.

In return gain valuable experience from a team that has worked on successful titles such as Uncharted, True Crime, and Jax and Daxter.

If interested, email your resume and cover letter to jobs@brbent.com. Please type “Game Design and Production Intern” in the subject line.

 

 

Application instructions

• submit to jobs@brbent.com
• In the subject line, list the name of the job you’re interested in
• In your email, please state where you heard about the job
• Reels and portfolios must include examples of professional work, and an exact breakdown of your specific contribution to the material submitted.