Active Vacancies
Game Development Team Manager (Upcoming Project)

Jagex Ltd, developer and publisher of the hugely successful RuneScape, is looking for an imaginative individual with excellent team management skills and a thorough understanding of games development.

The successful candidate will take on the challenge of leading one of our content development teams, working on an upcoming MMOG. This will include taking full responsibility of all managerial tasks and providing inspirational leadership to 12+ developers.

Key duties include:
* Leading a team of 12+ content developers ranging from new to senior staff;
* Managing the content development team in the production of original and ingenious work, while ensuring that milestones are accomplished and schedules achieved on time;
* Cooperating with senior design and technical staff to define the game's direction, and building excellent working relationships with multiple development teams, to ensure continuous production of high quality content;
* Establishing a creative and productive environment through effective team coaching;
* Ongoing appraisal of team members' individual performances, helping them to work towards their own personal development objectives and beyond;
* Leading by example through commitment, passion and professionalism, helping to drive Jagex and its products forward

Essential requirements:
* Strong leadership skills with experience of managing games development teams;
* Proven time and project management skills with demonstrable ability in handling multiple responsibilities concurrently, while working well under deadline pressure;
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills with proven ability to communicate enthusiastically, clearly and concisely to groups and individuals;
* Knowledge of the MMO gaming market.
* Solid problem-solving ability and insightful approach to new challenges;
* Great attention to detail allied to awareness of the bigger picture.

Desirable
* Degree level education or equivalent experience;
* Deep understanding of storytelling structure, roleplay mechanics and general gameplay;
* Anime, graphic novels and general interest in sci-fi.

Details
Salary
£30-34k+ depending on experience, plus excellent benefits package including annual bonus, private healthcare, gym membership and other benefits.

Location
Cambridge, UK. Candidates must be able to work in Cambridge or relocate if offered the position. Interviews will be held at the Cambridge office.

Associate Producers (Upcoming and Existing MMOGs)

Jagex Ltd, developer and publisher of the hugely successful RuneScape, is looking for imaginative individuals with excellent team management skills and a thorough understanding of games development. The successful candidate will take on the challenge of leading one of our game content development teams. This will include taking full responsibility of all managerial tasks and providing inspirational leadership to 15+ developers.
Key duties include:

* Leading a team of 10-15+ content developers ranging from junior to senior staff;
* Helping to manage the content development team in the production of original and ingenious work, while ensuring that milestones are accomplished and schedules achieved on time;
* Ongoing appraisal of team members' individual performances, helping them to work towards their own personal development objectives and beyond;
* Cooperating with senior design and technical staff to define the game's direction, and building excellent working relationships with multiple development teams numbering 70+ staff, to ensure continuous production of high quality content;
* Establishing a creative and productive environment through effective team coaching and people management;
* Overseeing the development of the game world, ensuring a cohesive approach is maintained for the overall storyline development of each project;
* Leading by example through commitment, passion and professionalism, helping to drive Jagex and its products forward.

Essential requirements:

* Strong leadership skills with experience of managing games development teams;
* Proven time and project management skills with demonstrable ability in handling multiple responsibilities concurrently, while working well under deadline pressure;
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills with proven ability to communicate enthusiastically, clearly and concisely with groups and individuals;
* Knowledge of the MMO gaming market;
* Solid problem-solving ability and insightful approach to new challenges;
* Great attention to detail allied to awareness of the bigger picture.

Desirable

* Degree level education or equivalent experience;
* Deep understanding of storytelling structure, roleplay mechanics and general gameplay;
* Anime, graphic novels and fantasy and/or general sci-fi interest.

Details:

Salary
£24-30k+ (negotiable depending on experience), plus excellent benefits package including annual bonus, private healthcare, gym membership and more.

Location
Cambridge, UK. Candidates must be able to work in Cambridge or relocate if offered the position. Interviews will be held at the Cambridge office.

so there is a chance its not going to be a role playing game?

so there is a chance its not going to be a role playing game?

No, because subsequent recruitment material found has called it an 'Upcoming MMORPG'.

which is mechscape right?

I'm sure MMOG is just short for MMORPG.

MMORPG=Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game
MMOG=Massive Multiplayer Online Game
The difference is it would not be a role playing game. Weird. But yes, I also think they mean an MMORPG.

so there is a chance its not going to be a role playing game?

I'm sure MMOG is just short for MMORPG.

Well, I suppose you could just role-play while shooting or strategizing.

Mechscape's release will probably be a year after or more since they are still trying to hire staff. (It can be 3 years, I don't mind...) I'm hoping that it will be similar to Runescape and not so many "mini-games."

A random thought: MechScape's release will most likely have to be preceded by a heavy recruitment for customer support personnel.