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Current Vacancies
Producer / Project Manager
iOS Game Programmer
2D/3D Artist
Producer / Project Manager
Distinctive is a highly regarded independent mobile games studio, based in Sheffield, creating a diverse range of games and apps for major clients and their own self-publishing unit. They develop on all major mobile platforms including iOS, Android, Bada and Palm.
Mobile gaming is where the action is right now and this is an opportunity to join one of the industry’s rising stars.
The company requires a remarkable, astute and well-organized individual with strong leadership skills to project manage a number of premier games and help ensure they are successful commercial products.
Key Skills
- Proven project management skills within the software industry.
- Capable of organizing themselves and a development team.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to manage and motivate a team.
- Experience of agile project management methodologies.
- Enthusiastic about the mobile games industry and it’s future.
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
Responsibilities
- Managing a number of simultaneous small to medium sized projects.
- Communicating project progress with external or internal clients.
- Ensure tasks are completed and releases made to clients on time.
- Leading and motivating a team through the highs and lows of a project.
- Reporting of any project ‘road blocks’ to the directors.
Location: Sheffield
Category: Producers
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £25,000 to £35,000 + pension + Bupa
No agencies.
To apply email your CV and covering letter to jobs@distinctivegames.com
iOS Game Programmer
Distinctive is a highly regarded independent mobile games studio, based in Sheffield, creating a diverse range of games and apps for major clients and their own self-publishing unit. They develop on all major mobile platforms including iOS, Android, Bada and Palm.
Mobile gaming is where the action is right now and this is an opportunity to join one of the industry’s rising stars.
The company requires a remarkable, intelligent and technically gifted programmer to bring some exciting games to life. You will work as part of a team and report to the producer on the project.
Key Skills
- 3+ years of commercial games programming.
- Very strong Objective-C and C/C++ programming ability.
- Deep understanding of the iOS platform.
- Experience of OpenGL ES graphics programming.
- Self motivated and an eye for detail.
- Enthusiastic about the mobile games industry and it’s future.
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
Responsibilities
- Developing high quality games and entertaining apps.
- Developing all aspects of mobile games; AI, rendering and game-play.
- Working with the project producer to schedule development..
- Produce readable/maintainable code adhering to the coding standards.
- Write technical design documentation.
Location: Sheffield
Category: Programmers
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £20,000 to £30,000 + pension + Bupa
No agencies.
To apply email your CV and covering letter to jobs@distinctivegames.com
2D/3D Artist
Distinctive is a highly regarded independent mobile games studio, based in Sheffield, creating a diverse range of games and apps for major clients and their own self-publishing unit. They develop on all major mobile platforms including iOS, Android, Bada and Palm.
Mobile gaming is where the action is right now and this is an opportunity to join one of the industry’s rising stars.
You will be responsible for creating bitmap artwork and polygon meshes to world-class quality levels. You will work with others within the development team to bring the game design to life. You will report directly to the project producer.
Key Skills
- 3+ years of creating art for commercial games.
- Very strong 2D (pixel) artwork portfolio.
- Highly experienced 3D Studio Max user.
- Ability to create 3D Models, Textures and Animations.
- Strong portfolio of published titles./li>
- Ability to work in many different styles./li>
- Highly creative individual wanting to create new and exciting mobile games.
- Self motivated and an eye for detail.
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
Responsibilities
- Producing 2D bitmap graphics and animations.
- Producing 3D renders, low-polygon in-game models and animations.
- Working with the project producer to schedule development.
- Work with the creative manager to create graphics to the required look and feel.
- Create graphics in the required format for in-house tools.
Location: Sheffield
Category: Artists
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £20,000 to £28,000 + pension + Bupa
No agencies.
To apply email your CV and covering letter to jobs@distinctivegames.com
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