www.rockstarnorth.com A number of positions from Programmer to Testers required. Online application. Thought this might be of interest. Might be an idea to actually have an official thread re employment / testing positions or related opportunities that come up. Just a thought. Parris <some of the embedded links might not work> "ROCKSTAR NORTH, the award winning developer behind Grand Theft Auto, is looking to expand their experienced and talented teams working out of the studio in Edinburgh . For the successful candidate we offer a highly competitive salary, a working environment second to none and an extensive benefits package. At Rockstar North we like to receive and would encourage direct applications from candidates. CURRENT POSITIONS Development Assistant | Game Programmer | Games Tester | Development Assistant We are currently looking for efficient, well organised, Development Assistants for a full time fixed term contract running until the 31st October 2007. You should have good IT skills with exceptional communication and team working skills. The successful applicant will provide production support within game development, including picture & video research, text editing & data organisation. Skills and Experience: Educated to at least degree level in a relevant discipline. Self-motivated, flexible with the ability to handle multiple priorities. Excellent communication skills, both interpersonal and in writing with good attention to detail. Good MS Office skills, (Excel, Word) and a confident learner on new software. Experience gained working to deadlines within the production environment would be an advantage. Ability to organise & present data, for example, image or text files. A creative background or strong interest in cinema, animation, video games or graphic design would be beneficial. Back To Top Apply Game Programmer We want to hear from games programmers from a variety of backgrounds. Commercial games experience is not essential, however a passion for games is. You should have a positive attitude and be able to communicate with people as effectively as you do a computer. Back To Top Apply Games Tester Rockstar North is looking for enthusiastic and passionate game testers to join its QA teams. You will be expected to play through our games looking for problems and accurately reporting errors to ensure game quality before release. The position is a full-time fixed term contract running for eight months. Candidates must be 18 years of age and above and provide two referees. Required: Excellent written and verbal communication skills are a must; as is attention to detail and good general computer skills, including word-processing; working with databases and spreadsheets. Desired: Previous industry experience with software QA would be advantageous but not essential. To apply please send your full current CV and a cover letter (detailing your history as a gamer and why you think you have the skills to make a good tester). Please Note: Applications made without both CV and Gaming History will be automatically rejected. Rockstar are only interested in direct applications for this position and will not be inviting agencies to forward candidates".
Well I know that the games testing part will mean a lot of GTA 4 playing :thumbsup: Not sure what its like working for them but I heard that they really don't like anyone taking about what they see there and everything is NDA.
Pretty much, but at least you have more job security with them then other companies and you get to play games that won't bore the shit out of you. Still if you become friends with the senior people at Rockstar then you do get to see them blow over £2000 on bottles of Champange (and good Champagne it was too) over the course of the night and then promptly put it on the company credit card. ^o^/
Sounds like most companies I have worked for over the last 2 decades. No names mentioned for legal reasons but I do know of one senior member of staff charging a night on the tiles in Amsterdam to his expenses account and finding it a surprise when the expenses were queried back at home. ;-) 1 x 15min manual workout in red light district <check> 3 x visits to head shop <check> 30 x pints of premium lager <check> etc, etc - how on earth he thought he'd clear it with payroll is beyond me.
