[ Developers Rule at 3D Realms]
[ Current Positions Available ]
 
Apogee and 3D Realms are die hard game players who make games without marketing pressure, corporate management, or arbitrary release dates. We make games we want to play, and we work on them until they are perfected and done. We are hard working, hard playing, highly motivated developers with a mission to succeed at all costs. We hire only the industry's cream-of-the-crop talent--and if you've got the talent, you can join us.

If you visit other game companies' web sites looking for a job you'll notice a lot of talk about what *they* need and not much about what they will give you. At Apogee and 3D Realms we operate under a different approach: We do everything possible to make each developer a key partner in the company and a critical team member who has true creative control over the project's outcome. The TEAM approach is in real practice here--it's not just a buzzword.

As part of this approach, we give all developers a royalty-like bonus, a real percentage of all revenues the game makes, including all revenues from derivative products, such as strategy guides, novels, action figures, movies, ports, you-name-it! Try to find this deal from any other game development company (you won't--unless you're a part owner).

Why is our deal so sweet? Because we want to attract the best of the best. In this industry you're not going to go far with average developers working on average games. We know that exceptional games are made by exceptional developers and we do everything we can to both attract and keep happy the best developers in the business.

(In fact, we've rarely lost a developer that hasn't left to go start their own business, such as Ion Storm and Ritual. This is a testament to the quality of talent we've attracted over the years.)

In summary, here's what you get when you work for Apogee/3D Realms that you probably won't get working at another developer/publisher:
  1. A royalty-style bonus that's a percentage of the games you help create, along with ALL related derivative products, including ports.
  2. Real creative influence on your game project.
  3. Freedom from arbitrary completion date pressures, which allows the game to be made on its schedule, and not some suit's schedule.

Current Positions Available

Level Designer

We are looking for level designers (professional or amateur) with the following attributes.

Responsibilities:

  • Build levels for a first person shooter in a heavily modified Unreal engine.
  • Design puzzles and game play sequences, alone, and collaborating with others.
  • Diverse skill set balancing all aspects of level design (design, construction, scripting, lighting/art).

Requirements:

  • A love of First Person Shooter games. You must be able to critique the big games and be able to discuss them at length.
  • Demonstrable experience/portfolio showing fun and visually impressive levels for a First Person Shooter.
  • Work well in a team environment. Strong communication skills.
  • Be goal oriented with an eye toward finishing things to shippable levels.
  • Very strong game design skills. Building a level is the easy part. The hard part is coming up with why you should build it to begin with, or why people will remember it in 5 years.

Pluses:

  • Artistic skills.
  • Programming / scripting experience.
  • Professional industry experience.
  • Experience with UnrealEd (any version).

Benefits

  • Competitive salary, based on skill and experience.
  • All moving expenses paid.
  • Fully paid Medical / Dental benefits.
  • 401k program.
  • You share in the profits of every dollar we make, on the games you ship, as long as you are employed here.
  • Small close-knit company and team.
  • No state tax. Low cost of living compared to many places.

What to send

  • Please e-mail resume, web links or any materials to: georgeb@3drealms.com
  • You must be at least 18 years old, and willing to relocate to Garland, Texas. Full time, on site. No contracting.

If you do not have an online portfolio, please mail your resume and demo reel to:

3D Realms
ATTN: Recruiting
PO Box 469389
Garland, TX 75049