ABOUT THINGS FOR HUMANS:‍

Things For Humans is a pop-music game studio based in Melbourne. In 2021 we released the award-winning title Video World on PC and Nintendo Switch, and are currently working on our second commercial title A Halloween Valentine - a comedic, pop-song puzzle adventure set on a haunted Valentine's Day. We have received substantial development funding and are seeking a passionate and professional collaborator for the project.

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WHY YOU SHOULD WORK FOR US:

We have a full salaried 4-day work week (i.e. paid at full-time wages still with 4 weeks annual leave per annum, but only 30.4 hours of work a week!), we approach game development as a structured, healthy, and safe professional passion, and work in a gorgeous co-working space (ACMI X) among other screen-industry folks. We are open to part-time and other flexible working conditions and heavily encourage creativity and growth.

‍We heavily encourage everyone with interest to apply - even if you don't think you meet the requirements! We care about creativity, collaboration, and continued growth.

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MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Implement new features into the game
• Adjust and optimise existing features
• Collaborate with Creative Director on design decisions
• Take ownership of and plan code architecture and implementation
• Playtest and track bugs
• Communicate with other team members and the QA team
• Maintain a clean and safe workspace and abide by workplace health & safety policies and procedures
• Other related tasks as directed 

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SKILLS & EXPERIENCE 

Qualifications:

• Computer Science or similar degree (i.e. Game Design) or equivalent work experience

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Required Experience:

• Professional experience in game development or similar programming roles
• Experience working in a team

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Desired Experience:

• Music/rhythm game development
• Familiarity with FMOD Unity implementation
• Nintendo Switch and/or other Console development
• Experience using source control (GitHub or similar)

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Skills:

• Advanced Unity/C# development skills
• Excellent collaboration skills
• Ability to plan systems/architecture
• Excellent ability to motivate self and manage own time

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PERFORMANCE GOALS: 

• Complete tasks to reasonable deadlines
• Meet frequently with Creative Director and other stakeholders
• Proactively contribute to game design discussions
• Implement code in a robust, optimised, and extensible way
• Proactively document code (i.e. comments, technical documentation)

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IMPORTANT DETAILS

• ‍REMUNERATION: $65,000 - $70,000 AUD plus Superannuation
• ‍CONTRACT LENGTH: 6 - 12 months, depending on funding (minimum 6 months)
• ‍LOCATION: ACMI X, Southbank (Victoria, Australia)‍
• RELOCATION AVAILABLE: No‍
• REMOTE WORK POLICY: You must be available to work from our Southbank office at least twice a week.

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HOW TO APPLY

Please email a short cover letter (1 page or less), resume, and portfolio (i.e. website, video etc.) with the subject ‘Unity Developer Application’.

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