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Obsidian is searching for a new lead designer

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http://www.obsidianent.com/jobs/?jobID=1840

 

Lead Designer

 

Obsidian Entertainment is growing, and we are searching for an experienced and talented lead designer to lead design for a brand new project. In this position, you will help shape the feel of the entire game.

 

Duties:

-Lead and manage a team of designers

-Maintain game design documentation and schedules

-Contribute to all aspects of game design

-5 years game industry experience

-Design experience on at least two titles, including at least one RPG

-Worked on at least two shipped titles through their complete production cycles

-Thorough understanding of the game development process and requirements

-Leadership skills

-Strong writing skills

-Exceptional creativity

-Exceptional attention to detail

-Programming (scripting) experience

-Love of computer and console role-playing games

-Team player

-Excellent communication skills

-Able to adhere to tight schedules

-Skilled with Microsoft Office, bug tracking software, source control software, and 3D game development toolsets

Edited by funcroc

So is this because all their good designers are busy? Because I'd think they'd promote from inside before hiring an outsider for this kind of thing.

The area between the balls and the butt is a hotbed of terrorist activity.

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Hopefully this doesn't mean someone is leaving :(

It will be hard to find someone like that, they all work for Bioware/Bethesda/Obsidian already. Maybe an ex-designer from Troika ?

It will be hard to find someone like that, they all work for Bioware/Bethesda/Obsidian already. Maybe an ex-designer from Troika ?

 

I would bet on a ex-Troika employee as well, unless they all got jobs already. Could this mean.........KotOR III? :ph34r:

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"I dream things that never were and say why not?"
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"Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man."
- Friedrich Nietzsche

 

"The amount of energy necessary to refute bull**** is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it."

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It might mean they've signed this new project that was rumoured. Is this position actually new, though? A lot of those jobs have been advertised for months, I think.

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Tim Cain ^_^

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Chris Taylor!

 

Oh bugger, but he's busy taking over the RTS genre again...

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Hopefully this doesn't mean someone is leaving :)

No, we can't have that now. We love our Developers here.

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This is very strange, I thought OE had a whole bunch of guys ready to bite the big designer cookie?

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Nothing but love for the fine Obsidian Entertainment developers. ;)

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Hades was the life of the party. RIP You'll be missed.

They could all be busy with other projects, Kaftan. I m sure being a lead designer is hard work and something that they would want to rotate between their top people so that they don't get burnt out.

They could all be busy with other projects, Kaftan.  I m sure being a lead designer is hard work and something that they would want to rotate between their top people so that they don't get burnt out.

 

IIRC, Chris & Chris at Obsidian are already busy NWN2 and PNJ.

"Some men see things as they are and say why?"
"I dream things that never were and say why not?"
- George Bernard Shaw

"Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man."
- Friedrich Nietzsche

 

"The amount of energy necessary to refute bull**** is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it."

- Some guy 

I don't think they'll have any problems finding a LD. There are plenty of less prolific game designers who would kill their mother and sell the part to Satan for that job.

 

They need to find the one who won't :D

 

The requirements are high though. Must be an improtant title ;)"

It is probably KotOR 3. ;)

It is probably KotOR 3.  ;)

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Hades was the life of the party. RIP You'll be missed.

"Jade Empire 2"

 

a huge financial success just waiting to happen

 

o kanada

Here's my resume:

 

*Excellent coffee fetcher.

*Works best under pressure. Preferably, of the boothill or whip kind.

Edited by Role-Player

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Fallout 3 ;)

My vote goes for Dave Maldonado and TORN.

 

Come back Maldonado-sama! I miss you. :'(

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I took this job because I thought you were just a legend. Just a story. A story to scare little kids. But you're the real deal. The demon who dares to challenge God.

So what the hell do you want? Don't seem to me like you're out to make this stinkin' world a better place. Why you gotta kill all my men? Why you gotta kill me?

Nothing personal. It's just revenge.

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Fallout 3 :thumbsup:

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I hope it is K3 but, if it is, I would like to think MCA would have a big hand in it as he did a great job with K2.

 

Anyway, I'm sure he would have a big role, even if not officially so.

I am lost. Project Georgia? :blink:

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