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IDEAS is actively looking for a number of professionals to fill positions on current and upcoming projects. If you are interested in any of the above positions, please send your résumé and samples to John Lux. Click here to email

-After Effects professionals with 5+ years of professional experience. Candidates must have solid design skills, excellent animation skills, the ability to work without supervision, good project organization skills and the willingness to take art direction from the team. Must have solid knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects CS4 and above. Not required but knowledge of Final Cut Studio, Maya or Cinema 4D is a plus. Central Florida resident preferred but not absolutely necessary.

-Project Manager to be responsible for the coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of a complex, on-line MMOG game and virtual world, ensuring consistency with company strategy, commitments and goals. Essential Qualifications include relevant project management experience in game design, familiar with bug/issue tracking systems, familiar with source control (subversion / git) a plus, some hands-on programming experience. The main job tasks and responsibilities will include leading the planning and implementation of the project, facilitating the definition of project scope, goals and deliverables, defining project tasks and resource requirements, coordinating project staff, managing project budget, managing project resource allocation, planning and schedule project timelines, tracking project deliverables, providing direction and support to project team, quality assurance, constantly monitoring and reporting on progress of the project to all stakeholders, presenting reports defining project progress, problems and solutions, and implementing and managing project changes and interventions to achieve project outputs. Education and Experience required includes qualification in project management or equivalent, knowledge of both theoretical and practical aspects of project management, knowledge of project management techniques and tools, direct work experience in project management capacity in games and/or virtual worlds, proven experience in people management, proven experience in strategic planning, proven experience in risk management, and proficient in project management software (iTask/MS Project).

-Server-Side Programmers with experience with PHP/mySQL, JAVA (experience with SmartFox server a huge plus), dedicated/cloud servers (EC2/CloudSites/etc.), Content Delivery Networks / S3 / CloudFiles / etc., source control (subversion / git), and ActionScript (Flash/Flex).

-ActionScript Programmers with experience with AS3 (Flash/Flex), Game Design (with samples), various APIs and Frameworks, PHP/mySQL/Web Service (SOAP/XML/WSDL/), source control (subversion / git).

-Web Designers/Programmers with experience with HTML/CSS/JavaScript (jQuery a plus), PHP/mySQL, Photoshop and/or Illustrator, source control (subversion / git), coding standards (compliant), dynamic websites (we will review source code, css, javascript and etc.).

-Character/Environment Artists with experience with Illustrator and Photoshop, Flash, Isometric Design, and Game Design / Virtual World.

If you are interested in any of the above positions, please send your résumé and samples to John Lux. Click here to email

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Shirley Decker
SVP- Business Development
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407-601-7886

John Lux
President
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407-601-7882

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