Ontario Game Careers Round-Up!

Published On: 3 August 2023Categories: Today's TalesTags: , , ,

Here at The Lodgge, we want to ensure visibility for all newcomers to the industry and make transitioning positions at any level as seamless as possible. Here is another round of our Bi-Weekly Career Post Round-Up that will include a collection of job openings and game industry careers across our many fantastic Ontario studios that stood out to us this week! Let’s have a look shall we?

Gameloft Toronto – Senior Online Game Developer

Leader in the development and publishing of mobile games, Gameloft® has established itself as one of the top innovators in its field since 2000. Gameloft creates games for all digital platforms, two of which are featured in the “Top 10 Games by All-Time Worldwide Downloads” from App Annie. Gameloft operates its own established franchises such as Asphalt®, Order & Chaos, Modern Combat and Dungeon Hunter and also partners with major rights holders including Universal, Illumination Entertainment, Disney®, Marvel®, Hasbro®, Fox Digital Entertainment, Mattel® and Ferrari®.

Epic Games – Senior Animation Programmer (Fortnite)

At the core of Epic’s success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it’s building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we’re always innovating.

Epic is looking for a Senior Animation Programmer to help build and support animation technology for use in developing features and gameplay for Fortnite. Using the tools and pipelines of Unreal Engine 5, you’ll work on many aspects of the animation technology to help drive the convincing and expressive movement of animated characters in a large multiplayer game.

Ubisoft Toronto – Level Designer (Splinter Cell)

Ubisoft Toronto is one of the largest development studios within Ubisoft, employing talented people from around the world. We create worlds and tell stories that grip you, inspire you and challenge you. Since opening in 2010, we have shipped innovative game projects on some of Ubisoft’s biggest brands: Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs, For Honor and Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell.

As a Level Designer, you will work to understand the creative direction of the game and plan, build, and iterate on the gameplay spaces in you level with a focus on enemy positions and patrols, while investigating unique ways to enhance gameplay by taking advantage of the environment.

Digital Extremes – Console Programmer

Digital Extremes is seeking a Programmer to join our Console team. The ideal candidate will have experience with C++, strong communication skills, working knowledge of gaming consoles, and a desire to learn new systems and skills. Familiarity with profiling tools, as well as scripting/automation is a plus.