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I'd apply if it wasn't in-house - there ain't no way I'm moving to Nottingham
Scriptwriter Wanted - Computer Games
Posted:29/06/2005 Deadline: 31/07/2005
Free Radical Design are seeking a talented scriptwriter to work full-time, in-house, who will be responsible for sharpening the storylines and in-game text
Free Radical Design is an award winning games developer, authors of the recent console hits TimeSplitters: Future Perfect and Second Sight. They have recently embarked upon two new next-generation console projects, and are seeking a talented scriptwriter to work full-time, in-house, who will be responsible for sharpening the storylines and in-game text for both projects.
The ideal candidate will be:
- Passionate and knowledgeable about a range of videogames.
- Appreciative of the fundamental differences between writing story scripts for film/TV and non-linear, interactive computer games.
- An enthusiastic and flexible team-worker, willing to work within the structure and constraints of a continually evolving game design.
- A strong communicator
- Able to compose engaging story scenarios and dialogue that will appeal to a varied audience of adults and teenagers.
Contact: Please send a CV and covering letter, with one or two pages of sample film script work to [email protected] or the Personnel Dept, Free Radical Design, Unit 1 Interchange 25, Bostocks Lane, Sandiacre, Nottingham NG10 5QG.
Email: [email protected]
I'd apply if it wasn't in-house - there ain't no way I'm moving to Nottingham
Scriptwriter Wanted - Computer Games
Posted:29/06/2005 Deadline: 31/07/2005
Free Radical Design are seeking a talented scriptwriter to work full-time, in-house, who will be responsible for sharpening the storylines and in-game text
Free Radical Design is an award winning games developer, authors of the recent console hits TimeSplitters: Future Perfect and Second Sight. They have recently embarked upon two new next-generation console projects, and are seeking a talented scriptwriter to work full-time, in-house, who will be responsible for sharpening the storylines and in-game text for both projects.
The ideal candidate will be:
- Passionate and knowledgeable about a range of videogames.
- Appreciative of the fundamental differences between writing story scripts for film/TV and non-linear, interactive computer games.
- An enthusiastic and flexible team-worker, willing to work within the structure and constraints of a continually evolving game design.
- A strong communicator
- Able to compose engaging story scenarios and dialogue that will appeal to a varied audience of adults and teenagers.
Contact: Please send a CV and covering letter, with one or two pages of sample film script work to [email protected] or the Personnel Dept, Free Radical Design, Unit 1 Interchange 25, Bostocks Lane, Sandiacre, Nottingham NG10 5QG.
Email: [email protected]
I think Cooky (occasionally spotted in the Nintendo forum) is a games developer there.
I'd say go for it if you really want it.
How would you ever get laid?
I'd make sure to add in stuff like:
"OH NOES!1!!1!!!"
"You just got pwned, X."
> That would be one nerdy job.
>
> How would you ever get laid?
Geek-women.
Wouldn't do the washing up very well though :-|
> Aw man that would be the perfect job for me. If only I was four years
> older. :(
And had talent :' {