Close-knit Team
A close sense of comradery and dedication to our work.
Join the Team
Serenity Forge is looking for passionate, dedicated people to join our team. If you believe that video games can become as respected and widely accepted as other forms of mainstream entertainment, you might be just who we’re looking for.
How to Apply
For specific job openings, fill in the relevant form linked in the "Apply for this job" link.
What you'll need:
- A cover letter
- Your resumé
- Any supplementary material/links that you think are relevant
Why work with us?
We are a long-term driven studio that’s always on the lookout for new opportunities in original IP development, co-development, client work, and publishing. We want our team to always be excited not only for the current project they’re working on, but even more excited for the next project down the line.
Take a look at some of the perks and benefits we offer to full-time employees below!
Long-term Mindset
Always on the lookout for the next project that will keep our teams motivated, challenged, and inspired.
Health & Dental Insurance
Comprehensive medical plans including dental coverage for you to choose from based on your needs.
Generous PTO and Performance-driven Rewards
Whether you’re an efficient worker who values work-life balance or an extremely hard worker who gives 110%, we value and reward a wide range of employees.
Generous Holidays
Extended company holiday breaks.
Career Advancement
A growing studio with potential opportunities to greatly advance your technical, creative, or leadership roles.
Current Openings
Social Media and Community Specialist
Remote or In-Office
As our Social Media and Community Specialist, you will be creating social media content and actively engaging with our community. You will be responsible for creating strategies, executing plans, and creating content to increase both followers and engagement across various channels, including Twitter, Discord, Facebook, TikTok, etc.
Role Responsibilities
- Set community strategies and timelines for each of our titles, and execute them in an accurate and timely manner
- Build and maintain relationships with community influencers.
- Create social media content and tactics for both games and Serenity Forge as a brand
- Implement and review content KPIs to iterate and improve upon engagement/campaigns
- Provide customer support via email and community platforms
- Design and write engaging newsletters
- Discover and analyze data to develop social media strategies, optimizing their performance over time
- Assist in general marketing activities and tactics as needed
Your Qualifications
- Exceptional communicator with a creative streak and an eye for detail
- Ability to organize multiple projects and deadlines
- Experience engaging, growing, and maintaining communities across at least one of the following platforms: Discord, Twitter, TikTok, Instagram, or Facebook
- Up to date on the latest social media & gaming trends
- Understanding of social media analytics and how to improve them
Bonus Skills & Experience
- Experience in working with influencers & influencer agencies
- Graphic design experience using Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, or similar software
- Video editing and/or motion graphics experience
- Livestreaming experience
- Experience in newsletter tools such as Mailchimp and Sendy
Administrator
In-Office
We are looking for an administrator to support our studio and office operations. Under the supervision of our Business Director, you will help provide the directors and their teams with HR and recruiting support, office and equipment management, and other day-to-day administrative assistance.
Role Responsibilities
- Helping maintain and communicate HR policies to staff, coordinating the team to ensure policy adherence, and assisting with team scheduling.
- Early-stage recruiting according to the needs of directors and managers, including setting up new job listings, filtering out unqualified candidates based on criteria from the hiring manager, interview scheduling, and onboarding new hires.
- Managing the physical office and coordinating the provisioning and distribution of physical resources such as equipment, furniture, and food/drink.
- Assisting the directors with other administrative and logistical support.
Your Qualifications
- Highly self-organized, and independently motivated to maintain organization for the team.
- Proficiency with office apps, namely Excel/Sheets.
- Crisp communication and interpersonal skills; able to work kindly, respectfully, and intuitively alongside fast-paced creative teams.
- Always looking for new opportunities to polish processes, increase administrative productivity, and sharpen systems.
Bonus Skills & Experience
- Experience with administrative work at a software or media company.
- Expertise in business IT and computer assembly/troubleshooting.
- Proficiency in Jira, Confluence, and/or Airtable.
- Passion for games and the video games industry
3D Artist
Remote or In-Office
We are looking for a 3D generalist to join our art team to contribute assets towards our upcoming 3D game projects.
Role Responsibilities
- Model, sculpt, and rig assets in accordance with the art direction of the game
- Work with other artists to solve problems in the art direction, pipeline, and development process
- Create assets of consistent quality within set deadlines and schedules
Your Qualifications
- Experience in Blender and/or Maya (Maya strongly preferred)
- Experience in creating props, foliage, and environmental 3D assets
- Experience in Unity
- Experience working on a video game project with a team
- Ability to effectively communicate ideas and needs
Bonus Skills & Experience
- Strong skills in organic environment/creature/character modeling
- Skills in animation and rigging
- Experience and willingness to help with textures and materials
- Passion for games and the video game industry
- Shipped a commercially developed game
Art Director
In-Office
We are looking for an Art Director to oversee the stylistic and asset production needs for a new game development project. Under the supervision of the project director and in collaboration with the other component leads, you will shepherd the art and animation team to create striking visual assets for an immersive 3D game.
Role Responsibilities
- Craft a unique visual language and artistic pipeline in concert with the vision of the project director
- Supervise a team of roughly 10 people of multiple disciplines within the spectrum of art and animation asset production
- Review artistic work product to ensure it conforms to the highest standards and a cohesive artistic vision
- Work with your art and animation staff to ensure development deadlines are met
- Work with the producer and the other component leads to set milestone goals and coordinate an efficient production pipeline
Your Qualifications
- Proven experience with Unity on a commercially shipped game
- Proven experience with current 2D and 3D software used in asset development pipelines such as Maya, Photoshop, Substance, and Zbrush (or equivalents)
- Understanding of game art production pipelines
- Experience with Agile/Scrum processes, and assigning/distributing tasks to a team
- Ability to adapt stylistic preferences to the specific needs of a project
- Ability to understand and integrate business objectives and philosophies and synthesize them into the game’s artistic vision
- Experience with art direction on a 3D game
- Experience managing a team of 5+ people
Bonus Skills & Experience
- Experience with Jira, Confluence, Sourcetree
- Experience dealing with contractors and contracting studios
- Passion for games and the video games industry
VFX Artist
Remote
We are looking for a Visual Effects Artist to help the art and engineering team bring our next game to life. This position can be remote.
Role Responsibilities
- Create shaders, effects, and procedural tools to facilitate various unique visual styles
- Proactively communicate with members of the team to improve the quality of visual effects
- Work with and take directions from the Art Director and Lead Artist
- Perform R&D for any new technology needed for content implementation
Your Qualifications
- Knowledge of both aesthetic and technical aspects of game art
- Experience in technical and effects art on a team project
- Understanding of 3D asset workflows and optimization
- Experience with node graphs, VFX graphs, and particle systems
- Experience in Unity
- Ability to effectively communicate ideas and needs
Bonus Skills & Experience
- Additional 3D art experiences such as modeling, rigging, and lighting
- Experience in 2D frame-by-frame effects animation
- Experience in shader programming (HLSL or GLSL)
- Experience in Unreal Engine
- Passion for games and the video game industry
- Shipped a commercially developed game
Programmer (Unreal)
Remote or In-Office
We are looking for a driven and detail-oriented programmer to join our team on a new game development project in Unreal Engine. In collaboration with other programmers and technical specialists, you will help construct and execute the engineering backbone of a new immersive 3D game in Unreal. This position may be remote.
Role Responsibilities
- Help your team plan, architect, and implement new systems, mechanics, and tools in a new, cutting-edge engine
- Work with other programmers to maintain high quality coding standards
- Work with your manager and teammates to ensure development deadlines are met while achieving the highest work quality possible
- Contribute technical and creative ideas towards all aspects of development
- Coordinate with the producer and the other component leads to set milestone goals and run an efficient production pipeline
Your Qualifications
- Proven experience with Unreal Engine and C++ on a shipped game
- Experience with version control for game development (ideally, Perforce)
- Ability to adapt to the fluid needs of a burgeoning project team
- Proactive communication and collaboration, familiarity with Agile/Scrum processes
- Detail-oriented, can comprehend project directives and philosophies and integrate them into day-to-day work
Bonus Skills & Experience
- Experience with project planning and managing other developers
- Interest in tools-driven procedural game development
- Familiarity with the Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence, etc.)
- Passion for games and the video games industry
Programmer (Unity)
Remote or In-Office
We are looking for a driven and detail-oriented programmer who's passionate about creating timeless games to join our development team. This person will start off by work on a unique narrative-driven game that we are publishing, with opportunities to work on additional exciting projects after this one wraps up. This position can be remote.
Role Responsibilities
- Plan, architect, and implement new systems, mechanics, and tools
- Write robust and maintainable code
- Work with other programmers to maintain high quality coding standards
- Contribute technical and creative ideas towards all aspects of development
- Understand and coordinate with the needs of Producers, Artists, and Designers
Your Qualifications
- Experience in Unity and C#
- Experience working with data formats such as JSON
- Proactive communicator
- Passion for video games of all kinds
- Detail-oriented
Bonus Skills & Experience
- Experience in RPG Maker
- Working knowledge of Ruby
- Experience in porting a game to a modern console (PS4, Xbox One, and/or Nintendo Switch)
- Knowledge of localization practices and/or fluency in another language
- Passion for game design and video game industry
- Shipped a commercially developed game