Intermediate 3D Rigger & Animator
100% Remote / Work-From-Home Position
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Intermediate CERT QA Tester
100% Remote / Work-From-Home Position
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Associate Community Manager
100% Remote / Work-From-Home Position
Responsibilities and Duties:
Requirements and Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
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To apply, contact [email protected] with the following information:
100% Remote / Work-From-Home Position
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Rig and animate various characters (bipeds and other creatures), weapons, vehicles, special environment assets, and more
- Fully configure animations in-engine (including montages, blend spaces, hooking up animations in data table rows, etc.)
- Create new or maintain and improve existing keyframe animations
- Implementing animations to match design intent while meeting technical requirements or constraints
- Troubleshoot and fix animation bugs and other issues
- Work with the Principal 3D Artist and/or Art Director as the major contributor to refine existing or implement new rigging and animating processes and pipelines where necessary
Requirements and Qualifications:
- Proven experience and proficiency in both rigging and animating
- Experience in keyframe animation for both character and FP arms using Blender
- Strong knowledge of rigging and animation principles and best practices
- Broad experience in game animation production tools
- Advanced understanding of animation pipelines
- Proven proficiency in Unreal Engine 5
- High attention to detail
- Creative mindset and ability to overcome technical challenges
- Collaborative attitude and strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to meet deadlines and work within established pipelines
Preferred Qualifications:
- Control Rig experience
- 3D modelling experience (in the event a model needs minor edits to be made in the rigging process, not needing to pass assets around to complete work is preferable)
We offer:
- Salary range: $65 - $79K NZD (depending on experience)
- KiwiSaver contributions on top of salary (if NZ Resident/eligible)
- 40 hours per week (includes paid meal and rest breaks)
- Flexible hours outside core work times
- 4 workweeks of Annual Leave, 10 days of Sick Leave, 1 day of Birthday Leave, 12 days of Menstrual/Menopausal Leave, etc.
- Professional Development support: approved course fee contribution and 2 paid days off per year to attend approved conferences, workshops, etc.
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Intermediate CERT QA Tester
100% Remote / Work-From-Home Position
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Writing TRC (Sony) and XR (Microsoft) Certification test plans
- Performing Certification testing on both Xbox and PlayStation consoles
- Identify, document, and report issues such as bugs, exploits, accessibility barriers, and QoL concerns
- Test the functionality of newly implemented features
- Test to confirm if bug fixes were successful
- Verify whether or not previously documented issues are current
- Investigate and determine replication steps for issues
- Perform feature regression testing
- Identify and escalate critical issues
- Conduct Build Verification/Regression Tests
- Ensure the BVT documentation templates are kept up to date with new features or changes
- Document, triage, and process issues reported from staff and internal playtests
- Assist with various QA maintenance projects and other related tasks as needed
- Work with the QA Team Lead and other QA Testers to further improve and refine console testing processes in the existing pipelines
Requirements and Qualifications:
- Minimum of 2 years of direct QA experience with Console-based games & crossplay testing
- 2 years of experience performing TRC and XR Certification testing
- Previous experience writing TRC and XR Certification test plans
- A deep passion for the role - someone who lives and breathes QA
- Ability to work in the New Zealand time zone
- A reliable second PC setup available for client testing
- Well-developed analytical and critical thinking skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to pivot to different tasks effectively as needed
- High attention to detail while balancing time constraints
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work well as part of a team and independently
- Working knowledge of bug tracking systems, documentation requirements, and testing methodologies
- Patience, persistence, and resilience to fatigue brought on by repetitious testing
We offer:
- Salary range: $65 - $75K NZD (depending on experience)
- KiwiSaver contributions on top of salary (if NZ Resident/eligible)
- 40 hours per week (includes paid meal and rest breaks)
- Flexible hours outside core work times
- 4 workweeks of Annual Leave, 10 days of Sick Leave, 1 day of Birthday Leave, 12 days of Menstrual/Menopausal Leave, etc.
- Professional Development support: approved course fee contribution and 2 paid days off per year to attend approved conferences, workshops, etc.
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Associate Community Manager
100% Remote / Work-From-Home Position
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Active engagement with and oversight of Deep Field Games’ online communities
- Embody and enforce standards of behavior within the Deep Field Games community
- Cultivate and nurture the growth of our Discord and Steam communities and any other appropriate forums
- Develop and execute community growth initiatives
- Set up and manage Discord events
- Monitor community sentiments and player feedback, reporting on anything relevant, notable, or concerning
- Oversee volunteer community moderators
- Recruiting and vetting new volunteer community moderators for Discord and Reddit
- Create and assist in creating short-form content such as still images and GIFs for Steam posts, and short-form videos for video platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube
- Collect and organize fan art for use in monthly Peer Review Steam News posts
- Review social media content drafts and contribute when able
- Assess and report on the effectiveness of marketing plans
- Attend live events with the Marketing Producer
Requirements and Qualifications:
- 2+ years of community & social media management experience in a professional capacity
- Working knowledge of community moderation tools in Discord, Steam, etc.
- Experience working with video game content creators
- Well-developed content creation skills with a strong voice
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work well as part of a team and independently
- High attention to detail while balancing time constraints and maintaining consistency
Preferred Qualifications:
- Existing content creator relationships
- Experience with Photoshop or other equivalent photo editing software
- Experience with GIF creation/editing software
- Experience with Adobe Premier or other equivalent video editing software
- Experience with Unreal Engine for creating scenes in-game for marketing purposes
We offer:
- Salary range: $65 - $75K NZD (depending on experience)
- KiwiSaver contributions on top of salary (if NZ Resident/eligible)
- 40 hours per week (includes paid meal and rest breaks)
- Flexible hours outside core work times
- 4 workweeks of Annual Leave, 10 days of Sick Leave, 1 day of Birthday Leave, 12 days of Menstrual/Menopausal Leave, etc.
- Professional Development support: approved course fee contribution and 2 paid days off per year to attend approved conferences, workshops, etc.
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To apply, contact [email protected] with the following information:
- Please clearly specify the position you're applying for in the email subject
- Include a brief cover letter (the email body itself is fine)
- Attach your CV / resume document
- Include a link to any past works or portfolios (if applicable)
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Expressions of Interest for Future Openings
Are you interested in working with Deep Field Games, but your desired role isn't listed above? Please feel welcome to submit an Expression of Interest for your desired role - we'd love to hear from you!
As we are a small team, please note that applications are reviewed on a per-needs basis, meaning we will not always be able to review or respond to applications in a timely manner.
Additionally, the roles listed below are not guaranteed to be available within a certain time frame or may already be filled. Experience requirements and salary may also change or be different from the original job listing, either based on changes in our needs or economic conditions. We will meet people with transparency and negotiation to the best of our capabilities.
Thank you for understanding and we look forward to hearing from you!
Anticipated Future Openings
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Submit your Expression Of Interest to [email protected] with the following information:
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Expressions of Interest for Future Openings
Are you interested in working with Deep Field Games, but your desired role isn't listed above? Please feel welcome to submit an Expression of Interest for your desired role - we'd love to hear from you!
As we are a small team, please note that applications are reviewed on a per-needs basis, meaning we will not always be able to review or respond to applications in a timely manner.
Additionally, the roles listed below are not guaranteed to be available within a certain time frame or may already be filled. Experience requirements and salary may also change or be different from the original job listing, either based on changes in our needs or economic conditions. We will meet people with transparency and negotiation to the best of our capabilities.
Thank you for understanding and we look forward to hearing from you!
Anticipated Future Openings
- 3D Artist
- Proven proficiency with 3D modeling in Blender & creating hand-painted textures is required.
- Level Designer
- Strong level design experience & proficiency in Unreal Engine 5 is required.
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Submit your Expression Of Interest to [email protected] with the following information:
- Please clearly specify the position you're applying for in the email subject
- Include a brief cover letter (the email body itself is fine if preferred)
- Attach your CV / resume document
- Include a link to any past works or portfolios (if applicable)
- If you are a voice actor, send it to [email protected] instead.
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Deep Field Games was founded in Dunedin, New Zealand in 2021 by Geoff ‘Zag’ Keene (creator of Unfortunate Spacemen) and industry veterans from around the world. We’re an ambitious studio, focused on shipping co-operative multiplayer titles with mood, atmosphere, and left-field fun. We’re pushing co-operative play into new places – delivering fresh, hyper-fun takes on existing genres, while breaking new ground for tomorrow.
We are big believers in transferable skills and finding the right pieces to fill out our team. Hiring the correct people is our goal, those with the passion, creativity, and the willingness to learn and grow with our studio - and sometimes while wearing a few hats!
We also abide by the New Zealand Employment Relations Act of 2000, whereby all qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, colour, ethnicity or national origins, sex, sexual orientation, disability, religious beliefs, marital or family status, employment status, etc.
Stay focused.
We are big believers in transferable skills and finding the right pieces to fill out our team. Hiring the correct people is our goal, those with the passion, creativity, and the willingness to learn and grow with our studio - and sometimes while wearing a few hats!
We also abide by the New Zealand Employment Relations Act of 2000, whereby all qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, colour, ethnicity or national origins, sex, sexual orientation, disability, religious beliefs, marital or family status, employment status, etc.
Stay focused.
