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creative coder wanted for nu-media company (london, fulltime, paid)

category: general [glöplog]
ladies,
im helping out some friends of mine who are looking to hire a coder. they are a numedia / art "collective" who are well known for producing projection mapping shows for major corporate clients all over the world, as well as interactive installations and all sorts of other things. they have a team of around 8 fulltimers although they're all artists/designers - in the past they've used freelance coders but they are now looking for someone full time to be based in house in their london studio (near shoreditch).

the role would be pretty much a dream for many democoders out there. in addition to creating realtime art installations and live shows you would be responsible for developing their tools and engine/framework. the work is varied, you'll be expected to add your own creative as well as technical input, you'll get your work shown all over the place to live crowds, you could work with some really interesting companies/organisations/acts, and there is the potential (likelihood, even) for some international travel.

the ideal candidate would come with plenty of realtime graphics experience, some tools programming expertise, an artistic eye and creative sensibilities, and lots of flexibility and initiative. it could be ideal for a games programmer who wants to do something new, or a good democoder of course. they're currently using Macs, OpenGL and a lot of their old (freelancer-made) code runs on openframeworks: this could be changed.

this role and the salary (broadly competitive with games programming) attached would ideally suit a mid-experience coder: they ideally want someone who's been working for a few years and has experience in a professional environment rather than a graduate - but it's probably not suitable for a warhorse whos done 10 years in the games industry. as stated they want someone fulltime and inhouse, although there could be some flexibility there for the right candidate.

in summary, this is a job that's incredibly rare: the opportunity to work as a creative graphics programmer at a cool company with interesting and varied work that'll be seen by lots of people, and you'll actually get paid decent money for it.

applications to me, please. if you can't find a contact address for me you've failed the entry exam. :)
added on the 2011-02-09 13:19:06 by smash smash
Sounds interesting indeed, nice opportunity :)
added on the 2011-02-09 13:34:58 by keops keops
don't do it, it's a trap
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added on the 2011-02-09 13:58:06 by Navis Navis
some people like those kind of traps :)
added on the 2011-02-09 14:12:40 by maytz maytz
A few years and I'd go for it. Well, I hope they find someone good :)
added on the 2011-02-09 14:14:02 by msqrt msqrt
Smells like United Visual Artists - which would make this a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. They're awesome. (by lack of better superlatives)
added on the 2011-02-09 15:21:21 by Sander Sander
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they're currently using Macs, OpenGL and a lot of their old (freelancer-made) code runs on openframeworks: this could be changed.


this is where the going could get tough though.. better they find someone who can both adapt and incrementally change and has a lot of patience :)
added on the 2011-02-09 15:29:10 by superplek superplek
there's not that much existing code and it could be replaced pretty fast. :) its more a guideline in terms of what they're used to.
added on the 2011-02-09 15:30:52 by smash smash
I'd be all over that...after I finish uni.
added on the 2011-02-09 17:17:13 by ferris ferris
I'm defo gonna tell my friend Matt Swoboda about this one
Smash: how much $ do you get for bringing on a suitable coder? :)
added on the 2011-02-09 20:35:24 by magic magic
Sander: indeed - UVA are awesome.
added on the 2011-02-09 20:35:31 by gloom gloom
magic: ever heard of any business ethics and what not to ask in public? for example: how much would you get for not asking such stupid questions?
added on the 2011-02-09 20:41:21 by decipher decipher
Decipher: question is, how much does he NOT get because he asks such stupid questions? :)

I'm interested in who it is too actually. I know a few people around london doing this kind of thing, but nobody at UVA I think.
added on the 2011-02-09 21:02:42 by psonice psonice
Decipher: relax.. just kidding..
added on the 2011-02-09 22:03:24 by magic magic
While being extremely underqualified and not exactly interested anyways ... major props for posting this here :)
Hope they manage to find a suitable candidate.
added on the 2011-02-10 02:19:04 by shock__ shock__
... or if you'd rather relocate to copenhagen and work at one of the largest it-development organisations in denmark - just contact me!
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... or if you'd rather relocate to copenhagen and work at one of the largest it-development organisations in denmark - just contact me!

Headhunter!
added on the 2011-02-10 08:47:05 by ringofyre ringofyre
btw. we are also hunting for newly graduated developers etc. so bring it on :)
I'm pretty sure it's not UVA. They are not based near shoreditch. Neither they are only 8 persons (they are way more).

Hmm... maybe Troika? maybe AllOfUs? maybe Dentsu?
added on the 2011-02-10 09:37:41 by mrdoob mrdoob
@Rasmus: Who are 'we'? And is the reason that you're looking for newly graduated people really that the sallery is not quite 'up there'? ;-)
added on the 2011-02-10 09:39:45 by Punqtured Punqtured
magic: i get nothing.
added on the 2011-02-10 10:36:44 by smash smash
.. except the credit for being a nice guy which helps his friends when he can :)
added on the 2011-02-10 11:03:02 by ekoli ekoli
That's so typical Smash, only caring to help people if he can cash in on some nice-guy credit!! Such an egoistic bastard!!!
added on the 2011-02-10 11:09:06 by kusma kusma
kusma: also i only help old ladies cross the road if there's press coverage present
added on the 2011-02-10 11:17:08 by smash smash

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