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Executive Producer
Description:Mindshapes is a interactive education company, which means we make educational apps that kids actually want to play with. We're putting the fun into learning, and we like to put the fun into working too!Due to forthcoming unannounced projects a new Executive Producer role is available at Mindshapes.We are looking for a highly talented and motivated creative leader that is experienced in creating great experiences for kids.Our passionate, friendly team works out of an open-plan studio in Chelsea with state-of-the-art equipment and software, a well-stocked fridge and snack cupboards, and a delicious team lunch every Friday.At Mindshapes you will be working with some of the biggest partners in the global entertainment industry, on ground-breaking projects which we believe will help shape the future of the mobile market. This is a key role, and only the best should apply!We have the opportunity to make a real mark on educational technology - are you in?Main responsibilities:- Having the creative and strategic vision: You will lead the creative development of new products. interplay between narrative, play patterns, scene formation, character interaction, and injecting great personality and play-pattern into a product
- Understanding the audience: A passion for entertaining and enlightening the lives of children aged 4-8, based on your knowledge of, and experience in, the kids sector and real qualitative and quantitative insight into their needs
- Providing product direction: overseeing product development from concept through design and development, and partnering with key team resources to ensure on-time delivery
- Leading the team: Presenting your creative strategy to the project team, and inspiring them day by day to delivering the best products you or they have ever made
Skills and experience:We are looking for someone that has a background or passion in developing products for children, whether and who has worked across media, ideally a mix of Film, TV, games and mobile.The ideal candidate will have:- At least 5-7 years creative experience in the kids sector, ideally having worked in mobile, TV, games and film. Or ideally a combination of several of these!
- Some knowledge of ‘play patterns’ kids engage in Leadership and executional skills either in writing or art
- Management experience leading multi-disciplinary teams
- Full development cycle experience of high profile creative projects, from concept to launch
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Senior Game Designer/Producer
Overview:Mindshapes is an interactive education company, which means we make educational apps that kids actually want to play with. We're putting the fun into learning, and we like to put the fun into working too!Due to forthcoming unannounced projects a new Senior Game Designer/Producer role is available at Mindshapes. We are looking for a highly experienced creative genius to help define and shape fun, memorable, interactive and educational apps for children.Our passionate, friendly team works out of an open-plan studio in Chelsea with state-of-the-art equipment and software, a well-stocked fridge and snack cupboards, and a delicious team lunch every Friday.At Mindshapes you will be working with some of the biggest partners in the global entertainment industry, on ground-breaking projects which we believe will help shape the future of the mobile market.This is a key role, and only the best should apply! We have the opportunity to make a real mark on educational technology - are you in?Main responsibilities:- Help define the creative vision of Mindshapes and permeate this throughout our products
- Provide creative ideas and concepts that incorporate great game design, play-patterns, and educational topics in a fun and compelling way
- Integrate narrative into game/educational activities
- Write clear and concise design documentation for internal and external colleagues
- Lead and manage production team on each individual project
- Work closely with other designers and developers to quickly prototype ideas
- Provide knowledge on implementation of social / mobile mechanics
- Come up with new ways to improve engagement and monetisation
Ideal candidate:We are looking for someone that has a background or passion in developing products for children, whether that is software, books, TV, or something else. The ideal candidate would have the following experience:- At least 5 years in a game design role with good knowledge of children products
- Strong project management experience
- Interest in, and knowledge of, kids consumer education space
- Full development cycle experience, from concept to launch
- Proven success in creating compelling and innovative game mechanics
- A good understanding of children ages 3 – 10
- Working understanding of social / mobile game mechanics
In addition it would be great if you had the following:- Working knowledge of Unity and Maya
- Understanding of Jira
- Teaching experience
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Mobile Software Developer
DescriptionMindshapes is a interactive education company, which means we make educational apps that kids actually want to play with. We're putting the fun into learning, and we like to put the fun into working too!Our passionate, friendly team works out of an open-plan studio in Chelsea with state-of-the-art equipment and software, a well-stocked fridge and snack cupboards, and a delicious team lunch every Friday.We have the opportunity to make a real mark on educational technology - are you in?Main responsibilities- Work with in-house team of designers, artists and developers to develop apps per design
- Maintain code to good standard
- Work on own initiative and under SCRUM environment
- Be able to show initiative and proactively help in the design and implementation of new projects
- Help to improve the skills and knowledge of all team members
Skills and experience- Developed games for companies and own gam/app projects
- Experience of C, Java, C++ or C#
- Some tools programming would be a nice to have
- Understanding of graphics programming in any API such as OpenGL, DirectX, iOS or any other game engine
- Experience developing mobile applications using the Unity engine for both iOS and Android
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Have a good set of examples of current work
Come and work with us!
if you'd like to make exceptional kids' apps, and work with a committed team in a fun, fast-paced environment, send your CV and a covering letter to careers@mindshapes.com. We're currently recruiting for the following roles: