🏢 Company: Overture Games 🌍 Location: Chicago, US (Remote friendly; local preferred) 💻 Type: Part‑Time (paid trial → contract) 💸 Pay: $40/hour 🚀 Apply: Please comment below, You'll receive the link / contact via DM (This is to reduce spam for indie hiring teams / clients) 🛠️ Skills and requirements - Strong Unity / C# programming. - Music education passion + instrument experience. - Rapid prototyping for classroom testing (1–3 days/prototype). - Comfort with AI tools for innovation and speed. - Multi‑hat skills: visuals, game design, programming, audio integration. - Web‑based game development experience (nice‑to‑have). - Educational games or audio integration (nice‑to‑have). 👤 Reach Out To: Aspen Buckingham 💡 Stand Out By: Lead with Unity C# skills and rapid prototyping speed. Genuine musical instrument experience is mandatory so mention it early. Edtech or classroom-tested game examples are a direct match. Chicago-based applicants get a significant edge so flag your location upfront. 💰 Pay Analysis: $40/hr is on the lower end for a Unity developer (US market rate $50-$90/hr for comparable experience). Reasonable for a paid trial contract at an early-stage edtech startup. Clarify conversion rate and hours if the role moves to part-time ongoing work. 🚩 Watch For: Paid trial with no guaranteed conversion means assess the team and project fit quickly. No disclosed contract length so confirm trial duration and evaluation criteria before starting. Early-stage edtech startup means verify funding stability and project continuity. Chicago preference may signal eventual in-person expectations despite remote listing. Lead Id: 15655

🏢 Company: Shapefarm 🌍 Location: Tokyo, Japan — must be based in Tokyo; no remote candidates 💻 Type: Senior Level — can be either short‑term contract or employee depending on mutual fit 💸 Pay: Not disclosed 🚀 Apply: Please comment below, You'll receive the link / contact via DM (This is to reduce spam for indie hiring teams / clients) 🛠️ Skills and requirements: - 5+ years professional experience in games, animation, or related entertainment industries mandatory - Deep understanding of 1980s anime aesthetics (line, colour, costume, facial stylisation) mandatory - Strong portfolio of stylised, anime/anime‑inspired character design mandatory - Exceptional draftsmanship, anatomy, gesture, and fabric rendering skills mandatory - Experience producing production‑ready turnarounds, expression sheets, and orthographic views mandatory - Proficiency in Photoshop, Clip Studio Paint, Procreate, or equivalent mandatory - Strong communication and collaboration in cross‑disciplinary teams mandatory - Lead conceptual and visual development of main cast, NPCs, and key story characters from brief to final concept package - Define style guides, character hierarchies, silhouettes, and colour logic for factions - Support marketing with splash art, promotional illustrations, and high‑res character adaptations - Bonus: Japanese studio or anime‑project experience; 3D pipeline (Maya/Blender/ZBrush) awareness; modern‑retro style adaptation; narrative‑driven character design - Must be based in or willing to relocate to Tokyo; preferred: Japanese‑language comfort and anime‑industry background Lead Id: 15805