At Empire we are always looking for talented people who share our vision and want to make a difference to turn our growth potential into reality in this amazing industry. By nature you'll be flexible and enjoy varied assignments taking the opportunity to develop into new areas including the exciting next gen consoles and handhelds.
Empire is one of the leading UK computer games developers and publishers, specialising in innovative video games with mass-market appeal. The Group is one of the most established in the industry now in its 19th year of business. Its portfolio of titles includes FlatOut, Starsky & Hutch, Big Mutha Truckers and Ford Street Racing. The Group's value division, Xplosiv, continues to grow through licenses wins with some of the biggest players in the industry like Sega, Ubisoft, Taito, Activision, Microsoft and Vivendi
Headquartered and with development centres throughout the UK, Empire also has offices in the US, Germany, France, Italy and Spain.
Please check the latest job opportunities below. If you are interested in contacting us for a general job enquiry please email us with your CV at generaljobs@empire.co.uk
To apply, click on the email link below the job you are interested in (or copy the link into your email client) and include your CV as a word doc or PDF with a covering letter.
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Senior Programmers
Short description
We are seeking Senior Programmers with solid engineering skills to help drive current and future game projects. The role is focussed on coding and systems design rather than the management of others. Candidates with an interest in games and with a passion for quality and gameplay are of special interest.
Full details: Download Job Spec
Location: Oxford area
Email: Careers at Razorworks
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Senior Internal Producer
Short description
The Senior Producer will oversee all Producers and Assistants and work alongside the Studio Manager and CTO to deliver a varied range of titles featuring original and licensed IP. This is a key role within Empire's internal development team and offers the candidate an opportunity to make a real impact on all aspects of the studio, its current products and its future concepts.
Full details: Download Job Spec
Location: Oxford area
Email: Careers at Razorworks
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QA Engineers
Short description
We are recruiting experienced QA Engineers for limited-term contracts to work as part of our internal Quality Assurance Team, testing a varied range of games on consoles and handhelds.
Full details: Download Job Spec
Location: Oxford area
Email: Careers at Razorworks
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PR Manager
Short description
Reporting directly to the VP of Marketing, you will be responsible for developing and implementing PR strategies for Empire and Xplosiv products and ranges. You will work closely with the Marketing Manager and Product Managers and implement press campaigns that give us maximum impact when integrated with the marketing plan.
Full details: Download Job Spec
Location: North London
Email: Careers at Empire Interactive
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Marketing Manager
Short description
Reporting directly to the VP of Marketing, you will be responsible for developing and implementing Marketing strategies for Empire and Xplosiv products and ranges. Working closely with the PR Manager and Product Managers you'll be expected to develop product marketing campaigns that can be implemented across Europe (or globally), and can deliver maximum impact for Empire in every country the title is released.
Full details: Download Job Spec
Location: North London
Email: Careers at Empire Interactive
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Lead Programmer
Short description
We are seeking a Lead Programmer with strong organisational skills to help drive current and future game projects. This is a key role within the programming department and is a chance to make a real impact studio wide. Team lead experience is essential as the role requires both coding and management in equal measure. Candidates with an interest in games and with a passion for quality and gameplay are of special interest.
Full details: Download Job Spec
Location: Oxford area
Email: Careers at Razorworks
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Lead Artist
Short description
As Lead Artist within the studio it will be your responsibility to direct and inspire all art departments and ensure the highest quality is aspired to and maintained. This is a key role within the studio and offers the opportunity to be a critical influence on multiple projects. We are looking for an experienced individual with passion, creative flare, an excellent eye for detail, and an interest in games.
Full details: Download Job Spec
Location: Oxford area
Email: Careers at Razorworks
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Internal Producer
Short description
We are looking for an experienced and proactive Producer to help manage projects and drive new concepts and prototypes. The ideal candidate would be a creative individual with an excellent eye for detail and a strong management focus.
Full details: Download Job Spec
Location: Oxford area
Email: Careers at Razorworks
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Senior/Lead Game Designer
Short description
We require creative and experienced designers to help shape our current and future projects. You must be packed full of ideas and concepts and have the ability to develop their potential into wining pitch documents, fun prototypes, and full games.
Full details: Download Job Spec
Location: Oxford area
Email: Careers at Razorworks
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External Producers
Short description
You will work with development teams from around the world on a wide range of projects on all genres and platforms. This is your chance to make a real impact, managing your own projects, influencing others, and having opportunities to put forward your own ideas for games and IP.
Full details: Download Job Spec
Location: North London
Email: Careers at Empire Interactive
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Senior/Lead Animator on new IP
Short description
We are looking for an experienced animator to lead the animation work on our forthcoming Wii title and to assist in the conceptualisation of other projects. This is a fantastic opportunity for a technically-minded animator who can bring their experience to the team and establish the entire animation pipeline for our new and future projects.
Full details: Download Job Spec
Location: Oxford area
Email: Careers at Razorworks
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Traffic Coordinator
Short description
We are looking for a highly self-motivated Trafficker to focus on managing jobs through teams, showing excellent communication skills and creative awareness. You must have an excellent working knowledge of the main Mac programmes and a very good knowledge of print and production technology.
Location: North London
Email: Tony Bond
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Senior External Producer
Short description
We need a highly experienced and proactive producer to become a key player within the Empire team based in North London. As the driving force behind multiple titles, you will be responsible for all aspects of production including evaluating developers, negotiating contracts, establishing and managing budgets and milestones, and proposing and pitching new products.
Location: North London
Email: Steve Metcalf
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Senior Internal Producer
Short description
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly experienced and creative producer with a strong desire to make a difference. You'll be responsible for all aspects of managing multi-format game development with the opportunity to help drive new concepts and prototypes. This position offers the chance to really make your mark within games development.
Location:Oxford area
Email: Steve Metcalf
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Game Designer
Short description
Experienced game designer needed to work on a wide variety of genres over an exciting range of platforms. You'll be involved with all aspects of game design from initial concept proposals, to prototypes, to full delivery of content and documentation.
Location:Oxford area
Email: Steve Metcalf
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Lead Programmer
Short description
A position for a senior level programmer with the experience to manage other programmers either within a small prototyping team or as part of a larger development team.
Location:Oxford area
Email: Steve Metcalf
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Programmers
Short description
Proactive and creative gameplay programmers with an all round skill set and experience of multiple formats to assist in a variety of genres, from prototypes to full developments.
Location:Oxford area
Email: Steve Metcalf
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Lead Artist
Short description
We are looking for a leader with the experience of managing an art team and the artistic talent and eye for quality to direct the style for a wide variety of genres. You will the driving force behind a range of interesting game titles, from concept to completion.
Location:Oxford area
Email: Steve Metcalf
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Artist
Short description
An exciting and varied position for an all round artist with excellent conceptual and 2D skills as well as 3D modelling abilities to work on a wide variety of concepts, prototypes and full game developments.
Location:Oxford area
Email: Steve Metcalf
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