Dinosaur Polo Club is a kiwi indie studio of little dinos based in cosy Wellington. The last couple of years have seen our delightful studio grow, and we’re working on some new and exciting games. With an inclusive and supportive culture that believes in giving back to its creative community, we create games that make everyday concepts fun and engaging for players from all over the world.Founded in 2013 by brothers Peter and Robert Curry, our studio is well known for the award-winning and BAFTA-nominated debut Mini Metro. Created in collaboration with Jamie Churchman and Disasterpeace, Mini Metro explores relaxed and minimalist subway design.Following the release of Mini Metro we released our second game, Mini Motorways, which also garnered awards and critical acclaim including the IndieCade Choice Award and the Slice of Heaven Grand Prize at the NZ Game Awards. With the same minimalism in mind that guided Mini Metro, Mini Motorways made a name for itself with its easy to learn yet deceptively complex challenge of designing an efficient road network.Watch this space to see what Dinosaur Polo Club does next!

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Wildlife's Cloud Economics team in São Paulo, Brazil seeks a Data Engineer to build and maintain a data lake, consolidating information from various sources.  Responsibilities include ETL processes, enhancing data discovery, identifying unused data for optimization (sampling, deletion, storage migration), proposing data modeling improvements (table partitioning, migrating to delta tables), and developing a cost allocation data lake for major technology providers.  The ideal candidate is highly analytical, proactive, and results-oriented, contributing directly to company success.  This role demands strong SQL and Python programming skills, AWS experience, and knowledge of Airflow or similar workflow tools.

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 We're looking for a talented and passionate Data Engineer to join Wildlife's Cloud Economics team in São Paulo, Brazil.
The mission of the Cloud Economics team at Wildlife is to have world-class productivity and efficiency across the company by finding and further investigating efficiency opportunities related to the usage and/or provisioning of technology resources.&nbsp;
As a Data Engineer, you will be responsible for gathering all the information needed into the data lake; build and maintain such a lake permanently. You will also play a key role in developing the analyses and algorithms that identify the patterns and type of usage of our data that allow us to find opportunities to improve its usage and storage.
We know that the work we do has a high impact on our company's success and culture. The right person for this position is curious by nature, and comfortable in a "take the initiative" environment, loves solving problems, and can thrive in a fast and growing business.&nbsp;
<h2>What you’ll do</h2>
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<li>Be part of a high-output team, directly contributing to company results;</li>
<li>Build the required date lakes and do the corresponding ETL in order to be able to consolidate and query information about multiple data sources;</li>
<li>Enhance our data discovery capabilities;</li>
<li>Identify unused data and propose how to handle it (sampling, deletion, move to colder classes of storage);</li>
<li>Find and propose data modeling optimizations across the data lake to avoid inefficiencies like duplicated data, data normalization, data types, etc. (table partitioning, migrating to delta tables);</li>
<li>Develop an internal cost allocation data lake for our most significant technology providers.</li>
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<h2>What you'll need</h2>
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<li>University degree in courses related to computing such as Computer Engineering, Computer Science or a related field;</li>
<li>Solid experience working as a data engineer on technically challenging problems;</li>
<li>Proficiency in programming with SQL and Python;</li>
<li>Experience creating data pipelines;</li>
<li>Knowledge and experience with AWS;</li>
<li>Knowledge and experience with Airflow or other workflow management tool is a differential.</li>
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<h2>More about you</h2>
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<li>You are a resourceful person with a go-getter attitude;</li>
<li>You are passionate about the data industry and thirsty for innovation;</li>
<li>You are not afraid to propose and explore new initiatives;</li>
<li>You are a determined and metrics oriented engineer who wants to deliver results;</li>
<li>You have an analytic mindset and focus on ensuring visibility to your clients and peers;</li>
<li>You are passionate about working on and solving problems;</li>
<li>You are a team player. You're willing to help out wherever needed.</li>
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<h2>About Wildlife</h2>
Wildlife is one of the leading mobile game developers and publishers in the world. We have released more than 60 titles, reaching billions of people around the globe. Today, we have offices in Brazil, Finland and the United States. Here, we create games that will excite, intrigue, and engage our players for years to come!
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Dinosaur Polo Club seeks an experienced Games Artist to contribute to the art development of the Mini franchise and produce marketing materials.  Responsibilities include creating high-quality 2D/3D assets, UI elements, animations, and marketing materials like key art and trailers. Collaboration with programmers and designers across various development stages is essential, from concept art to in-engine implementation.  The ideal candidate will have a background in game art, graphic design, UI/UX, and Unity experience.  They will be versatile, adaptable, a proactive problem-solver, and possess excellent communication and organizational skills. The role involves contributing to the artistic vision, participating in art reviews, and collaborating effectively across departments.

<div class="BambooRichText jss-f121">Permanent full-time on-site in Wellington, NZ – 32 hours per week – $90,000 - $110,000&nbsp; based on experience. International applicants are welcome to apply, but must keep in mind the <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.immigration.govt.nz/new-zealand-visas/visas/visa/skilled-migrant-category-resident-visa">visa requirements</a> for immigration.
 
We're Dinosaur Polo Club, an award-winning video game studio of thirty lovely people making games in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand. At Dinosaur Polo Club we value a healthy work-life balance where our dinos can flourish both inside and outside of the studio. We have a creative team, opportunities for growth, and a wholesome, supportive studio environment.
 
We value diversity and believe that our team should be as varied and wonderful as the people who play our games all around the world. Differences such as disabilities, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity and any other aspects of various cultures and identities are important perspectives that contribute to an inclusive, well-rounded, and engaging work environment. We know we’re creating better games when we have varied perspectives and experiences contributing to them. Women, LGBTQ+ community, Māori and Pasifika&nbsp; – we want to hear from you!
 
About the Role:
We are looking for an experienced Games Artist to elevate both our game art and marketing visuals. Using your skills, you’ll create engaging visuals that bring fresh, innovative ideas to our projects.
 
In this role, you’ll craft standout visuals that reflect the style of Mini Motorways and Mini Metro, addressing marketing challenges and ensuring our art resonates with the audience. And you’ll collaborate with programmers and designers to contribute to various stages of our game development pipeline. Depending on your experience, this could be anywhere from initial concept art to final assets implemented in-engine.
 
Ideal candidates will have a background in game art, graphic design, UI/UX, and ideally experience in Unity to implement designs effectively.
 
What you’ll do in this role:
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<li>Contribute to the ongoing art development of the Mini franchise, including Mini Motorways and future titles</li>
<li>Produce marketing materials, including key art and trailers</li>
<li>Create high-quality assets such as UI elements, 2D/3D assets, and animations</li>
<li>Support team members in their growth and work</li>
<li>Engage in team discussions to ensure the studio’s long-term success</li>
<li>Execute and support the artistic vision set by the Art Director</li>
<li>Participate in art reviews, giving and receiving feedback from peers</li>
<li>Collaborate across departments, ensuring clear communication with non-art teams</li>
<li>Develop and maintain concept art, visual design docs, and revisualisation materials.</li>
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The skills and experience we're looking for:
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<li>Someone who can demonstrate versatility: As a generalist, you’ll be able to work on a broad range of tasks, from working within game engines to create and implement assets, to creating marketing materials such as promotional art and trailers</li>
<li>Experience: At least 4+ years of professional game industry experience as an artist</li>
<li>Adaptability in a collaborative environment: We’re an indie studio with dynamic workflows so you’ll need to be flexible and work comfortably with other disciplines</li>
<li>Proactive problem solving: You’ll be proactive in identifying and solving art-related challenges and able to make sound decisions based on your past experience</li>
<li>Top notch communication skills: You’ll be fluent in English, with excellent verbal and written communication</li>
<li>Fantastic organisational skills: You’ll display a high level of initiative when it comes to organisation, documentation and planning</li>
<li>People might describe you as: Having a growth mindset, team focused, approachable, patient, supportive, reliable and talented.</li>
</ul>
 
Software knowledge:
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<li>Experience in the Adobe Suite, particularly Illustrator and Photoshop</li>
<li>Experience in Unity</li>
<li>Experience in After Effects</li>
<li>Experience in Maya or an equivalent software.</li>
</ul>
 
Your skills may also include:
<ul>
<li>Graphic design</li>
<li>UX experience</li>
<li>UI experience</li>
<li>Programming, Design, QA, Marketing.</li>
</ul>
 
What we can offer:
<ul>
<li>A lovely bunch of skilled and enthusiastic team members for you to work alongside.</li>
<li>Generous training allowance for things such as conferences, workshops, courses and self-directed learning.</li>
<li>Dedicated training days.</li>
<li>Support structure including regular one-on-ones, feedback processes, and goal setting.</li>
<li>Team events such as regular social activities, quarterly pot-luck lunches, movie nights at the studio, holiday functions and more.</li>
<li>Healthy snacks, yummy treats and close proximity to some of Wellington’s best eateries! Plus an impressive array of locally made tea and coffee.</li>
<li>Quarterly personal discretionary wellness allowance.</li>
<li>Quarterly bonuses based on studio performance.</li>
<li>Monthly workplace massages.</li>
<li>Flexible workplace with core hours and optional work-from-home days.</li>
</ul>
 
Keen to apply?
If you believe you fulfil 60% of the requirements and this strikes you as an exciting opportunity, we encourage you to apply. 
Click the button below and submit a CV, a cover letter and a portfolio outlining why you feel this would be the role for you.&nbsp;Portfolio is mandatory when you apply.
This position is permanent, full-time and on-site in beautiful Wellington, New Zealand so you’ll either be living in Wellington or be willing to relocate. Relocation packages are available. We’re looking forward to hearing from you.
 
18/11/2024 / This role is now closed for further Applications.&nbsp;
 
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