<div><div>Blackbird Interactive is a creative-fueled, future-driven, independent game studio where the best talent in the industry can find long-term careers to help grow their abilities while working on a wide range of projects, which encompass world-class IPs as well as our own creations across multiple genres. </div><div><br /></div><div>In 2022, we announced that our studio is implementing a <b>four-day work week</b> as well as supporting in-studio, remote within Canada, and hybrid work arrangements as permanent options to our employees.</div><div><br /></div><div>Blackbird Interactive is looking for an <b>Accounts Payable Clerk</b> to join its studio Finance team for a 6 month leave coverage. Working with our Controller and reporting to the Director of Finance, the AP Clerk must have excellent communication and problem solving skills and the ability to liaise with multiple departments to facilitate team needs including but not limited to Operations, Tech services and HR.</div></div><div><div><h3>Responsibilities</h3><ul><ul><li>Accounts payable: Receiving, sorting, filing (electronically) and posting into our Netsuite system</li><li>Recording and reconciling multiple credit cards</li><li>Receiving and posting expense reimbursements</li><li>Organizing and maintaining the finance Perforce folders</li><li>Assisting with company travel and reconciling relocation costs and reimbursements</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>Requirements</h3><ul><ul><li>Knowledge of basic accounting and accounting terminology</li><li>Diploma in accounting or equivalent in years work experience in a related field</li><li>Experience working with Accounting software e.g. Netsuite, Sage 300, QB</li><li>Must be thorough and organized with a strong attention to details and accuracy</li><li>Strong communication and interpersonal skills</li><li>Proactive and positive attitude to promote a positive team environment</li><li>Flexible work style that can manage multiple projects in a high paced environment</li><li>Self-disciplined and capable of working within a budget</li><li>Proficient in Google docs and Google sheets</li><li>Proficient Excel skills required</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>Pluses but not required</h3><ul><ul><li>NetSuite experience</li><li>Confluence experience</li><li>Perforce Software experience</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><b>Vacation &amp; Extras</b></div><div><br /></div><div>+ 4-day, 32-hour work week for all full-time staff</div><div>+ Mentorship program</div><div>+ Skunkworks internal game jam program</div><div>+ 4 weeks paid vacation per year</div><div>+ 11 paid stat holidays </div><div>+ 3 paid days per year for professional development</div><div>+ December holiday studio closure (extra paid time off!)</div><div>+ Comprehensive health/dental benefits from day 1</div><div>+ Life insurance</div><div>+ $300 Healthcare Spending Account per annum</div><div>+ RRSP matching</div><div>+ Profit-sharing bonus program</div><div><br /></div><div><b>If applying for an artistic role, please provide a link to your portfolio and/or demo reel.</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Any questions about the role and/or accessibility requests can be sent to: recruitment@blackbirdinteractive.com</div><div><br /></div><div>Unfortunately, we cannot reply to everyone. Only successful applicants will be contacted about the next steps. Thank you for your understanding.</div><div><br /></div><div><i>If you are interested in the role, please apply even if your experience and skills don’t perfectly match our ideal credentials. We are committed to inclusion and especially encourage members of historically marginalized communities to apply. As an equal opportunity employer we encourage applications from all qualified individuals. BBI does not discriminate against applicants based on gender, race, national and ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, marital and family status, and/or mental or physical disabilities. </i></div><div><br /></div><div>Blackbird Interactive is privileged to be developing our projects on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ /Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.</div><div><br /></div><div>Follow us: Discord Twitter Insta FB Linkedin</div></div><div>Apply for this job</div>

<div><div>Blackbird Interactive is a creative-fueled, future-driven, independent game studio where the best talent in the industry can find long-term careers to help grow their abilities while working on a wide range of projects, which encompass world-class IPs as well as our own creations across multiple genres. </div><div><br /></div><div>In 2022, we announced that our studio is implementing a <b>four-day work week</b> as well as supporting in-studio, remote within Canada, and hybrid work arrangements as permanent options to our employees.</div><div><br /></div><div>Blackbird is looking for a VP, Partner Productions to lead one of the studio’s key revenue-generating Business Units.</div><div><br /></div><div>Partner Productions houses all of Blackbird Interactive’s games that have signed with external publishers (with the exception of projects in Strategic Projects). This Business Unit provides our teams with a supportive development culture, effective tech infrastructure, and established best practices, tools, and learnings from our other games. The Business Unit also provides the studio and our publishing partners with consistent and knowledgeable leadership and effective financial and project reporting. </div><div><br /></div><div>Reporting to the President, the VP, Partner Productions is responsible for healthy partnerships with publishers, license holders, and external development groups; world-class game development practices; and ensuring that Blackbird is a go-to development partner by working to support and maintain BBI’s reputation in the industry.</div><div><br /></div><div>The VP, Partner Productions is a member of the studio senior leadership team, and partners closely with all other members of the CSuite to set the direction for the studio as a whole. The VP, Partner Productions has a particularly close relationship with the VP, IP Development to facilitate migration of projects from IP Dev into Partner Productions as they sign with publisher partners. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>All applications should be submitted by March 15, 2023</b></div></div><div><div><h3>Responsibilities</h3><ul><ul><li>Guiding the strategic vision and goals of Partner Productions, in conjunction with studio leadership</li><li>Interacting with all of our publishing partners at a high level, acting as a first point of contact for new relationships as well as a point of escalation throughout the life cycle of our projects</li><li>Receiving newly signed projects from our IP Development Business Unit and rolling them smoothly into production, managing the internal process as well as the communication hand-off between points of contact at BBI and the publisher</li><li>Establishing and refining transparent and reliable publisher-facing processes including planning, reporting, milestone delivery, and change management</li><li>Overseeing the collection of project budgets that cover all costs of the Business Unit, including salaries, infrastructure, external development, travel, etc.</li><li>Approving plans, schedules, and status reports across the projects</li><li>Creating and refining best practices for game development methodologies, production processes, and tools across the Business Unit, while also considering how those best practices could be applied to the studio as a whole</li><li>Partnering with HR to recruit, develop and retain top talent, creating opportunities for staff and candidates from marginalized or underrepresented groups. </li><li>Working with other studio leadership to successfully manage internal studio staffing, resource planning, ensuring efficient headcount utilization as well as growing future talent</li><li>Cultivating a culture of creativity, collaboration, efficiency, respect and excellence, in a fun work environment</li><li>Working closely with studio leadership to uphold and constantly improve a solid and inclusive culture across the company</li><div><br /></div><div><b>What does success look like for our VP, Partner Productions?</b></div><li>Game teams that are proud of what they create and how they create it</li><li>Publishers that have clear points of contact and escalation</li><li>Games that are shipped on time and in budget</li><li>Games that uphold BBI’s creative reputation and high fidelity in art, design, audio, etc.</li><li>A break-even P&amp;L that allows us to invest profits into all areas of the business</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>Requirements</h3><ul><ul><li>10 or more years working in the game industry</li><li>Experience managing teams of 80+ people across multiple projects</li><li>Experience managing budgets of $20M+</li><li>Experience working with external partners, suppliers, agencies, etc.</li><li>Intimate knowledge of the games industry and a wide range of development practices</li><li>Shipped 5+ AAA games in a senior leadership role, ideally on multiple platforms</li><li>Education or accreditation in a related field (business, project management, finance, tech) a plus</li><div><br /></div><div><b>Expectations of senior leadership at BBI</b></div><div>Regardless of the area of focus, the following expectations apply to all of our senior leadership.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Leading Yourself</b></div><li>Personal accountability</li><li>Resilience and adaptability</li><li>Respect and integrity</li><div><br /></div><div><b>Leading Others</b></div><li>Effective priority setting and delegation</li><li>Conflict resolution</li><li>Accountable for both team successes and challenges</li><li>Change implementation and management</li><li>Talent development and performance management</li><li>Inclusive mindset</li><div><br /></div><div><b>Leading a Business Unit</b></div><li>Set and communicate clear goals</li><li>Translate strategy into action</li><li>Drive results</li><li>Lead change</li><li>Foster innovation and engagement</li><li>Create alignment</li><li>Manage complexity</li><div><br /></div><div><b>Leading the Organization</b></div><li>Create vision and strategic alignment</li><li>Identify strategies for new business opportunities</li><li>Define and model the culture and values of the organization</li><li>Create a culture of innovation</li><li>Enact change</li><li>Global mindset</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><b>Vacation &amp; Extras</b></div><div><br /></div><div>+ 4-day, 32-hour work week for all full-time staff</div><div>+ Mentorship program</div><div>+ Skunkworks internal game jam program</div><div>+ 4 weeks paid vacation per year</div><div>+ 11 paid stat holidays </div><div>+ 3 paid days per year for professional development</div><div>+ December holiday studio closure (extra paid time off!)</div><div>+ Comprehensive health/dental benefits from day 1</div><div>+ Life insurance</div><div>+ $300 Healthcare Spending Account per annum</div><div>+ RRSP matching</div><div>+ Profit-sharing bonus program</div><div><br /></div><div><b>If applying for an artistic role, please provide a link to your portfolio and/or demo reel.</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Any questions about the role and/or accessibility requests can be sent to: recruitment@blackbirdinteractive.com</div><div><br /></div><div>Unfortunately, we cannot reply to everyone. Only successful applicants will be contacted about the next steps. Thank you for your understanding.</div><div><br /></div><div><i>If you are interested in the role, please apply even if your experience and skills don’t perfectly match our ideal credentials. We are committed to inclusion and especially encourage members of historically marginalized communities to apply. As an equal opportunity employer we encourage applications from all qualified individuals. BBI does not discriminate against applicants based on gender, race, national and ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, marital and family status, and/or mental or physical disabilities. </i></div><div><br /></div><div>Blackbird Interactive is privileged to be developing our projects on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ /Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.</div><div><br /></div><div>Follow us: Discord Twitter Insta FB Linkedin</div></div><div>Apply for this job</div>

<div><div>Blackbird Interactive is a creative-fueled, future-driven, independent game studio where the best talent in the industry can find long-term careers to help grow their abilities while working on a wide range of projects, which encompass world-class IPs as well as our own creations across multiple genres. </div><div><br /></div><div>In 2022, we announced that our studio is implementing a <b>four-day work week</b> as well as supporting in-studio, remote within Canada, and hybrid work arrangements as permanent options to our employees.</div><div><br /></div><div>Interested in a career with Blackbird Interactive? We are a creative-fueled, future-driven, independent studio located in Vancouver.  We're also moving to a four day work week!</div><div><br /></div><div>We're always on the look out for new talent in a number of fields including design, programming, art, production, community management, audio, and animation. If you are talented and passionate but don't fit into any of our current job openings, please apply here!</div></div><div><div><h3>Requirements</h3><ul><ul><li>To be an awesome and humble game developer!</li><li>Join a team of skilled and creative people, and create something bigger and better than anyone could have imagined</li><li>Experience developing creative and compelling entertainment products</li><li>Self direction and a proven ability to thrive in a highly dynamic and technical environment</li><li>Strong inter-disciplinary collaboration skills, including verbal and written skills</li><div><br /></div></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><b>Vacation &amp; Extras</b></div><div><br /></div><div>+ 4-day, 32-hour work week for all full-time staff</div><div>+ Mentorship program</div><div>+ Skunkworks internal game jam program</div><div>+ 4 weeks paid vacation per year</div><div>+ 11 paid stat holidays </div><div>+ 3 paid days per year for professional development</div><div>+ December holiday studio closure (extra paid time off!)</div><div>+ Comprehensive health/dental benefits from day 1</div><div>+ Life insurance</div><div>+ $300 Healthcare Spending Account per annum</div><div>+ RRSP matching</div><div>+ Profit-sharing bonus program</div><div><br /></div><div><b>If applying for an artistic role, please provide a link to your portfolio and/or demo reel.</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Any questions about the role and/or accessibility requests can be sent to: recruitment@blackbirdinteractive.com</div><div><br /></div><div>Unfortunately, we cannot reply to everyone. Only successful applicants will be contacted about the next steps. Thank you for your understanding.</div><div><br /></div><div><i>If you are interested in the role, please apply even if your experience and skills don’t perfectly match our ideal credentials. We are committed to inclusion and especially encourage members of historically marginalized communities to apply. As an equal opportunity employer we encourage applications from all qualified individuals. BBI does not discriminate against applicants based on gender, race, national and ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, marital and family status, and/or mental or physical disabilities. </i></div><div><br /></div><div>Blackbird Interactive is privileged to be developing our projects on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ /Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.</div><div><br /></div><div>Follow us: Discord Twitter Insta FB Linkedin</div></div><div>Apply for this job</div>

Blackbird Interactive is looking for a Lead Technical Designer to join their growing studio. The role involves improving gameplay content authoring tools, prototyping, implementing, and iterating on game content, collaborating with artists and designers, and mentoring and directing other technical designers. The ideal candidate should have 7+ years of experience in game development (with at least 3 years of Technical Design experience), 1+ years of experience leading a team of designers, and confidence and familiarity with modern gameplay scripting. This role offers a four-day work week, mentorship program, skunkworks internal game jam program, 4 weeks paid vacation per year, 11 paid stat holidays, 3 paid days per year for professional development, comprehensive health/dental benefits, life insurance, $300 Healthcare Spending Account per annum, RRSP matching, and a profit-sharing bonus program.

<div><div>Blackbird Interactive is a creative-fueled, future-driven, independent game studio where the best talent in the industry can find long-term careers to help grow their abilities while working on a wide range of projects, which encompass world-class IPs as well as our own creations across multiple genres. </div><div><br /></div><div>In 2022, we announced that our studio is implementing a <b>four-day work week</b> as well as supporting in-studio, remote within Canada, and hybrid work arrangements as permanent options to our employees.</div><div><br /></div><div>Blackbird Interactive is looking for a Lead Technical Designer to join our growing studio.  We have an exciting new project, and are looking for a key hire to drive the technical design in the development of a new, cooperative multiplayer focused exploration &amp; crafting game.</div><div> </div><div>Do you want to build compelling game experiences including gameplay prototypes, high profile gameplay systems, campaign content, and the tools needed to craft these experiences? Do you love working with a team of talented designers, artists, and programmers to improve their workflow and tools to help create ambitious in-game content?  If so, this role could be for you!.</div><div><br /></div></div><div><div><h3>Responsibilities</h3><ul><ul><li>Work to improve gameplay content authoring tools, identify and maintain best practices, and help lay the groundwork for gameplay systems and scripting before handing off to the Designers for the final tuning and polish. </li><li>Prototype, implement, and iterate on game content such as the core gameplay experience, event hooks for narrative and audio content, scripted sequences, tutorial/help systems, and bug fixing. </li><li>Collaborate with both artists and designers on ways to improve the gameplay implementation to take advantage of existing technology and drive to the best end result possible. </li><li>Work with producers and team leadership to assess requirements and provide effort estimates and updates to help ensure the team reaches its goals successfully.</li><li>Help mentor and direct other technical designers to achieve their career goals, as well as coordinating their efforts across multiple developers to achieve our product goals.</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>Requirements</h3><ul><ul><li>7+ years of experience in game development (with at least 3 years of Technical Design experience).</li><li>1+ years of experience leading team of designers with a passion for managing, mentoring, and growing their skills and abilities</li><li>Confidence and familiarity with modern gameplay scripting including both text based languages and visual scripting tools.</li><li>Shipped at least one action game.</li><li>Self direction and a proven ability to thrive in a highly dynamic and technical environment.</li><li>Strong interdisciplinary collaboration skills, including verbal and written skills.</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>Pluses</h3><ul><ul><li>Experience developing or playing games featuring procedurally generated content.</li><li>An innovator's heart, keen to create brand new things that haven't been done before.</li><li>A love of contributing to high quality, rich gameplay experiences.</li><li>Demonstrated passion for entertainment products / media (i.e. comics, movies, novels, etc).</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><b>Vacation &amp; Extras</b></div><div><br /></div><div>+ 4-day, 32-hour work week for all full-time staff</div><div>+ Mentorship program</div><div>+ Skunkworks internal game jam program</div><div>+ 4 weeks paid vacation per year</div><div>+ 11 paid stat holidays </div><div>+ 3 paid days per year for professional development</div><div>+ December holiday studio closure (extra paid time off!)</div><div>+ Comprehensive health/dental benefits from day 1</div><div>+ Life insurance</div><div>+ $300 Healthcare Spending Account per annum</div><div>+ RRSP matching</div><div>+ Profit-sharing bonus program</div><div><br /></div><div><b>If applying for an artistic role, please provide a link to your portfolio and/or demo reel.</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Any questions about the role and/or accessibility requests can be sent to: recruitment@blackbirdinteractive.com</div><div><br /></div><div>Unfortunately, we cannot reply to everyone. Only successful applicants will be contacted about the next steps. Thank you for your understanding.</div><div><br /></div><div><i>If you are interested in the role, please apply even if your experience and skills don’t perfectly match our ideal credentials. We are committed to inclusion and especially encourage members of historically marginalized communities to apply. As an equal opportunity employer we encourage applications from all qualified individuals. BBI does not discriminate against applicants based on gender, race, national and ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, marital and family status, and/or mental or physical disabilities. </i></div><div><br /></div><div>Blackbird Interactive is privileged to be developing our projects on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ /Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.</div><div><br /></div><div>Follow us: Discord Twitter Insta FB Linkedin</div></div><div>Apply for this job</div>

Blackbird Interactive is looking for a Lead Core Designer to join their growing studio. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining a holistic overview of the complete gameplay experience from the Player perspective, collaborating with designers, artists and coders to expand on and fine tune the core gameplay systems, and helping drive playtests to gather critical gameplay and game system feedback from players. The ideal candidate should have 6 years in a design role, 1 year in a lead role or similar, and experience working with Unreal Engine. This role offers a four day work week, mentorship program, skunkworks internal game jam program, 4 weeks paid vacation per year, 11 paid stat holidays, 3 paid days per year for professional development, comprehensive health dental benefits from day 1, life insurance, 300 Healthcare Spending Account per annum, RRSP matching, and a profit sharing bonus program.

<div><div>Blackbird Interactive is a creative-fueled, future-driven, independent game studio where the best talent in the industry can find long-term careers to help grow their abilities while working on a wide range of projects, which encompass world-class IPs as well as our own creations across multiple genres. </div><div><br /></div><div>In 2022, we announced that our studio is implementing a <b>four-day work week</b> as well as supporting in-studio, remote within Canada, and hybrid work arrangements as permanent options to our employees.</div><div><br /></div><div>Blackbird Interactive is looking for a Lead Core Designer to join our growing studio. We have an exciting 3D real-time strategy game, and are looking for a key hire to own the development and execution of the core game systems. </div><div><br /></div><div>Do you want to build compelling game experiences having designed, prototyped and delivered high profile gameplay systems, features or tools? Do you love working with a small team of talented designers, artists and programmers to create ambitious in-game content?  If so, this role could be for you! As a Lead Core Designer you will be highly collaborative and able to creatively solve challenging design problems while mentoring and helping grow team members. You care about working with your team to shape the core experience of the game while bringing together a blend of creative and technical experience.</div></div><div><div><h3>Responsbilities</h3><ul><ul><li>Maintain a holistic overview of the complete gameplay experience from the Player perspective. Ensure that the team’s design work is in-line with this overview, and make recommendations on areas for improvement.</li><li>Collaborate with designers, artists and coders to expand on and fine-tune the core gameplay systems, with the goal of maximizing variety and meaningful experiences for Players.</li><li>Conceive, implement, and iterate on a wide range of core game systems, such as Controls, Progression, Economy and Ships.</li><li>Help drive playtests to gather critical gameplay and game system feedback from players and develop a plan of action to address issues.</li><li>Assist the Game Director in reviewing all game systems and features, as well as full builds of the game, and providing regular feedback to the project leads and development team.</li><li>Act as a liaison between high level intentions and low level implementation, both for design and other disciplines.</li><li>Push for innovative design that improves the player experience while fitting in the scope limitations.</li><li>Assess requirements and provide effort estimates to guide an evolving development plan, working closely with Production and the Game Director to build long-term production plans.</li><li>Establishing quality benchmarks and driving the team in reaching them.</li><li>Overseeing the creation and maintenance of detailed, comprehensive documentation.</li><li>Contributing to the creation and constant improvement of pipelines and processes.</li><li>Work with the Game Director managing the Design team: Establishing tasks, working on individual growth plans, conducting one-on-one discussions.</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>Requirements</h3><ul><ul><li>Knowledge of competitive products and a variety of gameplay genres, as well as a personal understanding of video game fun.</li><li>Strong written communication skills and the ability to convey abstract concepts.</li><li>Ability to think logically with a high level of attention to detail.</li><li>Able to work in-engine, helping implement core systems.</li><li>6+ years in a design role.</li><li>1+ years in a lead role or similar.</li><li>Ability to mentor and grow other designers.</li><li>The ability to own an entire game feature and work with other discipline groups to carry said feature from concept through to completion.</li><li>Past experience in a leadership role.</li><li>Shipped at least one game.</li><li>Experience working Unreal Engine.</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><h3>Pluses</h3><ul><ul><li>Experience with other areas of design (level design, UX/UI, encounter scripting, etc.)</li><li>Experience with shipping a title on multiple platforms and input devices. </li><li>Experience playing RTS at a casual or competitive level</li><li>Interest in single-player and co-op gaming.</li></ul></ul></div></div><div><div><b>Vacation &amp; Extras</b></div><div><br /></div><div>+ 4-day, 32-hour work week for all full-time staff</div><div>+ Mentorship program</div><div>+ Skunkworks internal game jam program</div><div>+ 4 weeks paid vacation per year</div><div>+ 11 paid stat holidays </div><div>+ 3 paid days per year for professional development</div><div>+ December holiday studio closure (extra paid time off!)</div><div>+ Comprehensive health/dental benefits from day 1</div><div>+ Life insurance</div><div>+ $300 Healthcare Spending Account per annum</div><div>+ RRSP matching</div><div>+ Profit-sharing bonus program</div><div><br /></div><div><b>If applying for an artistic role, please provide a link to your portfolio and/or demo reel.</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Any questions about the role and/or accessibility requests can be sent to: recruitment@blackbirdinteractive.com</div><div><br /></div><div>Unfortunately, we cannot reply to everyone. Only successful applicants will be contacted about the next steps. Thank you for your understanding.</div><div><br /></div><div><i>If you are interested in the role, please apply even if your experience and skills don’t perfectly match our ideal credentials. We are committed to inclusion and especially encourage members of historically marginalized communities to apply. As an equal opportunity employer we encourage applications from all qualified individuals. BBI does not discriminate against applicants based on gender, race, national and ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, marital and family status, and/or mental or physical disabilities. </i></div><div><br /></div><div>Blackbird Interactive is privileged to be developing our projects on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ /Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.</div><div><br /></div><div>Follow us: Discord Twitter Insta FB Linkedin</div></div><div>Apply for this job</div>

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