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full time Poptropica Game Developer

at Family Education Network in Boston, MA

Are you a flash game developer who's up to the challenge of coding and contributing to an awesome virtual world? Would you like your work to be enjoyed by as many as one million kids every day? Do you enjoy building great games as much as playing them?

Poptropica, one of the most popular and fastest growing virtual worlds for kids, is looking for developers like you to create adventures like this:

http://www.poptropica.com/steamworks_island.html
http://www.poptropica.com/skullduggery_island.html
If you share our passion for games and want to channel it into pushing the envelope of game development, read on.

In your role as a Flash developer on Poptropica (www.Poptropica.com ), you will:

Extend the world of Poptropica with the creation of new quests and character abilities.
Build a variety of game types: platformers, shooters, puzzle games and more.
Contribute creatively to the game design process, from prototype to completion.
Work with a talented team to continually innovate and expand a hugely successful virtual world.
Take your development skills to the next level, building the best games played by millions of people.
Requirements:

A strong portfolio demonstrating solid game development experience.
You must submit a portfolio with your resume. Resumes that are not accompanied by samples of your work will not be considered.

At least 3 years experience in AS2 or AS3 with expert level skills.
Good code organization and knowledge of ActionScript best practices.
The ability to work well both on a team and independently.
Experience using object-oriented design methods.
Check out http://www.poptropica.com/videos.html to experience our world for yourself. If you like what you see, and want to help to make it even better, we'd love to hear from you!


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Published at 23-12-2011
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