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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Santa Monica, California, Us

Staff PositionExpert Senior Recruiter, for the following Activision studios: Sledgehammer Games & Raven Software.https://www.sledgehammergames.com/https://www.ravensoftware.com/About Sledgehammer Games: Founded in 2009 in Foster City, California, for over a decade Sledgehammer Games has been developing award winning titles in the Call of Duty franchise. Since inception, our team has expanded globally with the establishment of a studio in Melbourne, Australia in 2019, and Toronto, Canada in 2021. As we navigate our 2nd decade of game development, we’re focused on constantly evolving, innovating, and taking risks – which are some of the most rewarding aspects of game development.About Raven Software:Founded in 1990 by brothers Brian and Steve Raffel, Raven Software has gone from a five-person company with a dream of creating a role-playing game for the Amiga, to the developer of numerous award-winning games and best-selling titles, including Hexen, Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, and most recently being a major contributor to the Call of Duty® franchise.At Raven, we’ve built our company on expectations. An expectation to always design the games that define industry standards for graphics and playability. An expectation that award-winning games are the norm. But more than anything, a clear understanding of our market’s expectations: that being, for us to consistently produce the games that people want to play. In other words, exactly everything we’ve been doing since 1990.

Novato, California, Us

Headquartered just north of San Francisco, with offices spanning the globe across the Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia, 2K is a videogame publisher managing some of the most creative, respected and premium brands in games today.Founded in 2005 within Take Two Interactive, 2K develops and publishes interactive entertainment for PC, console and mobile platforms. Our world-class team of engineers, developers, graphic artists and publishing professionals are stewards of a growing library of critically-acclaimed franchises such as Battleborn, BioShock, Borderlands, The Darkness, Mafia, NBA 2K, Sid Meier’s Civilization, WWE 2K, and XCOM.www.2k.comwww.catdaddy.comStaff Position Hired for the following positions at 2K Games & Cat Daddy Games, including: Producers, Senior and Executive, Associate Producers, Gameplay Engineers, Programmers, Designers and Tools Engineers, Animators & VFX Artists, Technical Artists, Motion Graphic Designers, Finance Analysts & Managers, Motion Capture Artists and others.

- CLIENT LIST - Crafty Apes VFX, Rodeo FX, Pulse Evolution, ARC Productions, Intelligent Creatures, Pixomondo, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Method Studios, Deluxe Entertainment, FrameStore, Genesis Global Recruiting, LAIKA, Plaor Games, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Blizzard Entertainment.• Provide consultant and contract services to help companies source and recruit top talent.• Disciplines include: CG Supervisors, VFX Supervisors, Senior & Lead FX Artists, Nuke Compositors, Lighters, Modelers, Tracking Artists, Layout, Rigging, Matchmove Artists, Animators, Matte Painters, Texture Painters, Cloth/Hair/Fur/Feather Artists, Groomers, 2D & 3D Artists, Executive Producers, Producers, Production Management, Production Coordinators, Production Assistants, Marketing Managers, Video Editors, Motion Graphics Designers, Pipeline Engineers, Pipeline TD's, ATD's, Motion Capture talent, Stage Technicians, Software Developers, System Engineers, Gameplay Engineers, Game Designers, Technical Directors, UI & UX Artists, QA Testers, Mobile Engineers (iOS & Android), Java Engineers, Facebook, iOS & Android Developers, Sales & Planning, CRM Managers, Financial Analysts, VP & Director level corporate positions.

Montreal, Quebec, Ca

Contracts/Consultant• Hired as a consultant to recruit positions for Rodeo's Montreal & Los Angeles locations.• Positions: Sr. Pipeline TD's & Developers, Software, Lighters, LookDev Artists, Modelers, Texture/Shading artists, Riggers, Compositors, FX.Projects: "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" (2016)"Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" (2016)"Game of Thrones: Season 6" (2016)"Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets" (2017)"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales" (2017)Rodeo FX provides award-winning, world-class visual effects services. Rodeo FX talent has contributed to nearly 100 feature films such as Unbroken, The Walk and Deadpool; to the popular HBO series Game of Thrones; and to several leading advertising campaigns. It currently has offices globally in Montreal, Quebec City and Los Angeles.

Santa Monica, Ca, Us

Global Consultant• Hired as a consultant to recruit positions for Method's various global locations: Los Angeles, London, Vancouver, and New York• Positions included: Software Engineers, Pipeline, Systems Engineers, Lighters, Compositors, FX Artists, Technical Directors.Projects:"San Andreas" "Jupiter Ascending""Exodus: Gods and Kings""The Maze Runner"Method Studios is an award-winning international visual effects group with facilities in Los Angeles, Vancouver, New York, Chicago, Detroit, Atlanta, London, Sydney and Melbourne. As an artist-driven company known for its creativity, we service high-end feature film, commercial, television, games and motion graphics clients in the global marketplace. Method Studios is wholly-owned by Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc.

Burbank, Ca, Us

Contract/Consultant • Full cycle recruiting for WB Digital, broadcast media and post production facilities. • Positions included: iTunes Engineers, Software & System Engineers, IT post production, Blu-ray, Compression, NOC & Metadata Technicians.

Irvine, Ca, Us

Contract/Consultant• Full cycle recruiting for Cinematic and Game Art departments. Technical and artistic positions.• Positions included: Sound Engineers, Cinematic Artists (FX, Lighting, Software Engineers, CG Supervisor), Designers, Developers Projects/Teams:“World of Warcraft”, “Starcraft II”, “Diablo III”, “Titan Project – MMO”Blizzard Entertainment is a premier developer and publisher of entertainment software. After establishing the Blizzard Entertainment label in 1994, the company quickly became one of the most popular and well-respected makers of computer games. By focusing on creating well-designed, highly enjoyable entertainment experiences, Blizzard Entertainment has maintained an unparalleled reputation for quality since its inception.

Vancouver, Bc, Ca

About Imageworks:Sony Pictures Imageworks is an Academy Award®-winning visual effects and animation studio known for photoreal live-action visual effects, dynamic creature and character animation and full-CG features. Having created visually stunning images for more than 100 live-action and animated productions over its 26-year history the studio is also a leader in technology, developing software and tools that have helped solve industry-wide challenges and deliver spectacular visuals to the big screen.Staff Position• Full cycle, high volume artistic and technical recruiting for over 20+ projects for the studio, both live action visual effects and CG animated features.• Worked with producers/hiring managers and show leads to present candidates through the show pipelines.• Had a consistently high acceptance rate when negotiating and presenting deals.• Was the lead recruiter to start up and crew the new Albuquerque, New Mexico facility.• Positions included: Technical and artistic CG artists, Animators, FX, Technical Directors, Software/Systems Pipeline, Modelers, Texture Artists, Lighters & Compositors, 3D Stereo, R&D. Projects: "Hotel Transylvania" (Pre-Prod.) - Sony Pictures Animation"Arthur Christmas" - Aardman/Sony Pictures Animation"Zookeeper" - Columbia Pictures"Green Lantern" - Warner Brothers"The Smurfs" - Columbia Pictures"Alice In Wonderland" - Walt Disney Pictures"Cats & Dogs 2" - Warner Brothers"2012" - Sony Pictures"Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" - Sony Pictures Animation"G-Force" - Walt Disney Pictures"Watchmen" - Warner Brothers "Valkyrie" - United Artists"Eagle Eye" - Dreamworks"Body of Lies" - Warner Brothers"Hancock" - Columbia Pictures"The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" - Walt Disney"Speed Racer" - Warner Brothers"I Am Legend" - Warner Brothers"Beowulf" - Paramount Pictures"Surf's Up" - Sony Pictures Animation"Spiderman 3" - Columbia Pictures

Meteor StudiosProject Hire - Production Manager“300” – Warner Bros.Project Hire - VFX Production Coordinator“Final Destination 3” – New Line Cinema“Slither” – Universal Pictures• Worked in both the Los Angeles and Montreal facilities, to manage and facilitate the production work flow through the pipeline to completion. • Responsibilities included: asset management, shot tracking and scheduling crews and deadlines.• Worked closely with producers, supervisors (both the facility and the client sides) and day to day artist management.• Dealing directly with the studio client and producer to meet their production schedule and needs.Meteor Studios was a Canadian based production company, with additional offices in Los Angeles, that worked in computer animation. They produced visual effects and animation for many feature films and TV series.Rhythm & HuesProject Hire - Sequence Coordinator"Superman Returns" - Warner Bros.• Responsibilities included: asset management, shot tracking and scheduling crews and deadlines.• Worked closely with producers, supervisors (both the facility and the client sides) and day to day artist management.• Dealing directly with the studio client and producer to meet their production schedule and needs.Ryhthm & Hues is an Academy Award winning visual effects and animation studio, with over 25 years of working on feature films. It was one of the key companies working on visual effects when the industry started to take off.

Culver City, Ca, Us

Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE's global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition and distribution; television production, acquisition and distribution; television networks; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; and development of new entertainment products, services and technologies.Staff PositionSony Television Animation Group• Worked closely with Animation production crews, including producers, supervisors and artists, helping to move projects forward to completion. • Involved in production of multiple shows at a time. Completed production in over 100+ episodes of animated television.• Helped coordinate all aspects of the production pipeline, from concept to delivery.• Attended voice over sessions and recordings with the acting talents, producers and directorsProjects:“Spider-Man”“Jackie Chan Adventures”“Stuart Little”“Roughnecks-Starship Troopers”“Dragon Tales”“Heavy Gear”

Worked as a Production Coordinator & Visual Effects Coordinator on first and second unit crews, project hires.Visual Effects CoordinatorProject hire - Universal Pictures/Imagine Entertainment (1999)"Nutty Professor II: The Klumps"Production CoordinatorProject hire - Columbia Pictures (1999)"All the Pretty Horses"Production CoordinatorProject hire - HGI, Hunter Gratzner Industries (1998)"Pitch Black"Visual Effects CoordinatorProject hire - Touchstone Pictures (1997-1998)"Armageddon"Production AssistantProject hire - Columbia Pictures (1996-1997)"Godzilla"