At League of Geeks, we dedicate ourselves to creating characterful play experiences with signature charm. At the heart of this lies innovative gameplay that surprises and delights our players. That’s where you come in.

As a Game Designer, you will work collaboratively to conceptualise and deliver exceptional gameplay experiences, designed to service the creative and practical needs of the product and IP. You will have a passion for elegance in design, a thoughtful cross-genre understanding of games and a wealth of on-tools experience in Unreal Engine.

Soon to emerge from our recent hibernation, League of Geeks remains committed to building a world-class working environment for game developers, with a genuine focus on well being, skill development, community and purpose. So if you’re keen to join the reinvention of one of the world’s leading independent studios as we embark on a brand new PC/console project, we'd love to hear from you!

This is a full-time, fixed-term 24 month, contract position with the possibility of ongoing employment, though make no mistake, you will be a critical part of the LoG family.

Women and other underrepresented developers, please apply! We pride ourselves on our inclusive work environment and output, so we’d love to work with you.

Requirements:

• 3+ years role-relevant experience working on commercially released videogames.
• Demonstrable experience in Unreal Engine and Blueprint, delivering and maintaining robust gameplay scripts.
• Thorough understanding of Unreal Engine’s content development pipeline.
• Experience working in a highly iterative, playtest-driven design and production practice.
• Passion for creating elegant, scope-conscious designs, and adept at doing a lot with a little.
• Experience delivering gameplay experiences and features, both autonomously and under guidance.
• Confident and informed articulation of technical requirements, risks and opportunities.
• A commitment to working in a professional, inclusive and supportive environment.
• Ability to work independently; managing time, task lists and workflow with ease.
• Detail sensitivity, a proven aesthetic eye and strong design sensibilities.
• Excellent communication, creative collaboration and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities:
As a Game Designer at League of Geeks, you will own the iterative development of significant gameplay content and features from concept to execution.

Working closely with the Principal Designer, you will develop and internally pitch gameplay concepts that deliver on the creative needs of the game, ensuring compliance to production and IP constraints. You will play a key on-the-tools role in bringing this gameplay to life, iteratively collaborating with all disciplines to guide content through to its final, polished implementation in Unreal Engine.

• Deliver scripted gameplay interactions and sequences, with support from engineering disciplines and project leads.
• Iterate and refine gameplay in response to playtesting and feedback, honing the moment-to-moment player experience to a world-class standard.
• Internally pitch novel gameplay content, in response to the needs of the product and audience.
• Produce streamlined prototypes, working with minimal external dependencies, that validate gameplay solutions against identified design risks.
• Communicate design and technical requirements, opportunities and risks proactively and professionally.
• Create, maintain and present highly readable, concise design documentation to communicate intent and requirements across the team.
• Embody design as a collaborative, flexible practice, contributing to a work culture of meaningful feedback, creativity and growth.

Benefits:

• Bring your dog to work. Yeah, dogs!
• Talent development, mentorship and support.
• Regular self-directed professional development days.
• Flexible work arrangement opportunities and family-friendly considerations.
• Menstrual, Menopause and Parental leave.
• Sustainable working hours, environment and life-work balance.
• Friday afternoon team social events, including monthly get-togethers.
• Annual Summer Holidays Family Picnic and Winter Feast.
• Melbourne International Games Week attendance.
• Located in Melbourne, the most liveable city in Australia. Fourth in the world!

How to Apply:
Send a cover letter, an up-to-date CV and folio with examples of your work to [email protected]

In your cover letter, please tell us in 250 words or less, about a small design detail in a game you recently played (or admire) that brought the experience to life, creating something greater than the sum of its parts. There are no wrong answers here. Go off.

Important Stuff:

• Remuneration on offer (excluding benefits such as superannuation) is between $72,600k - $93,300k p.a AUD, dependent on experience and expertise of the applicant.
• We are currently working under a work-from-home model, and plan on returning to our Melbourne studio in the next 12 months.
  -- This role can be held remotely (AEST+/-4hr timezones only) until our return to studio.
  -- Return to studio will be three days in-studio, two days optional WFH.
  -- During the interview process remote work options can be requested for exceptional circumstances.
• All interview stages will take place via video conference.

Please note that due to the large volume of applications we receive, we will be notifying successful applicants first. All unsuccessful candidates will be informed at the end of the hiring process, once the position is filled.

For general questions and inquiries, please get in touch with careers (at) leagueofgeeks (dot) com.

At League of Geeks, we dedicate ourselves to creating characterful play experiences with signature charm. Our games tell stories with heart, through their gameplay, world, text and voice. We’re looking for a writer that knows how to leverage all the tricks of a non-linear medium to deliver a big bang, in a small package.

As a Writer, you will work closely with the Game Director, Creative Director and Principal Designer to conceptualise and deliver heart-filled stories that play to the strength of the medium. You will have a deep appreciation for adaptation and storytelling, non-linear narrative structures and gameplay-driven narrative devices.

Soon to emerge from our recent hibernation, League of Geeks remains committed to building a world-class working environment for game developers, with a genuine focus on well being, skill development, community and purpose. So if you’re keen to join the reinvention of one of the world’s leading independent studios as we embark on a brand new PC/console project, we'd love to hear from you!

This is a part-time, 24 month, contract position, though make no mistake, you will be a critical part of the LoG team.

Women and other underrepresented developers, please apply! We pride ourselves on our inclusive work environment and output, so we’d love to work with you.

Requirements:

• 3+ years of role-relevant experience working on commercially released videogames.
• Experience owning and producing narrative content within the constraints of an existing IP.
• Deep understanding of non-linear narrative structures and devices.
• Demonstrable restraint and interest in writing economy and efficiency.
• Enthusiasm for working hands-on to implement narrative content, utilising in-engine tooling.
• Experience delivering written content for localisation and VO pipelines.
• A commitment to working in a professional, inclusive and supportive environment.
• Ability to work independently; managing time, task lists and workflow with ease.
• Detail sensitivity, a proven aesthetic eye and strong design sensibilities.
• Excellent communication, creative collaboration and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities:
As a Writer at League of Geeks, you will own the iterative development of narrative content from concept to execution.

Working closely with the Game Director, Creative Director and Principal Designer, you will develop authentic, engaging stories that service the creative and practical needs of the product, audience, and IP. This is a hands-on writing role; you'll be responsible for the creation and maintenance of narrative documentation and scripts to service localisation and VO pipelines, as well as the implementation of written content into gameplay.

• Develop and internally pitch original characters, environments and stories, within the constraints of a world-class IP and the gameplay framework.
• Create and present concise, well organised gameplay scripts that meet the needs of the product as it evolves.
• Implement narrative content in Unreal Engine 5, in collaboration with engineering and design.
• Collaborate cross-discipline to develop and iterate on narrative delivery systems that seamlessly integrate story, character and gameplay into a cohesive experience.
• Iterate and refine narrative delivery in response to playtesting and stakeholder feedback, honing a seamless integration of gameplay and narrative that delivers world-class non-linear storytelling.
• Generate and maintain documentation to support localization and VO pipelines.
• Communicate narrative requirements, opportunities and risks proactively and professionally.
• Embody design as a collaborative, flexible practice, contributing to a work culture of meaningful feedback, creativity and growth.

Benefits:

• Bring your dog to work. Yeah, dogs!
• Talent development, mentorship and support.
• Regular self-directed professional development days.
• Flexible work arrangement opportunities and family-friendly considerations.
• Menstrual, Menopause and Parental leave.
• Sustainable working hours, environment and life-work balance.
• Friday afternoon team social events, including monthly get-togethers.
• Annual Summer Holidays Family Picnic and Winter Feast.
• Melbourne International Games Week attendance.
• Located in Melbourne, the most liveable city in Australia. Fourth in the world!

How to Apply:
Send a cover letter, an up-to-date CV and folio with examples of your work to [email protected]

In your cover letter, please share in 250 words or less, your favourite style hack, tip or trick for ensuring your writing is impactful and moving, without overimposing itself on the player and their experience.

Important Stuff:

• Remuneration on offer (excluding benefits such as superannuation) is between $72,600k - $93,300k p.a AUD pro-rata, as per the length of the contract term. Remuneration is dependent on experience and expertise of the applicant.
• This role can be held remotely (Australia only).
• All interview stages will take place via video conference.

Please note that due to the large volume of applications we receive, we will be notifying successful applicants first. All unsuccessful candidates will be informed at the end of the hiring process, once the position is filled.

For general questions and inquiries, please get in touch with careers (at) leagueofgeeks (dot) com.

At League of Geeks, we believe in building the tools, techniques and pipelines for creatives to do what they love the most - making wonderful games! We're looking for a Technical Artist with a passion for pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in real-time graphics, utilising a range of shaders, VFX and rendering techniques.

As a member of the engineering department, you’ll work closely with our artists to ensure the aesthetic vision for our exciting new games comes to life, building art directable tools and techniques that empower artists to deliver game-ready content.

Soon to emerge from our (much needed) hibernation, League of Geeks remains committed to building a world-class working environment for game developers, with a genuine focus on well being, skill development, community and purpose. So if you’re keen to join the reinvention of one of the world’s leading independent studios as we embark on a brand new PC/console project, we'd love to hear from you!

This is a full-time, fixed-term 24 month, contract position with the possibility of ongoing employment, though make no mistake, you will be a critical part of the LoG team.

Women and other underrepresented developers, please apply! We pride ourselves on our inclusive work environment and output, so we’d love to work with you.

Requirements:

• 5+ years role-relevant experience working on commercially released videogame/s.
• Experience writing and developing shaders, using HLSL, CG or node based tools.
• Experience and a strong familiarity with programming languages including Python and C# and/or node-based scripting (e.g. Blueprints).
• Experience using DCC applications, including Maya, Blender, Substance Painter and Substance Designer.
• Experience using real-time VFX tools such as Niagara for Unreal, VFX Graph for Unity or PopcornFx.
• Strong familiarity with asset optimization strategies and profiling tools.
• A commitment to working in a professional, inclusive and supportive environment.
• Ability to work independently; managing time, task lists and workflow with ease.
• Detail sensitivity, a proven aesthetic eye and strong design sensibilities.
• Excellent communication, creative collaboration and teamwork skills.
• A passion for motivating, inspiring, mentoring and educating your fellow team members.

Responsibilities:
As a Technical Artist here at League of Geeks you will build and maintain tools, processes, and develop techniques that enable artists to quickly integrate quality content and features into our games using Unreal Engine. You should have a strong eye for art quality and a broad range of knowledge and experience in the art and science of modern real-time graphics techniques.

• Developing solutions for technical challenges faced by content and feature teams.
• Communicate technical approaches and solutions to Art team stakeholders.
• Create pipelines for the art team to streamline the process and achieve visual goals.
• Develop and implement particle systems and other VFX in collaboration with the Art and Engineering teams.
• Communicate and champion aesthetic goals to Engineering team stakeholders.
• Identifying and solving performance issues.
• Review development processes and identify opportunities for tool improvements.
• Collaborating with artists and the broader team to help bring the project vision to life.
• Helping LoG build and maintain a great working culture through positive teamwork!

Benefits:

• Bring your dog to work. Yeah, dogs!
• Talent development, mentorship and support.
• Regular self-directed professional development days.
• Flexible work arrangement opportunities and family-friendly considerations.
• Menstrual, Menopause and Parental leave.
• Sustainable working hours, environment and life-work balance.
• Friday afternoon team social events, including monthly get-togethers.
• Annual Summer Holidays Family Picnic and Winter Feast.
• Melbourne International Games Week attendance.
• Located in Melbourne, the most liveable city in Australia. Fourth in the world!

How to Apply:

Send a cover letter, an up-to-date CV and folio with examples of your work to [email protected]

In your cover letter, please tell us in 250 words or less an example of a time where you offered an unexpected, atypical, yet effective solution to a problem in your career. There are no wrong answers here.

Important Stuff:

• Remuneration on offer (excluding benefits such as superannuation) is between $72,600k - $123,700k p.a AUD, dependent on experience and expertise of the applicant.
• We are currently working under a work-from-home model, and plan on returning to our Melbourne studio in the next 12 months.
  -- This role can be held remotely (AEST+/-4hr timezones only) until our return to studio.
  -- Return to studio will be three days in-studio, two days optional WFH.
  -- During the interview process remote work options can be requested for exceptional circumstances.
• All interview stages will take place via video conference.

Please note that due to the large volume of applications we receive, we will be notifying successful applicants first. All unsuccessful candidates will be informed at the end of the hiring process, once the position is filled.

For general questions and inquiries, please get in touch with careers (at) leagueofgeeks (dot) com.

League of Geeks is looking for a talented Principal Artist with strong 2D game art skills (who loves building game worlds!) to join us on our next exciting project. In this pivotal role, you will take responsibility for developing and employing the game's art in-engine (e.g. Unity or Unreal) while helping fellow artists achieve their goals. You have experience building pipelines for games in-engine, and a decent understanding of 2D animation techniques (e.g. Spine, Adobe Animate, Toon Boom, etc).

As a key member of LoG's team you will make fundamental decisions on the processes and pipelines of the game through pre-production, working in partnership with the creative director and engineers to deliver outstanding game-ready art assets with the goal of building a beautiful and living game world. You are an expert in your craft and will be able to provide critical guidance to other artists working on the project whilst maintaining a sustainable, healthy and positive working environment for the team to thrive in. 

Soon to emerge from our recent hibernation, League of Geeks remains committed to building a world-class working environment for game developers, with a genuine focus on well being, skill development, community and purpose. So if you’re keen to join the reinvention of one of the world’s leading independent studios as we embark on a brand new PC/console project, we want to hear from you!

This is a full-time, 24-month fixed-term position with the possibility of ongoing employment, though make no mistake, you will be a critical part of the LoG team.

Women and other underrepresented developers, please apply! We pride ourselves on our inclusive work environment and output, so we’d love to work with you.

Requirements:

• 3+ years relevant videogame development experience.
• Strong demonstrable talents in 2D art fundamentals and animation.
• A strong drive to produce professional, exciting visuals and experiences for videogame players.
• Proficiency in standard industry tools (i.e., Adobe Suite/Unreal/Unity/Blender, etc) and a high capacity to source and learn new tools.
• Great communication, analytical, planning, and organisational skills.
• Detail sensitivity, a proven aesthetic eye, and strong design sensibilities.
• A commitment to working in a professional, inclusive, and supportive environment.
• Ability to work independently; managing time, task lists, and workflow with ease.
• Excellent communication, creative collaboration, and teamwork skills.
• A passion for motivating, inspiring, mentoring, and educating your fellow team members. 

Responsibilities:
As a Senior 2D Artist here at League of Geeks, you will:

• Work in-engine to take the game’s proposed look and translate it into a striking and engrossing game world.
• Take responsibility in ensuring the quality of art produced by the department meets LoG's industry-leading standards.
• Collaborate with the creative director to maintain a unified departmental vision, and those values/standards become everyday practice across the team.
• Assist production in setting effective goals and themes for sprints and milestones, coordinating directly with the game director to ensure a unified vision for our projects.
• Work with production, the creative director, and your team to ensure departmental deadlines are met. 
• Utilise your technical and artistic skills to work "on tools" alongside the art team
• In counsel with the creative director, help departmental recruitment and hiring initiatives.
• Be an active mentor and role model for the art team, consistently leading through exemplary performance, professionalism, resourcefulness, mindfulness, and integrity.

Benefits:

• Bring your dog to work. Yeah, dogs!
• Talent development, mentorship and support.
• Regular self-directed professional development days.
• Flexible work arrangement opportunities and family-friendly considerations.
• Menstrual, Menopause and Parental leave.
• Sustainable working hours, environment and life-work balance.
• Friday afternoon team social events, including monthly get-togethers.
• Annual Summer Holidays Family Picnic and Winter Feast.
• Melbourne International Games Week attendance.
• Located in Melbourne, the most liveable city in Australia. Fourth in the world!

How to Apply:

Send a cover letter, an up-to-date CV and folio with examples of your work to [email protected]

In your cover letter, please tell us in 250 words or less who your favourite illustrator/artist is and why. There are no wrong answers here, wax lyrical!

Important Stuff:

• Base remuneration on offer (excluding benefits such as superannuation) is between $90k - $120k p.a AUD, dependent on experience and expertise of the applicant.
• We are currently working under a work-from-home model, and plan on returning to our Melbourne studio in the next 12 months.
  -- This role can be held remotely (AEST+/-4hr timezones only) until our return to studio.
  -- Return to studio will be three days in-studio, two days optional WFH.
  -- During the interview process remote work options can be requested for exceptional circumstances.
• All interview stages will take place via video conference.
• Please note that due to the large volume of applications we receive, we will be notifying successful applicants first. All unsuccessful candidates will be informed at the end of the hiring process, once the position is filled.

For general questions and inquiries, please get in touch with careers (at) leagueofgeeks (dot) com.

League of Geeks is hiring a talented animator with strong traditional 2D art and animation skills for our new project.

As a Senior 2D Animator at League of Geeks, you will be responsible for bringing our characters and game world to life with your charming animations. In this pivotal role, you’ll develop and deploy game-ready animations to our engine and be comfortable using 2D animation applications such as Spine, Toon Boom, or Adobe Animate, and rigging 2D characters within them.

Soon to emerge from our recent hibernation, League of Geeks remains committed to building a world-class working environment for game developers, with a genuine focus on well being, skill development, community and purpose. So if you’re keen to join the reinvention of one of the world’s leading independent studios as we embark on a brand new PC/console project, we want to hear from you!

This is a full-time, 24-month fixed-term position with the possibility of ongoing employment, though make no mistake, you will be a critical part of the LoG team.

Women and other underrepresented developers, please apply! We pride ourselves on our inclusive work environment and output, so we’d love to work with you.

Requirements:

• 3+ years relevant experience in animating 2D characters for games, film, or TV.
• Experience with Spine, ToonBoom, CelAction or similar 2D animation software.
• Able to set up art, rig, animate, and export game-ready characters and props to the game engine.
• A commitment to working in a professional, inclusive, and supportive environment.
• Ability to work independently; managing time, task lists, and workflow with ease.
• Detail sensitivity, a proven aesthetic eye, and strong design sensibilities.
• Excellent communication, creative collaboration, and teamwork skills.
• A passion for motivating, inspiring, mentoring and educating your fellow team members.

Responsibilities:
As a Senior 2D Animator here at League of Geeks, you will:

• Develop animation sequences for characters, props and environments.
• Helping to develop a 2D animation pipeline with engineers and the principal artist.
• Take responsibility to ensure the animation quality meets League of Geeks’ high standards.
• Work with the creative director to inject charm and character into your animations that bring our game to life.
• Implement your animations in-engine, ensuring work in-game and deliver upon gameplay objectives.
• Assist production in setting effective goals and themes for sprints and milestones, coordinating directly with the game director to ensure a unified vision for our projects.
• Work with production, the creative director, and your team to ensure departmental deadlines are met.

Benefits:

• Bring your dog to work. Yeah, dogs!
• Talent development, mentorship and support.
• Regular self-directed professional development days.
• Flexible work arrangement opportunities and family-friendly considerations.
• Menstrual, Menopause and Parental leave.
• Sustainable working hours, environment and life-work balance.
• Friday afternoon team social events, including monthly get-togethers.
• Annual Summer Holidays Family Picnic and Winter Feast.
• Melbourne International Games Week attendance.
• Located in Melbourne, the most liveable city in Australia. Fourth in the world!

How to Apply:

Send a cover letter, an up-to-date CV and folio with examples of your work to [email protected]

In your cover letter, please tell us in 250 words or less about recent animation work from a commercially released project (games or film/tv) that impressed you and why. There are no wrong answers here. Wax lyrical.

Important Stuff:

• Base remuneration on offer (excluding benefits such as superannuation) is between $80k - $100k p.a AUD. Base remuneration is dependent on experience and expertise of the applicant.
• We are currently working under a work-from-home model, and plan on returning to our Melbourne studio in the next 12 months.
  -- This role can be held remotely (AEST+/-4hr timezones only) until our return to studio.
  -- Return to studio will be three days in-studio, two days optional WFH.
  -- During the interview process, remote work options can be requested for exceptional circumstances.
• All interview stages will take place via video conference.

Please note that due to the large volume of applications we receive, we will be notifying successful applicants first. All unsuccessful candidates will be informed at the end of the hiring process, once the position is filled.

For general questions and inquiries, please get in touch with careers (at) leagueofgeeks (dot) com.

We don’t always get things right and some of our favourite work pals are folks in positions we never even thought to advertise for. So it seems fair to say that if you don’t see a position listed here that reflects your skillset, you could still really make a difference here - and we’d love to hear how!

As a collaborative, agile team, we love generalists possessing deep specialisations and this is an excellent opportunity for you to invest in your skillset, whilst having a major impact on the experiences we craft and deliver to our players.

Women and other underrepresented developers, please apply! We pride ourselves on our inclusive work environment and output, so we’d love to work with you.

Required:

• Thoroughness and high attention to detail.
• Excellent communication, creative collaboration and teamwork skills.
• A commitment to working in a professional, inclusive and supportive environment.

Bonus Points:

• Demonstrable design and aesthetic sensibilities.
• 3+ years of relevant, professional experience.

Benefits

• Weekly bring-your-dog-to-work day. Yeah, dogs!
• Flexible work arrangement opportunities and family-friendly considerations.
• Professional development track, mentorship and support.
• Professional and personal travel insurance.
• Monthly self-directed professional development and game jam days.
• Friday afternoon team social events.
• Annual Summer Family Picnic, Winter Feast and DefGeek party.
• Located in Melbourne, Australia. World’s most livable city seven years in a row.

How to Apply:

If a future at LoG sounds good to you and you feel we could use your perspective, experience and set of skills, send a cover letter, an up-to-date CV and folio with examples of your work to careers(at)leagueofgeeks(dot)com.

Relocation assistance is available for the perfect applicant.

Please note that due to the large volume of applications we receive, we will only be notifying successful applicants.