"The Ball" is looking for someone to help us with marketing and web development.
We need someone to take some weight of us and handle marketing, so we can focus entirely on development. We have a marketing plan and we have identified which things the campaigns should focus on. We just don't have the time to actually execute our plan. That is where you come in.
Responsibilities:
Requirements:
I want to stress that we are really looking for someone who can take on large amounts of responsibility and work fairly independently. Someone who is a self-starter. We are not looking for someone to do random uninspired updates every now and then. Everyone can do that. We want someone who can take weight of us, come up with ideas, and actually implementing those ideas on his own. Someone who can work with our team in getting the necessary artwork or info for whatever he wants to do. Someone who can create new promotional images and web pages. And most of all, someone who has a vision and a plan on how to do this.
You need to be familiar with our game. You need to be on the same page as us and share our vision. We have a good view on what we value the most in our game and what is the most important for us. We know what direction we want to head into with our game. We have not added features X or Y because they would clash with our vision. Do you think you understand what exactly we are trying to do in our game?
The right candidate will be entitled to a share of the profit once the game goes on sale. We have given up our own jobs and work on this full-time, so we expect that profit to be more than a bit of pocket change. This is serious.
As a test, we want to know if you understand our game. Ask yourself these questions - can you answer them?
If you are interested, send us the answers to those questions, and a short cover letter about who you are and what you've done in the past - contact@toltecstudios.com
About The Ball:
The Ball is an indie single player FPS action/puzzle game, that runs on the UDK, for PC. The release is set for Summer 2010.
You play as an archaeologist working on the slopes of a dormant volcano somewhere in Mexico, and a technical malfunction gets you stuck in a cavern. It doesn't take long before you realize this is more than just a cave. You reveal ancient ruins that have been hidden from outsiders for centuries and discover a mysterious artifact, a gold and metal shelled Ball. As you venture deeper into the volcano, you reveal some of mankind's greatest secrets...
Playing from a first person perspective, you solve puzzles and crush monsters with a large physics driven ball, manipulated by the pushing and pulling forces of an ancient device.
The project started out as a mod and has won a number of prizes - it has since transformed itself into a commercial project.
http://theballthegame.com/
http://www.moddb.com/games/the-ball
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Ball/151208229313?ref=ts
http://www.gametrailers.com/game/the-ball/12715
We need someone to take some weight of us and handle marketing, so we can focus entirely on development. We have a marketing plan and we have identified which things the campaigns should focus on. We just don't have the time to actually execute our plan. That is where you come in.
Responsibilities:
- To post news and updates on our various websites.
- To create and maintain websites.
- Creating promotional artwork.
- To handle the communication with the press and communities.
- To plan and implement the marketing campaigns.
- To work with our developers to get any necessary artwork or info.
Requirements:
- To be familiar with our game and be on the same page as us. Share our vision!
- A self-starter who takes initiative and works fast.
- A mature personality.
- Excellent understanding of HTML/PHP, and optionally Flash.
- Good 2D skills.
- Able to create and edit videos.
- Marketing/Community/Press experience. Pro or amateur.
- Excellent English and a good writer.
- Sufficient amount of time available, at least 10 hours a week, preferably more.
- Able to commit yourself until late summer.
- Optionally, basic working knowledge of Unreal Engine 3.
I want to stress that we are really looking for someone who can take on large amounts of responsibility and work fairly independently. Someone who is a self-starter. We are not looking for someone to do random uninspired updates every now and then. Everyone can do that. We want someone who can take weight of us, come up with ideas, and actually implementing those ideas on his own. Someone who can work with our team in getting the necessary artwork or info for whatever he wants to do. Someone who can create new promotional images and web pages. And most of all, someone who has a vision and a plan on how to do this.
You need to be familiar with our game. You need to be on the same page as us and share our vision. We have a good view on what we value the most in our game and what is the most important for us. We know what direction we want to head into with our game. We have not added features X or Y because they would clash with our vision. Do you think you understand what exactly we are trying to do in our game?
The right candidate will be entitled to a share of the profit once the game goes on sale. We have given up our own jobs and work on this full-time, so we expect that profit to be more than a bit of pocket change. This is serious.
As a test, we want to know if you understand our game. Ask yourself these questions - can you answer them?
- How do you think that we want to portray the game?
- What are the current strengths and weaknesses of the game and how do those influence marketing?
- How should those strengths be communicated to the community and press?
- How to tackle those weaknesses?
- Who is our target audience do you think and how would you try to reach them?
If you are interested, send us the answers to those questions, and a short cover letter about who you are and what you've done in the past - contact@toltecstudios.com
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About The Ball:
The Ball is an indie single player FPS action/puzzle game, that runs on the UDK, for PC. The release is set for Summer 2010.
You play as an archaeologist working on the slopes of a dormant volcano somewhere in Mexico, and a technical malfunction gets you stuck in a cavern. It doesn't take long before you realize this is more than just a cave. You reveal ancient ruins that have been hidden from outsiders for centuries and discover a mysterious artifact, a gold and metal shelled Ball. As you venture deeper into the volcano, you reveal some of mankind's greatest secrets...
Playing from a first person perspective, you solve puzzles and crush monsters with a large physics driven ball, manipulated by the pushing and pulling forces of an ancient device.
The project started out as a mod and has won a number of prizes - it has since transformed itself into a commercial project.
- Best Singleplayer Mod of 2008 according to ModDB MOTY 2008
- Used by Epic Games for the launch of the Unreal Development Kit
- Second Place in the Grand Finals of the UT3 Make Something Unreal Contest
- Five-time first place winner in the Make Something Unreal Contest
http://theballthegame.com/
http://www.moddb.com/games/the-ball
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Ball/151208229313?ref=ts
http://www.gametrailers.com/game/the-ball/12715
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