Torn Banner Studios is looking for a talented, team-oriented Senior Environment Artist to contribute to help us make Chivalry: Medieval Warfare 2, the sequel to our multi-million copy selling original, and support it and future titles. We are a team of around 35 developers. This is an on-site, full-time, paid position in Toronto, Canada.
As a senior environment artist at a small independent studio you will be responsible for the creation of high quality art assets and complete scenes built to excite and impress players of the games we make.
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Please send all applications and portfolios to: [email protected]
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Torn Banner Studios is looking for a talented, team-oriented Lead Environment Artist to help us make Chivalry: Medieval Warfare 2, the sequel to our multi-million copy selling original, and support it and future titles. We are a team of around 35 developers. This is an on-site, full-time, paid position in Toronto, Canada.
As a Lead environment artist at a small independent studio you’ll have a wide range of responsibilities from creating art to organizing the department, communicating with production, facilitating feedback and working with other leads to execute the vision for the games we make.
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Please send all applications and portfolios to: [email protected]
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Torn Banner Studios is looking for a Technical Director to oversee the development of our projects and to help us make Chivalry: Medieval Warfare 2, the sequel to our multi-million-copy selling original, and support it and future titles. The ideal candidate is passionate about providing high-level direction, supporting a team of engineers, and getting their hands dirty with day-to-day development. Directors at our studio have a big influence on the decisions not just within their department but across the whole game and we’re looking for someone who wants to take a major part in the future of our games and studio.
You are an accomplished engineer that enjoys collaborating closely with the engineering team to build a technically excellent game across multiple platforms. You enjoy collaborating with art, design, and production to understand the artistic vision for a game and identify the technology needed to realize and surpass that vision.
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Torn Banner Studios is looking for a Lead Programmer to manage the programming team and to help us make Chivalry: Medieval Warfare 2, the sequel to our multi-million copy selling original, and support it and future titles. The ideal candidate is passionate about providing high-level direction, supporting a team of engineers, and getting their hands dirty with day-to-day development.
You are an accomplished engineer that enjoys collaborating closely with the engineering team to build a technically excellent game across multiple platforms.
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Torn Banner Studios, creators of Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, are looking for a talented and enthusiastic full-time permanent Senior Game Programmer to join our small independent studio of around 35 developers. Help us make Chivalry: Medieval Warfare 2, the sequel to our multi-million copy selling original, and support it and future titles.
As a senior game programmer you will be responsible for a wide range of tasks and should expect a variety of issues and challenges to tackle across various areas of the game. This will include the implementation of new features as well as debugging and optimizing existing ones. In addition the role requires excellent communication skills as you will be collaborating closely with team members from other departments.
The ideal candidate would have a keen interest in participating in the design process. This person would play a significant role in getting features from paper to the player by working collaboratively with design, art, and QA departments. They must be a team player, willing to help others identify problems and seek creative solutions.
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Requirements
Benefits & Perks
Torn Banner Studios are looking for a talented person to help us make Chivalry: Medieval Warfare 2, the sequel to our multi-million-copy selling original, and support it and future titles. Join our small independent studio of around 35 developers in Toronto and help build the future of our company.
As a Technical Artist, you will be responsible for a wide range of tasks and should expect a variety of issues and challenges for our games. You’ll also be instrumental in planning out our projects and driving the technical feature sets of them. As the bridge between artists and programmers in dealing with the technical restraints of game development, you’ll have a big part in helping us execute the vision of our projects.
Benefits & Perks
Torn Banner Studios are looking for a talented person to help us make Chivalry: Medieval Warfare 2, the sequel to our multi-million-copy selling original, and support it and future titles. Join our small independent studio of around 35 developers in Toronto and help build the future of our company.
As a senior game designer, you will be responsible for a wide range of tasks and should expect a variety of issues and challenges to tackle across all areas of the game’s design. You’ll be working directly with all departments of the team to execute the game’s design and be responsible for writing and maintaining GDDs. This person will play a significant and driving role in the companies game design efforts with direct ownership over features and working very closely with the studio’s leadership in executing our projects.
Benefits & Perks
Torn Banner Studios are looking for a talented person to help us make Chivalry: Medieval Warfare 2, the sequel to our multi-million-copy selling original, and support it and future titles. Join our small independent studio of around 35 developers in Toronto and help build the future of our company.
As a Game Programmer, you will be responsible for a wide range of tasks and should expect a variety of issues and challenges to tackle across various areas of the game. This will include the implementation of new features as well as debugging and optimizing existing ones. In addition, the role requires excellent communication skills as you will be collaborating closely with team members from other departments.
The ideal candidate would have a keen interest in participating in the design process. This person would play a significant role in getting features from paper to the player by working collaboratively with design, art, and QA departments. They must be a team player, willing to help others identify problems and seek creative solutions.
Benefits & Perks
Torn Banner Studios are looking for a talented person to help us make Chivalry: Medieval Warfare 2, the sequel to our multi-million-copy selling original, and support it and future titles. Join our small independent studio of around 35 developers in Toronto and help build the future of our company.
As a Technical Designer, you will be responsible for a wide range of tasks and should expect a variety of issues and challenges to tackle across all areas of the game. You’ll be working directly with all departments of the team to execute the game’s design and be responsible for writing and maintaining GDDs. This person will play a significant and driving role in the companies game design efforts with direct ownership over features and working very closely with the studio’s leadership in executing our projects.
Benefits & Perks
Torn Banner Studios are looking for a talented person to help us make Chivalry: Medieval Warfare 2, the sequel to our multi-million-copy selling original, and support it and future titles. Join our small independent studio of around 35 developers in Toronto and help build the future of our company.
As UI Designer you will be responsible for defining the look and feel of the game UI and menus, designing and creating assets, and advocating for the user experience and flow.
The ideal candidate is a champion of UI / UX design principles and best practices, particularly in how this can elevate the overall experience in games. As the sole UI Designer on the team, this role will be responsible for spearheading the overall style and usability of the UI, in collaboration with design, programming, and QA departments. This person is a team player, willing to help others identify problems and seek creative solutions.
Bonus points for having experience in facilitating or gathering player feedback in multiple iterations of interface design!
Benefits & Perks
Torn Banner Studios are looking for a talented person to help us make Chivalry: Medieval Warfare 2, the sequel to our multi-million copy selling original, and support it and future titles. Join our small independent studio of around 35 developers in Toronto and help build the future of our company.
As a Foliage Artist at a small independent studio, you’ll have a wide range of responsibilities from creating art, communicating with production, receiving and implementing feedback and working with other artists to execute the vision for the games we make.
Benefits & Perks
Torn Banner Studios are looking for a talented person to help us make Chivalry: Medieval Warfare 2, the sequel to our multi-million copy selling original, and support it and future titles. Join our small independent studio of around 35 developers in Toronto and help build the future of our company.
As a senior Animator you will be responsible for a wide range of tasks and should expect a variety of issues and challenges to tackle across various areas of the game. You’ll be working directly with studio leadership and the gameplay department to bring our mechanics alive.
The ideal candidate would have a keen interest in participating in the design process and has a strong sense of quality.
Benefits & Perks
Torn Banner Studios are looking for a talented person to help us make Chivalry: Medieval Warfare 2, the sequel to our multi-million copy selling original, and support it and future titles. Join our small independent studio of around 35 developers in Toronto and help build the future of our company.
As a Technical Animator, you will be responsible for a wide range of tasks and should expect a variety of issues and challenges to tackle across various areas of the game. You’ll be working directly with studio leadership, our animators, and the gameplay department to bring our characters alive and realize the vision of the game’s combat. The ideal candidate would have a keen interest in participating in the animation process as a whole and has a strong sense of quality.
Benefits & Perks
Torn Banner Studios are looking for a talented character artist to help us make Chivalry: Medieval Warfare 2, the sequel to our multi-million copy selling original, and support it and future titles. Join our small independent studio of around 40 developers in Toronto and help build the future of our company.
As a Senior Character Artist at a small independent studio, you’ll have a wide range of responsibilities from creating art to organizing the department, communicating with production, facilitating feedback and working with leads to execute the vision for the games we make.
4.5 weeks Paid vacation
Relocation assistance
Flexible schedule
Weekly happy hour
Healthcare & benefits
Portfolio and résumé required for any application.
Torn Banner Studios are looking for a talented concept artist to help us make Chivalry: Medieval Warfare 2, the sequel to our multi-million copy selling original, and support it and future titles. Join our small independent studio of around 40 developers in Toronto and help build the future of our company.
As a Senior Concept Artist at a small independent studio, you’ll have a wide range of responsibilities from creating art to communicating with production, facilitating feedback and working with leads to execute the vision for the games we make.
Creation of high-quality concept art to develop the visuals and guide the production of current and future titles.
Produce designs for environments, characters, props and other aspects of the game while matching the given visual style, theme and tone.
Work closely with artists, level designers and leads to bring the concepts to life, providing feedback to help the team realize your designs and solve new problems as they arise.
An exceptional portfolio of work that exemplifies the creation of high-quality concept art.
3+ years of professional game development experience as a concept artist.
Expert knowledge of game concept art development processes, from initial research, sketches and blue-sky concepting to the creation of final, well-developed and refined pieces.
Excellent knowledge of art and design principles.
Ability to provide an in-depth critique.
Ability to receive feedback and iterate as required.
Ability to work under tight deadlines.
Personally motivated.
Passion for the medieval era and melee combat.
Experience with 3D software, such as Blender, Maya or zBrush.
Experience with Unreal Engine.
Shipped at least one AAA title.
4.5 weeks Paid vacation
Relocation assistance
Flexible schedule
Weekly happy hour
Healthcare & benefits
Portfolio and résumé required for any application.
Torn Banner studios recently launched Chivalry 2, the sequel to our multi-million copy selling original. We are a small independent studio of around 50 developers in Toronto and we love creating innovative new experiences that focus on challenge and fun.
As the IT owner you will be responsible for a wide range of tasks and should expect a variety of issues and challenges to tackle across various areas of the company’s daily operating needs and long-term initiatives. The role requires excellent communication and self-management skills as you will be collaborating closely with team members from other departments as well as external stakeholders.
The ideal candidate would have a keen interest in managing the IT needs of the day-to-day life of a video game company and its employees. We are looking for someone with a natural, professional demeanor, outstanding interpersonal skills, and the ability to be proactive and positive in a fast-paced environment.
Responsible for setting up new hires, including, but not limited to: Equipment setup, configuration, preparation, shipping
Responsible for the budget to cover PC refreshes, hardware replacements, software licensing (when applicable) and interacting with external vendors
Responsible for the deployment, maintenance and update assessment of the studio’s networking hardware and configuration, network servers and virtualization needs
Responsible for implementing and maintaining appropriate strategies for backup and data protection, disaster recovery as well as failover procedures
Incident Management – Responding, tracking, resolving, and performing root cause analysis to prevent reoccurring issues on IT tickets and deliver world-class customer service
Identify challenges/opportunities and develop technical solutions through automation, scripting and engineering best practices
Lead additional technology initiatives to improve performance, reliability and security for the Studio
Develop positive relationships with the team
Bachelor’s degree or professional training/certifications related to areas of responsibilities or equivalent work experience
3-5 years of experience in network support, system administration or user support, preferably in a gaming studio
Experience with: Deploying, updating, optimizing, and troubleshooting Windows workstations and laptops in a corporate environment
Working knowledge of virtualization, VMWare or equivalent
Strong knowledge of systems and networking software, hardware, and networking protocols
Strong knowledge of implementing and effectively developing helpdesk and IT operations best practices, including expert knowledge of security, storage, data protection, and disaster recovery protocols
Familiarity and experience with scripting languages: PowerShell, Bash, Python, JavaScript, etc…
Familiarity with standard helpdesk ticketing tools / ITIL practices (ServiceNow)
Ability to coordinate and communicate at all levels within the organization
System administration and IT certifications in Microsoft, Linux or other network related fields
Experience with studio development applications/tools including, but not limited to: Perforce, Visual Studio, Adobe Creative Cloud, Maya, Houdini, Microsoft XDK, Sony XDK, JIRA
Tech Savvy – Ability and passion for learning new technology and tools
Passion for Customer Support – A drive to help the team get what they need to do their jobs the best they can
Prioritization Skills – The ability to analyze support requests and prioritize them based on impact
Discipline – The discipline to actively manage help desk tickets and internal IT tasks
Self-starter, self-motivated, able to work under minimal supervision
Relocation assistance
Flexible schedule
Weekly happy hour
Healthcare & benefits
Torn Banner Studios are looking for a talented person to help us make Chivalry: Medieval Warfare 2, the sequel to our multi-million copy selling original, and support it and future titles. Join our small independent studio of around 50 developers in Toronto and help build the future of our company.
As a Senior Online Programmer, you will be responsible for a wide range of tasks and should expect a variety of issues and challenges to tackle across various areas of the game. This will include the implementation of new features as well as debugging and optimizing existing ones. In addition, the role requires excellent communication skills as you will be collaborating closely with team members from other departments.
Benefits & Perks
Torn Banner Studios are looking for a talented person to help us make Chivalry: Medieval Warfare 2, the sequel to our multi-million copy selling original, and support it and future titles. Join our small independent studio of around 50 developers in Toronto and help build the future of our company.
As a Senior Backend Developer, you will be responsible for a wide range of tasks and should expect a variety of issues and challenges to tackle across various areas of the game. This will include the implementation of new features as well as debugging and optimizing existing ones. In addition, the role requires excellent communication skills as you will be collaborating closely with team members from other departments.
Benefits & Perks
Torn Banner Studios are looking for a talented person to help us make Chivalry: Medieval Warfare 2, the sequel to our multi-million copy selling original, and support it and future titles. Join our small independent studio of around 50 developers in Toronto and help build the future of our company.
As Lead Animator at a small independent studio, you will have a wide range of responsibilities from animating to organizing the department, communicating with production, facilitating feedback, and working with other leads to execute the vision for the games we make. The ideal candidate would have a keen interest in Melee combat and competitive gaming.
Benefits & Perks
Torn Banner Studios are looking for a talented person to help us make Chivalry: Medieval Warfare 2, the sequel to our multi-million copy selling original, and support it and future titles. Join our small independent studio of around 50 developers in Toronto and help build the future of our company.
As a QA Director you’ll oversee the testing processes of our projects and the QA department. The ideal candidate is passionate about providing high-level direction, supporting a team of testers, and getting their hands dirty with day-to-day work. Directors at our studio have a big influence on the decisions not just within their department but across the whole game and we’re looking for someone who wants to take a major part in the future of our games and studio.
The ideal candidate must have a keen interest in participating in the game development process, and an understanding and appreciation for problem solving and creating a polished product. This person would play a significant role in getting a high quality game to the player by working collaboratively with with the whole team to ensure the games quality. They must be a team player, willing to help others identify problems and seek creative solutions.
Benefits & Perks
Torn Banner Studios are looking for a talented person to help us make Chivalry: Medieval Warfare 2, the sequel to our multi-million copy selling original, and support it and future titles. Join our small independent studio of around 50 developers in Toronto and help build the future of our compan
As an experienced Build Engineer, you will own and drive the development and stability of the build systems and version control at Torn Banner. Using your experience and knowledge to help make improvements for efficiency to both the pipeline but also to automated testing.
Work as a technical liaison with development teams to address build issues and improvements
Develop and maintain automation pipelines
Develop robust workflows to deploy changes in a live product environment
Monitor automation systems and proactively respond to breakages
Create and monitor metrics to improve automation systems
Manage virtual infrastructure, including deploying and monitoring VMs
Maintain the product backlog including tasks and their priorities
3+ years of experience or education in software development, or related discipline
Excellent troubleshooting and debugging abilities
Experience designing and creating automation jobs in CI systems (e.g. Jenkins, TeamCity)
Experience with scripting languages (e.g. Powershell, Batch, Python)
Strong knowledge in source-control administration and good practices (e.g. Perforce, Git)
Experience making PKGs for First Party Platforms
Creative, curious, and motivated to grow your technical abilities
Ability to communicate and discuss technical topics with both technical and business audiences
Excellent documentation skills
Strong sense of initiative and ownership
Experience with OO languages (e.g. Java, C++, C#)
Experience deploying and maintaining virtual infrastructure (e.g. Virtual Machines)
Experience with game engines and the particularities of game development
Experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery
Experience with monitoring tools (e.g. ZABBIX)
Experience with infrastructure automation tools (e.g. Chef, Ansible, Puppet)
Experience with secrets management tools (e.g. Hashicorp Vault)
Experience with metrics gathering and visualization tools (e.g. Splunk, Elastic Search, Kibana)
Experience with container orchestration and management tools (e.g Docker, Kubernetes)
Benefits & Perks
As a game designer at Torn Banner, you will be responsible for the ownership of a varied range of game features, and see them through all stages of development – design, prototyping, implementation, and balancing. As designer, you are part of the nexus between creative project leadership and the wider team, and will be working directly with all departments of the team to communicate your features’ vision, to write and maintain feature documentation, and to drive implementation and iteration.
In your design work, you will be focusing on bringing together artistic creativity, style, and game feel, with scientific and technical substance, in order to forge engaging and robust game features for a modern multiplayer action game.
Torn Banner Studios welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
Torn Banner studios recently launched Chivalry 2, the sequel to our multi-million copy selling original. We are a small independent video game studio of around 60 developers in Toronto and we love creating innovative new experiences that focus on challenge and fun.
As a Producer, you will be responsible for a wide range of tasks and should expect a variety of issues and challenges to tackle across various areas of the game. This person will play a significant and driving role in the companies production efforts with direct ownership over large areas of production and working very closely with the studio’s leadership on executing our projects.
The ideal candidate would be a natural collaborator and a highly organized person.
Torn Banner Studios welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
