Job: Level Designer (Contract)

By |March 22nd, 2021|

Level Designer (Contract)
Are you looking for an opportunity to work with a talented design team to create exciting and fun encounters and mission levels? Do you consider yourself a passionate and talented Level Designer who earns the respect and trust of a team of highly competent Game Designers and Developers? If so, here is an opportunity to work on an exciting new game with a world-class team of experienced creators!

Our team at Stoic, 4-time BAFTA nominated independent video game company, is seeking a Level Designer for development of our next project.  You will help us take the project [...]

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Job: Lead Environment Artist

By |March 9th, 2021|

Lead Environment Artist
Are you an amazing seasoned digital painter with a great eye for perspective, lighting, color and composition? Do you love painting and creating new worlds? Are you comfortable working with engines and 3d assets, and excited about problem solving? Do you like leading by example, managing and mentoring other artists to produce outstanding art while getting your hands dirty doing amazing art yourself? Are you looking for an opportunity to work with a growing team on an exciting new project? Do you consider yourself an inspirational, passionate, and collaborative Lead who is able to inspire, deliver [...]

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Job: Console Game Engineer

By |February 27th, 2021|

Console Game Engineer
Are you looking for an opportunity to work on a brand-new title with a team of highly respected game developers? Are you a reliable, effective, and quality focused Engineer that can level up a project and the team around you? If so, here is an opportunity at Stoic to iterate with design teams and make the best game possible!

Our team at Stoic, 4-time BAFTA nominated independent video game company, is seeking a Console Game Engineer for development of our next project.  You will help us take the project from preproduction phase through beta, launch, and live [...]

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Job: User Interface (UI) Engineer

By |January 29th, 2021|

User Interface (UI) Engineer
Are you looking for an opportunity to work on a brand-new title with a team of highly respected game developers? Are you a reliable, effective, and quality focused Engineer that can level up a project and the team around you? If so, here is an opportunity at Stoic to iterate with design teams and make the best game possible!

Our team at Stoic, 4-time BAFTA nominated independent video game company, is seeking a UI Engineer for development of our next project.  You will help us take the project from preproduction phase through beta, launch, and live [...]

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Job: Gameplay Engineer

By |December 2nd, 2020|

Gameplay Engineer
Are you looking for an opportunity to work on a brand-new title with a team of highly respected game developers? Are you a reliable, effective, and quality focused Engineer that can level up a project and the team around you? If so, here is an opportunity at Stoic to iterate with design teams and make the best game possible!

Our team at Stoic, 4-time BAFTA nominated independent video game company, is seeking a Gameplay Engineer for development of our next project.  You will help us take the project from preproduction phase through beta, launch, and live support over [...]

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Trisha Stouffer elevated to C-Suite as Chief Operating Officer and Executive Producer

By |November 6th, 2020|

SEATTLE, October 16, 2020 – Stoic, 4-time BAFTA nominated independent video game company and creators of the Banner Saga series, announced the addition of Trisha Stouffer to the C-suite as Chief Operating Officer and Executive Producer. Trisha joins CEO & co-founder, John Watson and CCO & co-founder, Arnie Jorgensen on the Stoic Leadership team.

“It’s an honor to have Trisha as Chief Operating Officer and Executive Producer,” says Watson. “Stoic wouldn’t be where it is today without its people. Trisha does an exceptional job of building a studio culture that helps us attract the right people and deliver a compelling [...]

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Chad Nicholas Interview

By |January 28th, 2020|

My name is Chad and I’m a designer, which means I really like to sit around and talk about a subject way past the point where normal people find it interesting or entertaining, I make problems for others to solve (for players and for coworkers), and I have an affinity for presenting problems and solutions in three parts.
Why did you choose to work in game development?
I probably heard someone say, “Do what you love” and it was this or design and build drones for the military, since I use to love putting bottle rockets on R/C planes [...]

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Banner Saga release anniversary

By |January 14th, 2020|

John: 6 years ago, Banner Saga was released on Steam. It launched on the tail end of more than 2 years of the hardest work we had ever done.

Arnie: Of the two tough years the second and final year was the toughest. It was basically a ‘crunch mode’ for an entire year. I went through long stretches of waking up at 5:00am, working a few hours, then going in to work with the other guys until 12:00pm. Weekends meant I could get more done because I didn’t have to commute in and back from the office and I worked [...]

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Isaak Ramos Interview

By |December 31st, 2019|

Meet Isaak, one of our new Artists at Stoic.
 
Why did you choose to work in game development?
The chain events started with my mom taking me to a comic book shop and my dad taking me to the movies all the time.
What part of your role do you enjoy the most?
Being lead on character design and fleshing out the world.
What inspires you?
A love of storytelling.
What is your favorite videogame genre?
I don’t have a specific genre, but Age of Empires II, Pokemon Gold, Marvel vs Capcom, NBA Street V2, Metal Gear Solid, [...]

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Nathan Beckwith Interview

By |December 17th, 2019|

Nate is a passionate 3D Character Artist who recently joined Stoic. Here are some cool things about him.
 
Why did you choose to work in game development?
Well, I’ve always like drawing since I was kid, and once I got addicted to video games and learning 3d software the path was kinda set. Though my 1st job in the industry was in QA and is still the hardest job i ever had.
What part of your role do you enjoy the most?
Anytime I get to use Zbrush, sculpting is so damn relaxing. Also any time I [...]

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