"Let's make PSO2 together!" (SOJ hiring call)

[EspioKaos]

(Quick copy-pasta from my original post.)

http://sega.jp/corp/saiyo/intermediate/

SOJ is now taking applications for three Phantasy Star series development staff positions with their "Let's make PSO2 together!" campaign.

Planner
Job description
* To take responsibility of drawing up documents and plans for online game content for online Phantasy Star games. More specifically:
1. Create drafts and proposals
2. Create full specifications
3. Game regulation
4. Project schedule management and work progression
5. External regulation and balance

Qualifications
* Three or more years of game development
* Network game (P2P and S/C) development experience
* Experience in network game development for PC, PS3 and/or Xbox 360
* A great interest in game development for the Phantasy Star series
* A high-spirited individual with strong communication skills
* One with an extremely good work ethic
* Other welcome experience:
- 3D action and FPS character control and AI management
- Online game development and management
- Experience as a part-time leader

Client programmer
Job description
* To take responsibility of client-side programming for online Phantasy Star games. More specifically:
1. Programming of player-related systems and actions
2. Programming of enemy-related systems and actions
3. Programming of map-related systems and gimmicks
4. Programming of quest-related systems and gimmicks

Qualifications
* Three or more years experience with C and C++
* Network game (P2P and S/C) development experience
* Experience in network game development for PC, PS3 and/or Xbox 360
* A great interest in game development for the Phantasy Star series
* Other welcome experience:
- 3D action and FPS character control and AI management
- Online game development and management

Server programmer
Job description
* To take responsibility of server-side programming for online Phantasy Star games. More specifically:
1. Server-side programming for online games based on specifications
2. Online game server, network and database design and development

Qualifications
* Three or more years experience with C and C++
* Windows or Linux server programming experience
* A great interest in game development for the Phantasy Star series
* Other welcome experience:
- Web service planning, development and management
- Online game development and management

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In other slightly-related news, you can now send messages to the PSO2 development team by using the form here:

http://phantasystar.sega.jp/psportal/pso2/msg/

Messages will be relayed to the team, but it says that not all messages will receive a response.

[Rei-San]

In all honesty this is pretty badass. I would like to have this job, but I haven't even graduated college yet. Here's hoping someone on these forums get this job, Then we can pressure him for ideas. or he reads these posts and have a general idea about what we want.

[Mike]

Shogai thinks that looking for programmers with experience in PS3 and 360 means that PSO2 could be on those particular consoles.

[DuRaL]

Shogai thinks that looking for programmers with experience in PS3 and 360 means that PSO2 could be on those particular consoles.

that's what i was thinking when reading this as well =)

as for the jobs.. i suppose you have to be japanese or at least be able to speak japanese fluently in order to get hired? i doubt they'll let gaijin work on a phantasy star game xD

[Mitz]

Hopefully, SEGA will get some fresh new ideas from people in the community who play this game far more than they themselves do, and know where the problem areas, and solutions, lie.

[Mike]

as for the jobs.. i suppose you have to be japanese or at least be able to speak japanese fluently in order to get hired? i doubt they'll let gaijin work on a phantasy star game xD

You'll need to be able to speak Japanese, of course, and some companies can get jitterish when it comes to sponsering a visa for a foriegner to work in Japan if they don't already have one. But there was one non-Japanese name I recognized in the PSP2 credit roll so letting foriegners/non-Japanese work on Phantasy Star games is ok.

[RemiusTA]

- 3D action and FPS character control and AI management

Guess that tells how the Rangers are gonna work, eh?

Honestly, I much perfered the way PSO/U Handled Rangers. All they need to do is add a better targeting system and actually animate them right.

However, im very curious to see what they do with that.

[Kent]

Well then. I'm actually qualified for that first position.

Save for probably the fact that they want someone who speaks Japanese.

[Dhylec]

Looks like PSO2 will take a while to release with these positions being sought, but at least we are sure to see online aspects & very likely for PS3 & Xb360 also.

[MillyB]

Time to move to Japan.