Jobs

At Booyah, we understand that life is busy. It is easy to conceptualize the importance of taking ten minutes a day to learn, to explore, and to enjoy, but in reality, the bulk of us might not even have those ten minutes to give. Booyah is about taking back those ten minutes each day.

For those interested in learning more, please email us at jobs@booyah.com — we'd love to hear from you.


System Engineer

What you'd be doing

  • Tool smith: lots of scripting and automation
  • Production support: provision servers, troubleshooting, performance tuning and monitoring
  • IT Support

Skills you should probably have

  • Strong programming skills in Perl, bash and/or Python
  • Experience in large scale web site
  • Linux operating systems administration, tuning and monitoring (MRTG, rrdtool, cacti, nagios, ubuntu/debian, iptables, TCP/IP, OpenLDAP, IMAP/SMTP)
  • Network administration: Layer 2 and Layer 3 experience, interface bonding

Pluses

  • Web tool development experience, Perl DBI
  • Managed cloud service like Amazon EC2 or Rackspace
  • MySQL, CouchDB
  • OpenSolaris, OS X, XServe

Flash Developer

The Booyah team is looking for all-star Flash developers. The ideal candidate has prior experience in Flash game development (or indie games).

What you'd be doing

  • Build great, flash-based social, entertainment, or game products (on web/social networks)
  • Work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment

Skills you should probably have

  • Expertise in Flash Development: Actionscript, CPU/Memory optimization, JavaScript/Flash bridging, Cross-browser compatability
  • Extensive design and game development experience
  • Strong knowledge of software development lifecycle
  • Strong analytical skills and ability to assist other team members in problem solving
  • Solid understanding of usability principles

Pluses

  • B.S. in Computer Science, or equivalent experience
  • 3+ years of solid software development experience
  • A strong portfolio of previous projects

Flash Designer

The Booyah team is looking for all-star Flash Animators/Illustrators. If you have a passion for Illustration/Animation in Flash and love games, we want to hear from you.

What you'd be doing

  • Drawing. A lot. We're looking for a passionate illustrator who loves injecting personality into their drawings through animation
  • Using vector based illustration to animate characters and create awesome environments
  • Designing engaging, easy to understand UI
  • Contribute creative ideas to the overall design and direction of the products we are developing
  • Work with a talented team of people to help bring ideas to life

Skills you should probably have

  • Expert skills using flash to create user interfaces and animations
  • Solid understanding of usability principles
  • Understanding of Action Script 3.0
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to work independently

Pluses

  • Experience creating assets with photoshop
  • Experience with JavaScript/Flash bridging, Cross-browser compatibility, and CPU/Memory optimization in flash

Graphic Illustrator/Designer

Booyah is looking for a talented and passionate Graphic Illustrator/Designer to help establish and execute on the visual look of our upcoming iPhone application. The ideal candidate has strong ideas on UI and Icon design, a unique personal style, and a vision necessary to carry these ideas forward in a visually exciting way. The ability to create interactive prototypes in Flash is a big plus. Excellent communication skills are a must, as the Illustrator will be working closely with a variety of departments to make their ideas come to life.

Skills you should probably have

  • Strong background in traditional illustration or other artistic mediums
  • Graphic design skills with Adobe Photoshop or equivalent application
  • Awareness of current trends in UI art design, interactive design, and competitive software to identify opportunities to enhance the user experience
  • Ability to observe, understand and translate feedback to actionable insights and user interface improvements
  • Ability to manage and act as UI lead on specific projects, including taking ownership of project deadlines and deliverables

Pluses

  • Prototyping skills with tools such as Adobe Flash
  • Icon UI visual/art design
  • Advanced artistic and graphic design skills with Adobe Photoshop or equivalent
  • Experience with web design technologies such as XHTML, CSS, javascript, etc.

Project Manager

The Booyah team is looking for a highly organized individual with outstanding communication and project management skills. The ideal candidate has prior experience in mobile, web, or game development and has domain expertise in how engineering, design, QA, and marketing interact. Self-direction, teamwork, and execution are critical, as well as the ability to anticipate issues and find effective solutions.

What you'd be doing

  • Coordinate with engineering, design, marketing, and QA to facilitate communication
  • Work with department leads to determine resource and priority assignments, schedules, and product plans
  • Drive team meetings to reach decisions effectively
  • Assist the Chief Creative Officer and CEO with creative and organizational tasks as necessary

Skills you should probably have

  • 2+ years experience in the video games, indie games, or web games industry
  • Strong instinct and understanding for consumer-facing products and unique value for users
  • Experience managing teams and delivering high quality products on time
  • Knowledge of the software development process, project management practices, and performance management
  • Proven experience managing schedules and employees to achieve desired results
  • Creative problem solving and lateral thinking
  • Great inter-personal skills and oral and written communication skills
  • Incredible attention to detail and follow-through

Community Manager

Booyah's Community Manager is the voice of the company to all of our customers. The Booyah team is looking for a highly motivated and talented individual with outstanding writing skills and a passion for conversation. The ideal candidate is an active contributor to the Twitter and Facebook communities, has an inquisitive and creative mind, and prides themselves on their ability to communicate ideas effectively.

What you'd be doing

  • Serve as the companies first-line of communication with all users, answer feedback questions, and stimulate an on-going conversation with the Community about our products
  • Actively participate in and monitor chatter in blogs, emails, Tweets, and Press Articles
  • Design and implement scalable Community outreach strategies to acquire new users
  • Conceptualize and Implement strategies to grow and effectively communicate with our email user database
  • Report on Community's perception of Booyah through PR, Ads, promotions, and product reviews
  • Develop metrics and report on all Community Activity to Design, Engineering, and Executive teams
  • Assist the Chief Creative Officer, CEO, and PR team with creative and organizational tasks as necessary

Skills you should probably have

  • Strong interest in the video games, indie games, or web games industry
  • Strong instinct and understanding for consumer-facing products and unique value for users
  • Experience fielding feedback questions and answering tough questions directly and honestly
  • Knowledge of online communication tools such as Facebook, Twitter, Digg, Delicious, etc.
  • A demonstrated desire to participate in online communities
  • Prior experience managing online communities
  • Creative problem solving and lateral thinking
  • Great inter-personal skills and oral and written communication skills
  • Incredible attention to detail and follow-through
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