<div>We are a small team of passionate game developers who strongly believe in the powerful medium of gaming and its role in engaging, educating, and inspiring youth today. Our vision is to provide simple access to the most powerful message in the history of the world through immersive experiences.<br><br></div><div>Bible X as a game studio is a subdivision of BCC Media, a non-profit media organization based out of Norway. BCC Media’s mission is to bring the message of the Bible to life and make it accessible to children and youth worldwide using modern technology and digital platforms.</div>

<div><strong>About the Role<br></strong><br></div><div><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></div><ul><li>Work closely with the director and other team members to define gameplay system details and ensure successful feature execution.</li><li>Perform ongoing design to iterate on, improve, and flesh out the game design throughout the development process</li><li>Implement and tune systems, game designs, and experiences.</li><li>Be able to maintain high level documentation related to systems and features.</li><li>Utilize team feedback, data analysis, and user research feedback into clear actionable items to improve features and design processes.</li><li>Mentor the design team to grow their skill sets and capabilities</li><li>Establish and maintain best practices and processes for the design team, proactively improving how we do design</li><li>Provide input into defining creative vision and technical specifications. <strong>‍</strong></li></ul><div><br><strong>Required qualifications:</strong></div><ul><li>5-7 + years of Game Design experience.</li><li>Must have shipped at least 2 AA / AAA games as a Lead or Senior Game Designer role</li><li>Has experience in leading a multidisciplinary team</li><li>Deep knowledge of game systems and mechanics.</li><li>Basic understanding of player psychology and gaming motivations.</li><li>Ability to describe and break down gameplay components.</li><li>Creativity and strong sense of pacing.</li><li>Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.</li></ul><div><br><strong>Preferred qualifications:</strong></div><ul><li>Cooperative game design experience.</li><li>Experience in Unreal Engine 4 or 5 and Blueprint.</li><li>Proactive work ethic, creative problem-solver who is not afraid of big challenges.</li><li>Adept at working with multiple proprietary and technical systems/tools.</li><li>Love for games: Specifically, open-world, action-adventure titles, and cooperative games.</li><li>Passionate in bringing the messages of the Bible out in video game form.</li></ul><div><br><strong>What we offer:</strong></div><ul><li>A creative and inspiring work environment. Be part of an international team with highly qualified and dedicated colleagues.</li><li>Varied, challenging, and exciting tasks</li><li>Opportunities to influence decision-making</li><li>Strong potential for growth and development</li><li>Competitive employment conditions</li></ul><div><br><strong>About Bible X Studio</strong></div><div>Bible X is an exciting independent game studio founded in 2020 in Moss, Norway and staffed by experienced developers that have worked on titles such as Assassin’s Creed, GTA, PUBG, Red Dead Redemption/Revolver, Diablo 4, Killing Floor 1/2/3 and Maneater.<br><br></div><div>Having hit the Kickstarter goal of $324,000 in 72 hours while raising a total of over $331,726 by the end of the campaign and going on to now have raised over half of the $12.5M fundraising target with $6.5M raised so far, Bible X has proven the overwhelming interest in the Gate Zero game.<br><br></div><div><strong>Bible X’s mission is to bring the message of the Bible to life and make it accessible through immersive experiences.</strong> The team is composed of passionate game developers who strongly believe in the powerful medium of gaming and its role in engaging, educating, and inspiring youth today. We believe that there is a great need for innovation when it comes to conveying the Bible’s life-changing message to the younger generation and aim to develop high-quality, comprehensive products that can be used individually or in groups by anyone who wants to take the words of the Bible seriously.<br><br><strong>About the Game</strong></div><div><strong><em>Gate Zero</em></strong> is an open-world, single-player, third-person story driven adventure game with an innovative open playstyle that empowers gamers to tackle challenges <em>their</em> way. As Max, a teenager from a dystopian future transported back into the ancient past, players utilize their own mix of action, stealth, dialogue, unique tools and abilities to save the future and get back to their own time. &nbsp;</div>

Senior Game Designer

<div><strong>Gate Zero – Project Description</strong></div><div>We are producing Gate Zero – an open-world adventure game set in the fascinating time of Jesus’ life. The game, based in ancient Israel, will be an immersive and innovative way to discover and learn about the Bible’s history and its revolutionary message. We’re seeking a talented Senior Environment Artist to join our creative, animated, and driven team.<br><br><strong>The Role:</strong> As a Senior Environment Artist you are passionate about crafting beautiful realistic assets and bringing them together to build amazing worlds for our players to explore. You have an eye for scale, perspective and detail, and love to get stuck into research to ensure the accuracy of props, buildings and external environments.<br><br></div><div>As a Senior Artist you are passionate about your craft, and thrive on mentoring less experienced team members, giving constructive feedback through peer review sessions to enable their growth and development. To you, it’s the opportunity to work on something new and exciting, a project that piques your interest and pushes your boundaries. You’re the kind of person who understands the importance of collaboration and clear communication. You enjoy seeing your contribution to the bigger picture and relish the opportunity to share your knowledge with your peers and mentor junior members of your team.<br><br></div><div>As a Senior Environment Artist, you will play an integral part in building a brand new world for an exciting new IP, communicating the project’s vision through tone and style inspired by the project’s narrative and design.<br><br></div><div><strong>Job Overview:</strong> The Senior Environment Artist is responsible for creating, modeling, and texturing a variety of environmental settings for video games, films, and other 3D media projects. This position requires exceptional artistic ability and technical expertise in areas such as lighting, composition, and 3D modeling software.<br><br></div><div><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></div><ul><li>Create detailed 3D environmental models using programs such as Maya, Blender or 3DS Max</li><li>Texture models with realistic and stylized textures using Substance Painter or Photoshop</li><li>Collaborate with game designers and level designers to create cohesive and immersive environments</li><li>Implement assets into game engines such as Unreal Engine or Unity</li><li>Ensure that all assets meet the technical and artistic requirements of the project</li><li>Develop the environment in a modular way.</li><li>Optimize assets for performance and memory usage</li><li>Stay up-to-date with new technology and techniques in environment art</li></ul><div><br><strong>Required Skills:</strong></div><ul><li>5+ years of professional experience as an Environmental Artist</li><li>Experience with 3D modeling and texturing software such as Maya, 3DS Max, Substance Painter, or Photoshop</li><li>Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment</li><li>Strong creative and problem-solving skills</li><li>Understanding of game engines such as Unreal Engine or Unity</li><li>Excellent communication skills</li><li>Modeling</li><li>Creating Textures and applying them to the 3D models in a modular/reusable ways.</li><li>A great artistic eye. Knowing what “makes a scene”</li><li>A firm understanding of architectural elements, environments, and props</li><li>The ability to take a blockout from Level Designers and turn into a fully lit/crafted level</li><li>The ability to be detail-oriented, while also seeing the bigger picture</li><li>Excellent at problem-solving</li></ul><div><br><strong>Beneficial skills:</strong></div><ul><li>Shader Scripting (Visual)</li><li>Lighting</li><li>Lookdev</li><li>Sculpting</li><li>Matte painting</li></ul><div><br><strong>Technology we use</strong></div><ul><li>Unreal Engine</li><li>Blender</li><li>Autodesk Maya</li><li>Autodesk 3ds Max</li><li>Substance Painter</li><li>Substance Designer</li><li>ZBrush</li><li>Adobe Photoshop</li></ul><div><br><strong>What we offer</strong></div><ul><li>Creative and inspiring work environment. Be part of an international team with highly qualified and dedicated colleagues.</li><li>Varied, challenging and exciting work tasks</li><li>Influence in decision-making</li><li>Good opportunities for growth and development</li><li>Competitive employment conditions</li></ul><div><br><em>Please note that only candidates whose qualifications closely match the requirements of the position will be contacted for further consideration. We appreciate your understanding and interest in joining our team.</em></div>

Senior Environment Artist

<div><strong>Gate Zero – Project Description</strong></div><div>We are producing Gate Zero – an open world adventure game set in the fascinating time of Jesus’ life. The game, based in ancient Israel, will be an immersive and innovative way to discover and learn about the Bible’s history and its revolutionary message. We are looking for a capable and passionate Senior Designer to join our creative, animated and driven team.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></div><ul><li>Work closely with the director and other team members to detail the specifics of gameplay systems and to ensure successful feature execution.&nbsp;</li><li>Perform ongoing design to iterate on, improve, and flesh out the game design throughout the development process</li><li>Implement and tune systems, game designs, and experiences.</li><li>Be able to maintain high level documentation related to systems and features.&nbsp;</li><li>Utilize team feedback, data analysis, and user research feedback into clear actionable items to improve features and design processes.&nbsp;</li><li>Mentor the design team to grow their skill sets and capabilities&nbsp;</li><li>Establish and maintain best practices and processes for the design team, proactively improving how we do design&nbsp;</li><li>Provide input into defining creative vision and technical specifications. <strong>‍</strong>&nbsp;</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Requirements</strong></div><ul><li>5+ years Game Design experience.&nbsp;</li><li>Must have shipped at least 2 AA / AAA games as a Lead or Senior Game Designer role&nbsp;</li><li>Has experience in leading a multidisciplinary team</li><li>Deep knowledge of game systems and mechanics.&nbsp;</li><li>Basic understanding of player psychology and gaming motivations.&nbsp;</li><li>Ability to describe and break down gameplay components.&nbsp;</li><li>Creativity and strong sense of pacing.&nbsp;</li><li>Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English. <strong>&nbsp;</strong></li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Beneficial skills:</strong></div><ul><li>Cooperative game design experience.&nbsp;</li><li>Experience in Unreal Engine 4 or 5 and Blueprint.&nbsp;</li><li>Proactive work ethic, creative problem-solver who is not afraid of big challenges.&nbsp;</li><li>Adept at working with multiple proprietary and technical systems/tools.&nbsp;</li><li>Love of games: Specifically, open world and RPG titles as well as cooperative games.&nbsp;</li><li>Passionate in bringing the messages of the Bible out in video game form.</li></ul>

Lead Game Designer

<div><strong>Project Description</strong></div><div>We are producing Gate Zero – an open world adventure game set in the fascinating time of Jesus’ life. The game, based in ancient Israel, will be an immersive and innovative way to discover and learn about the Bible’s history and its revolutionary message. We are seeking a Lead Programmer to be responsible for the technical aspect and the development of Gate Zero.<br><br></div><div><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></div><ul><li>Lead the team of programmers and manage their daily tasks</li><li>Collaborate with a distributed engineering team in multiple locations</li><li>Develop, optimize, and maintain systems across both client and server</li><li>Stay updated on gaming trends and advancements to inform development decisions</li><li>Ensure the engineering team works within the constraints of the existing game engine to meet performance, quality and maintainability benchmarks</li><li>Pro-actively address issues blocking the team, providing them with the tools to work effectively</li><li>Write code alongside your team members</li><li>Mentor, oversee and support the career growth and well-being of direct reports</li></ul><div><br><strong>Qualifications required</strong></div><ul><li>7+ years game programming experience. Must have shipped at least 2 AA / AAA games as a Lead Programmer</li><li>Good command of C++ programming, including refactoring, optimization, debugging and testing</li><li>Unreal Engine specific experience and expertise in framework and code / data architecture using Unreal Engines best practices</li><li>Experience in one or more video game engineering specialties (Gameplay, Engine, UI, Rendering, Tools, Networking, etc… )</li><li>Experience mentoring or managing engineers</li><li>An understanding of video game production with the ability to see the perspective of other professionals involved in production</li><li>Autonomous, problem-solving, and open-minded attitude</li><li>Good communication skills, ability &amp; desire to work as a team player</li><li>A calm demeanour when facing challenging situations (you know a solution is always at hand)</li><li>Impeccable strategic leadership skills</li></ul><div><br><strong>Preferred:</strong></div><ul><li>Love of games: Specifically, open world and RPG titles as well as cooperative games</li><li>Passionate in bringing the messages of the Bible out in video game form</li></ul><div><br><strong>What we offer</strong></div><ul><li>Creative and inspiring work environment. Be a part of an international team with highly qualified and dedicated colleagues.</li><li>Varied, challenging and exciting work tasks</li><li>Influence in decision-making</li><li>Good opportunities for growth and development</li><li>Competitive employment conditions</li></ul><div><br><strong>Required application materials:&nbsp;</strong></div><ul><li>Resume/CV</li><li>Cover Letter explaining why you are interested in working for Bible X</li></ul><div><br><em>If you are a good fit, a follow-up email will be sent your way.&nbsp; As part of the recruitment process, you may be asked to perform a test.</em></div>

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