Info

Turtleneck Studios is an ambitious game development company who strives to evolve with their future high quality, innovative entertainment games.

HKU University of the Arts Utrecht, located in the Netherlands, is a melting pot of young, talented, and ambitious individuals. In the early phases of their school years, Alanay Cekic, Jayce Rettob, and Wouter Versloot passionately shared their ambitions and beliefs with each other. After accumulating experience over the years, they finally decided to put thoughts into motion, and subsequently having found more similar-minded folk, the turtle appeared.

Portfolio

RITE of ILK (in development)

A local co-operative exploration game that revolves around the lives of two sacrificed children who are forced to venture through unknown lands to save their tribe from the edge of extinction. All while being tied together by a rope. The two must trek through treacherous environments, solve environmental puzzles, and return peace to their home.

Website: http://riteofilk.com

Team

Alanay Cekic

Co-founder / Visual Artist / Public Relations

Jayce Rettob

Co-founder / Technical Programmer / Business Manager

Wouter Versloot

Co-founder / Gameplay Programmer / Project Manager

Jori Kamp

Game Designer

Maurice Diemeer

Visual Artist

Coen van Camp

Visual Artist

Jobs

INTERNSHIP: 3D Modeler / Environment Artist

Are you an ambitious, positive, and skilled 3D modeling guru who is not only interested in games, but can also rock our shells with awesome art?
Then we're looking for you!

Turtleneck Studios is a small and inspired group of innovative turtles. We’re an independent game developer with over twenty years of combined games industry experience. Our undertaking right now entails the creation and development of RITE of ILK (www.riteofilk.com).

We are seeking a highly motivated 3D Modeler / Environment Artist intern who wants to join us in our epic quest on making RITE of ILK an awesome gaming experience. If you fill all the checkboxes and are interested in an internship with Turtleneck Studios, send us an email at jobs@turtleneckstudios.com with a motivational letter, resume, and portfolio (PDF or web URL).

Requirements

• HBO level thinking and mentality
• Student with a relevant study in game design, game art, and/or 3D modeling
• Experience with creating and/or assisting 3D modeling work
• Experience with 3D modeling software (preferably Maya) and Photoshop
• Be a team-player
• Self-sufficient and creative

Pluses

• Experience in the games industry
• Experience with Unreal Engine 4
• Experience with SCRUM
• Like co-op games!
• Like turtles!

The core tasks and responsibilities of this position include

• Have a direct influence on in-game assets by modeling and texturing 3D models, which you have to deliver promptly
• Manage your tasks using SCRUM
• Work together with a group of highly ambitious and fun (we like to think so) turtles

INTERNSHIP: Gameplay Programmer

Are you a collected, positive, and skilled programming genius who is not only interested in games, but can also rock our shells with code? Does it excite you to know that artists, designers, and definitely gamers will come into contact with your creations? Do you love being the backbone of in-game content? Then you’re the man or woman we’re looking for!

Turtleneck Studios is a small and inspired group of innovative turtles. We’re an independent game developer with over twenty years of combined games industry experience. Our undertaking right now entails the creation and development of RITE of ILK (www.riteofilk.com).

We are seeking a highly motivated Gameplay Programmer intern who wants to join us in our epic quest on making RITE of ILK an awesome gaming experience. If you fill all the checkboxes and are interested in an internship with Turtleneck Studios, send us an email at jobs@turtleneckstudios.com with a motivational letter, resume, and portfolio (PDF or web URL).

Requirements

• HBO level thinking and mentality
• Student with a relevant study in game design, game development, and/or programming
• Experience with C++
• Experience with Unreal Engine 4, its Blueprint system and linkage to C++
• Excellent communication skills with an interest in collaborating with other, non-technical disciplines
• Ability to work independently and efficiently under deadlines

Pluses

• Advanced 3D mathematical skills including linear algebra
• Advanced understanding of game systems engineering and a passion for high quality code
• Advanced Problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to jump in and learn / master new technologies and code quickly
• Knowledge of other programming languages (C#, JavaScript, PHP)
• Experience in the games industry
• Experience with developing for consoles
• Experience with SCRUM
• Like co-op games!
• Like turtles!

The core tasks and responsibilities of this position include

• Have a direct influence on in-game content by programming gameplay code, which you have to deliver promptly
• Provide ongoing support, improvement, and debugging for existing features
• Review/buddy check code from other engineers
• Evaluate effectiveness of designer and artist workflows and make game system or tool improvements accordingly
• Collaborate with production group to drive a feature through the entire feature creation planning, development, and review process
• Test and maintain code, ensuring that it is clean, easy to use, free of bugs, and reliable in the game
• Anticipate, identify and articulate technical and developmental risks and obstacles, and generate solutions
• Program tools and utilities to support work on projects as required
• Manage your tasks using SCRUM
• Work together with a group of highly ambitious and fun (we like to think so) turtles

INTERNSHIP: Communications and Marketing

Does the sight of growing a brand and taking it to the next level excite you? Are you ambitious, positive, and capable of selling a shell to a turtle…?

Then we’re looking for you!

Turtleneck Studios is a small and inspired group of innovative turtles. We’re an independent game developer with over twenty years of combined games industry experience. Our undertaking right now entails the creation and development of RITE of ILK (www.riteofilk.com).

We are seeking a highly motivated Communications and Marketing intern who wants to join us in our epic quest on making RITE of ILK known to the world. If you fill all the checkboxes and are interested in an internship with Turtleneck Studios, send us an email at jobs@turtleneckstudios.com with a motivational letter, resume, and portfolio (PDF or web URL).

Requirements

• HBO level thinking and mentality
• Student with a relevant study in communications, marketing, and/or digital media (games)
• At least fluent in English writing and speaking
• Excellent writer and speaker
• You’re flexible, think in solutions, and have research skills
• Assertive, pro-active mentality and not afraid of interacting with people
• Understanding of social platforms and messaging apps (especially Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram), and why content on those platforms became popular
• Be a team-player
• Self-sufficient and creative

Pluses

• Experience in the games industry
• Experience with design software, such as, Photoshop or Illustrator
• Experience with SCRUM
• Fluent in an additional language, i.e. Spanish, German, French
• Like co-op games!
• Like turtles!

The core tasks and responsibilities of this position include

• Have a direct influence on our company and game’s brand strategy -- which you can help grow, set up social media promotions and maintain a diversity of social media channels, and potentially pitch the game at major events internationally to thousands of people
• Manage your tasks using SCRUM
• Work together with a group of highly ambitious and fun (we like to think so) turtles

JOB: Environment Artist

Are you an ambitious, positive, and skilled environmental guru who is not only interested in games, but can also rock our shells with awesome art? Do you dream lego, duplo, and k’nex? Do you love to be a part of a team and collaborate with a variety of artists and level designers? Does your heart beat faster when you’re busy building entire environments? Can you not look at buildings as buildings anymore and do you view them in components? Then we’re looking for you!

Turtleneck Studios is a small and inspired group of innovative turtles. We’re an independent game developer with over twenty years of combined games industry experience. Our undertaking right now entails the creation and development of RITE of ILK (www.riteofilk.com).

We are seeking a highly motivated Environment Artist who wants to join us in our epic quest on making RITE of ILK an awesome gaming experience. If you fill all the checkboxes and are interested in a job with Turtleneck Studios, send us an email at jobs@turtleneckstudios.com with a motivational letter, resume, and portfolio (PDF or web URL).

Requirements

• HBO level thinking and mentality
• 4+ years of experience with creating and/or assisting environmental set dressing
• Clear understanding of set dressing principles, theories, and practicalities
• Flexible worker with an advanced understanding of game design and level flow
• Experience with 3D modeling software (preferably Maya) and Photoshop
• Experienced with Unreal Engine 4
• Be a team-player
• Self-sufficient and creative

Pluses

• Experience in the games industry
• Experience with VFX, 3D modelling, technical art, and/or 3D animations/rigging
• Experience with SCRUM
• Like co-op games!
• Like turtles!

The core tasks and responsibilities of this position include

• Create mock-ups on top of level design to establish a pleasing game flow from an aesthetic and artistic perspective
• Have a direct influence on the game-world by tweaking and deliberately placing 3D props into the environment
• Get your hands dirty by occasionally slipping into different roles and affect other parts of game development
• Manage your tasks using SCRUM
• Work together with a group of highly ambitious and fun (we like to think so) turtles