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WEB COMMUNITY & MACHINIMA CAREERS

Webmaster

Overview

Short Fuze are seeking a talented and proven Webmaster, who is passionate about Web 2.0 and online technologies, to manage the online presence of Moviestorm and other Short Fuze Ltd. associated and controlled companies.

The Webmaster will have experience of defining, implementing and maintaining commercial and community websites, and will be comfortable both creatively and technically to achieve the goals.

They will manage the presentation and content of the company websites to suit the needs and expectations of first time product and corporate visitors, and further the development of a democratic creative online community that supports the development of an industry-pioneering machinima tool that enables users to create their own movies.

The role also involves ensuring complicity with international web standards and the promotion and implementation a suitable editorial schedule.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone with website management experience who is looking to undertake a versatile and rewarding community role within a young growing company.

Job Description/Responsibilities

  • Secure resources from internal and external teams to support the build and maintenance of the website
  • Manage the website and community budgets
  • Work with the Director of Marketing for the public release of any content
  • Maintain the content across the website and identifying new areas of development
  • Attract new members as well as looking after existing ones
  • Liaise with sponsors to meet their delivery commitments
  • Encourage users to be involved with creating content and ideas for the product and website
  • Liaising with online sponsors
  • Managing a team of content writers
  • Working to clear and defined milestones within a project and strict time constraints
  • Assist the Producer or Project Manager to develop suitable production schedules
  • Monitor, communicate and apply quality standards created or maintained by the market, and where appropriate integrate within internal quality management systems

Attributes

  • A creative thinker with keen attention to detail
  • A creative eye with very strong presentational skills
  • Able to follow instruction, and be relatively self sufficient
  • Can handle shifting schedules, set priorities, and handle multiple projects with team support
  • Passion for creative media (games and film), user experience, and good design
  • Someone who always strives to improve
  • Ability to think and learn quickly as project needs change
  • Proactive and objectives driven
  • A team player with good verbal communication skills
  • Good written content skills
  • A disciplined and professional work ethic
  • Strong time management skills

Experience

The right candidate will have most of the following:

  • At least three years experience of website development and maintenance
  • Experience of working on commercial websites
  • An understanding of social networking sites
  • Content management skills
  • Art-based qualifications
  • A full technical understanding of the internet and website solutions
  • Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority

Details

Package: Negotiable, commensurate with experience

Location: Cambridge

 

Machinimators

Moviestorm is a product that has grown out of our long-standing involvement with the machinima community, and it is important to us that we nurture and support the very best amateur film-makers.

We are continually looking for talented machinmators, to create promotional and flagship movies that will show the world what Moviestorm can really do in the hands of experts.

This is most likely to be a part-time role or freelance / contract work and you can work from home or in our (Cambridge, UK) offices. It would involve a mixture of commissioned pieces where we are responding to requests from IPR owners (TV, movies and music) and your own original work, and we're after anything from drama and comedy to music video or experimental work. What matters is quality, delivery to time and fanatical devotion to the art. We're looking for movies that go beyond existing "gamer" machinima, and will appeal to a wider audience.

We'll provide full technical support, and you'll also get access to custom artwork and professional sound facilities. Payment terms by negotiation.

If you're interested, please contact us via our careers contact form, sending links to your portfolio of machinima work (in any engine) and other film work if you have it, as well as details of any machinima or film awards you have won. You will need to demonstrate your proficiency with character performance, camerawork, editing and post-production.