Sony Santa Monica Studio Creatives
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wanderingprostheyltite
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Hmm, do we know roughly how far along the game is in development? Not like there was an expectation this was coming out anytime soon or anything.
They been working on it for over 3 years.
Still hiring in a major way? Damn, I'm getting concerned that this won't be out next year, which would be a shame.
However, I'm starting to notice that all of Sony's first party studios seem to be expanding dramatically. Naughty Dog is now a 300 men dev team, SSM will likely get much bigger soon. Not sure about GG, but since they are working on an open world RPG, I'm guessing the team would be massive. Wonder what they are all up to.
However, I'm starting to notice that all of Sony's first party studios seem to be expanding dramatically. Naughty Dog is now a 300 men dev team, SSM will likely get much bigger soon. Not sure about GG, but since they are working on an open world RPG, I'm guessing the team would be massive. Wonder what they are all up to.
wanderingprostheyltite
Member
Interesting, hiring in a big way across all areas seems kind of odd at this point then, no? Or is this typical of later cycles for big projects?
Lifejumper
Member
Yeah... Its gonna be march 2018.
They want 50 people they said this 5 months ago
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/...to_Build_Their_Next_Big_Game.php?sf22567246=1
Remember they did have layoffs.
NipplesAndToes23
Member
Thanks for the heads up ninja.
Edit: Damn, they always want someone with years of experience in a professional environment. A nykka can't catch a break. How can I get the experience if no one is willing to give it to me?
Edit: Damn, they always want someone with years of experience in a professional environment. A nykka can't catch a break. How can I get the experience if no one is willing to give it to me?
wanderingprostheyltite
Member
Ah I see, forgot about the layoffs.
Yes.
Sun Bather
Member
You ignore it and try to convince anyway. That is standard job searching for any field.
Just go ahead and apply. A good portfolio will get their attention even if it isn't for that position.
Didn't they lay off like 150 people a year or two ago?
Not sure, according to this thread, seems like 50 people were laid off.
Yup.
A few other ways is hopefully get a job thru a temp agency or volunteer. Both can help you get experience.
Internships is another way.
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Deleted member 80556
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Do it, Blasian! The worst diligence is the one that is never done. You won't lose anything by trying.
"Years of experience" isn't our highest priority or a dealbreaker by any stretch. What we want is talent. If you have 1-year of experience but have the talent. knowledge, and willingness to learn, we'll absolutely open up the conversation. It's very difficult to find a diamond in the rough that type of person, but we have people who are full-time on our team now that we rolled the dice on for this very reason. It really depends on the role.
Check out our open positions http://sms.playstation.com/careers and if you see something you think you qualify for, regardless of "years of experience", don't let that stop you. You're welcome to drop me a line personally at sms@playstation.sony.com and reference this thread.
Our "What It Takes" series does a great job expressing what I said above, here is an example: http://sms.playstation.com/news/what-it-takes-env-artist/
Thanks!
You need the GAF Resume/CV writing service.
'We can turn your 1 month internship into a passport to riches!'
EXACTLY, and to confirm, we're hiring in a "big way" is really just to say, we're deep in to Production on God of War, and this is the first time in a very long time that we are ramping up the amount of creatives we need. We have a little over 20 roles open on the team, and every one is critical. We have an epic journey ahead and are excited to have finally unveiled our work from the past 3 years.
http://sms.playstation.com/careers/
Cheers
Tank
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Deleted member 80556
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I'm getting excited for Blasian already hahaha. Hope he or she saw your posts, Tank!
Why is the community manager ad still posted on the jobs site?
Sometimes brands have more than one CM, or CMs at different levels. I've worked on games with as many as 3 CMs at peak.
Elginer
Member
New Blue Beetle or some awesome ass new game?
GameAddict411
Member
This doesn't sound very good for the progress with the current God Of War.
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Deleted member 80556
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SSM seems like it would be a cool place to work.
GoW I thought was rumored for spring 2017 but could be their fall 2017 title? Never really know these days. Scope may have changed. But it seems they have a playable game from start to finish if they know it's all one continuous shot.
GoW I thought was rumored for spring 2017 but could be their fall 2017 title? Never really know these days. Scope may have changed. But it seems they have a playable game from start to finish if they know it's all one continuous shot.
Oh, interesting.
So...Just_Tank, how would you like to help me get a job, eh?
Thread of getting Oblivion a job. Leeeeeeeeeeet's go GAF!
Also I want a job. Not a creative, but more on project management side. MBA type with experience in SCRUM.
Here is my beard:
wapplew
Member
They still using same office that house 150 men? Sony need to get them a new office, it must be super crowded with 300 now.
The_Spaniard
Netmarble
Hey there, I just applied to the CM opening last week. With 12 years experience in the industry I'm hoping to get a response. I also have a beard as evidenced by my avatar if that helps.
P.S. Loved the GoW show at E3, chatted with a few of you guys late one night walking back from one of the parties.
Triggerhappytel
Member
I believe Shinobi has pretty much confirmed that it's not coming out next year. At this point I'm expecting it to come out in March 2018. I guess we'll find out more at PSX later this year.
Hopefully SSM can tackle something new again once GoW ships. Such a shame Stig's game got cancelled, as it means they've not finished a non-GoW project since about, what, 2002?! I also expect Sucker Punch will grow a bit. I really hope Naughty Dog can develop something new as well, besides The Last of Us 2 of course. I think Druckmann and Straley are amazing, but the studio needs to enable other creators to lead their own projects as well.
EDIT - I know SSM co-develop/produce other games as well (i.e. Edith Finch, Journey, Gone to the Rapture), but I mean actually properly in-house developments.
wapplew
Member
Wow, Shinobi said that? Disappointing.
Sony yet again showed game too early? I thought Balrog said it's coming soon at E3.
Haha, no idea about this. I believe no one ever brought this up before.
That would suck. I was fully expecting it to be a 2017 title. Then again, almost every first party game from Sony has been delayed past the targeted year this gen. We'll see, I guess.
Also, I'm glad you seem to catch what I was hinting at.
I do believe ND, at least, is working on more than one project at the moment. For now, a smaller team could be working on UC4 DLC while the larger team is working on the new game.tokyocrusher
Banned
I think you guys are reading to much into this. With that demo they showed you couldn't have that with the majority of the game done. I believe this will be a holiday 2017 title.
Triggerhappytel
Member
Have you never heard of a vertical slice? Plus, we got a gameplay demo of Horizon last E3 and it's not coming out until early next year (about 18 months after release), which, if GoW will hit in early 2018, will be roughly the same timescale.
Corpsepyre
Banned
Fall 2017, delayed to March 2018. Bet on it.
That was nearly 3 years ago. And it weren't 150 people. More like ~50.
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They moved to their new huuuuuge studio 1 year ago.
Corpsepyre
Banned
I'm hoping they put out making-off videos like they did with GoW Ascension, prior to release. Would love to see that shit, and without blurred monitors.
wapplew
Member
I meant ND.
It was always huge. Which is the reason why the I.C.E Team fits there, too.
Omnistalgic
Member
Very dope...
Looking forward to God of War. Interested in seeing if you guys can 1-up ND ;-)