Jar of Sparks

🚀 Joshua Evans joins us as our new Senior Surfacing Artist! ✨ A little about Josh:   "I'm a huge nerd and spend most of my free time gaming with friends, watching good movies/anime, and going to conventions around southern CA. Recently, I've been playing a lot of Helldivers 2, Baldur's Gate 3, and League of Legends. Huge fan of D&D as well and have been DMing a campaign for my friends. Favorite movies and anime are Blade Runner OG & 2049, Hot Fuzz, Full Metal Alchemist, Ghost in the Shell and Berserk. As a big fan of outdoors and adventure, I'll never say no to a good hiking, camping or jeeping trip. I'll usually go out to Easter Jeep Safari at Moab, UT every year with my brother and Bernese mountain dog Murph to hit some jeep trails and camp out for the week. Lately, I've been getting back into digital painting for fun and trying to learn Japanese in preparation for a future trip. Looking forward to working with and getting to know everyone!"    🎉 Welcome to the team Josh! 🎉

🎉 Welcome Scott Marshall as our newest Lead Animator!! 🎉 About Scott in his own words:   "I've been animating in games for 20 years now! It's been a wild ride, but I wouldn't have had it any other way. I live in Austin, TX with my amazing family (wife and 3 daughters, 3 dogs and 4 cats). In my free time, I love mountain biking, playing games, watching movies, smoking meat/cooking, hanging out with my family and occasionally travelling. I spend as much time as I physically can biking, there are a lot of awesome trails in Central Texas. For games, I've been really into indie platformers like Blasphemous 1 and 2 lately. It's so Texan, but I love using my smoker to slow cook brisket, pulled pork and ribs. I'm excited to join the journey with Jar of Sparks!"    ✨ Excited to have you with us Scott! ✨

Our new Senior Tech Artist (Visual Effects), Anna Dickinson, joins the ranks today! A little about Anna in her own words: "I’m excited to be joining Jar of Sparks as a Senior Technical Artist! I’ve arrived here after long career which has hopped around quite a bit: games, film VFX, software engineering, and even electronics and circuit design (my original background was in Electrical Engineering). Most recently, I was Principal Tech Artist, and later, Lead VFX Artist on, “Return to Moria” at Free Range Games. Outside of work, my side-hustle is music: I play guitar and sing in a band called, “Polythene Pam.” We play occasionally around the Bay Area. You can check us out on Insta @polypamband, or at polythenepamband.com Favorite Game: Hmm… that’s a tough decision, but the one I’ve consistently returned to for decades is Katamari Damacy. It’s the perfect blend of intensely addictive yet simple and satisfying gameplay, quirky music, and a colorful, surrealist-psychadelic-I-don’t-know-what-to-even-call-it art style. I can’t even count how many hours I’ve spent hyponotically rolling up everything from detritus to entire civilazations into a ginormous, wiggly ball. So satisfying! Love that game! Food: Probably SF Mission-style burritos. Every food group rolled up in one! Skill: I’m a decent singer; but I’d love to learn to be an amazing singer with a beautiful voice." 🎆 Excited to have you with us Anna! 🎇

📣 Please give a warm welcome to the newest member of the Jar of Sparks family! Jacob lavender joins the team as Senior Gameplay Designer! Here's a little bit about Jacob in his own words: "I've been making games for nearly a decade. I've cut my teeth at Gearbox, sharpened my skills at Epic, and most recently flew with People Can Fly. I live in Texas with my wife and 2 (soon to be 3) boys. When I'm not working or parenting, I enjoy cooking, swimming, playing games, and reading and writing stories. I'm overjoyed to be joining your team! I want to meet each and every one of you! Let's collaborate how we are going to entertain the world together!" ✨ We're thrilled to have you here Jacob! ✨

📣 Senior Lighting Artist Bryan Luren joins the Jar of Sparks team!! Bryan has been pushing pixels for over 20 years in the film, animation and games industries. Most recently he worked with Gearbox Studio Quebec and Ubisoft Toronto. As a lighting artist he thrives on helping to create the most immersive worlds possible for players.   When not in front of a screen you can find Bryan playing tabletop games, coaching youth sports at the baseball diamond or the hockey rink or paddling through the backcountry of Northern Ontario. 🌟 Welcome Bryan! 🌟 #jarofsparks #hiring #gamedev

WE'RE HIRING! Jar of Sparks is on the hunt for passionate individuals to join our dynamic team. Exciting opportunities await in our innovative studio as we craft the next generation of gaming experiences. 🚀 We are currently seeking talented professionals for the following roles: ▶ 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫 ▶ 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 (𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥) ▶ 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐫 ▶ 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐗 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 ▶ 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐫 ▶ 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐫 If you're ready to unleash your creativity, collaborate with industry leaders, and make a splash in the gaming world, Jar of Sparks is the place for you! Come be a part of something extraordinary! Apply now and let's create magic together. https://lnkd.in/g4rP7_wp #gamedev #videogameindustry #layoffs #videogames #hiring

Welcome Josh O'Brien to the Jar of Sparks family! 🎉 Josh joins us as our new Senior Level Designer with over 20 years of experience. We are excited to see what he brings to the table!

We are excited to announce the newest member of our Jar of Sparks team! James Melsha – Senior Tools Engineer James comes to us with 14 years of industry experience and a great passion for building games. We look forward to seeing the magic James brings to our new universe at Jar of Sparks!

📣 Jar of Sparks has a new member of the team! 📣 Meet Ian Gargle, our Senior FX Artist! Ian brings 16 years of game industry experience working at Insomniac Games and 343 Industries. We are excited to have him here! 

We just keep growing! 🎉 Welcome Brandon James as our new Senior Level Designer Bringing over 27 years of life in the game industry, Brandon adds his experience from companies like Gearbox and Nerve Software to our studio. Welcome to Jar of Sparks Brandon, we are honored to have you here!