It’s true that we don’t hire designers very often, compared to the rate at which programmers and artists are taken up, but to say that we don’t hire them at all is an exaggeration. I was the sole designer at Tantalus when I started work here around six years ago, but we now require a permanent design team of around seven or eight. Some of the current team have come from within our QA department, and others have been external hires. There are definitely design opportunities here, and I’d encourage your friends to apply within the next week or so, if they’re still interested. I’d love to speak to them.

And cheer up! There’s nothing depressing about the local industry at present, as far as I can tell – pretty much everyone I talk to is working on something exciting, and all the studios seem to be growing and taking on more talented people each year. As with everything else, it’s the little bits of bad news that get passed around and talked about, but the honest, boring truth is that things are just fine for most of us, most of the time… and for many of us, including Tantalus, things are getting slowly and steadily better. Heartening, but not very newsworthy.

Bluebell: It’s possible that some job ads hang around after a position has been filled, but I promise you that we intend to hire someone every time we post one! This is a great opportunity for the right candidate, and an absolutely essential need for Tantalus.

-David Hewitt
Creative Director, Tantalus.

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