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We’re looking for someone to cover the Gamescom day-shift this year. The Cologne show runs from August 19-23.

Is it you? Are you “the one”? Questions you may ask, answered:

Will I get paid?

Yes.

What do I have to do?

Write an awful lot of news very quickly, not be stupid, not ever moan ever.

I’ve never written professionally before.

Sorry, dude. We’ve got very little time to train.

Will I go to Germany?

No. You’ll be sat at your PC at home, crying onto your soon-to-be-arthritic hands.

If it works out, will I be able to do more?

You’re a sharp cookie.

Sounds amazing! Please let me do it!

Mail patrick [at] vg247.com and we’ll consider it.

Go on, then. Hurry up.

According to this job ad, Square Enix is looking for someone to “edit and proofread in-game text and voice scripts for large-scale video game projects.”

Applicants should be proficient in the AP Style Guide and Chicago Manual of Style, apparently, and there’s a minimum of 2-3 years experience required.

In order to separate the wheat from the chaff, Square Enix wants to you to write a story in which “you are a character from a Square Enix game who has been magically teleported to Japan. Using the language of the position for which you are applying, write a short story about your adventures in this new land. The story must be 800-1000 words.”

If this sounds like your cup of tea, go for it. What have you got to lose?

Full details through the link.

Thanks, Kotaku.

By Mike Bowden

Developer 2K Boston, formerly Irrational Games, are advertising for a heap of positions for upcoming projects. In case you don’t know, this is the studio responsible for Bioshock, so you’d best polish up your CV before sending it through. Programmers, artists and designers are invited to apply at the link.

You could probably do this. If you can speak English, German or French, can go to live in Germany and play lots of games, then maybe ths is the job for you. Codemasters is looking for GMs to work in its support site in Dusseldorf. Here’s the ad:

We’re looking for more GMs!

Do you want an exciting career working in online gaming? If you have bags of gaming experience with strong customer service skills then this could be the job for you! We’re expanding our GM team and are looking for good people to join our team.

We need people who:

- Have excellent customer service skills
- Have strong online gaming experience
- Are fluent in English, German or French (preferably a native speaker)
- Have the desire to join a fast-paced, exciting and highly dynamic team

Codemasters Online is currently recruiting English, French or German speaking Game Masters to work at our Germany-based support site in Dusseldorf.

Key responsibilities:

- Provide high quality online support for one or more of our leading MMO titles
- Resolve customer enquiries via the in-game ticket system or external support tools
- Respond to customer requests in a professional, polite and timely manner
- Moderate the community forums and provide assistance to players where necessary

If this sounds like the kind of thing you’d like to do then in the first instance please send us your CV along with a covering letter to our GM recruitment inbox at gmrecruitment@codemasters.com

We look forward to hearing from you!

See the full thing in English, German and French here.

This job ad for Liverpool developer Bizarre Creations looks for single-player level designer with “proven ability to design and create engaging gaming experiences (preferably a 1st/3rd person shooter)”. As far as has been announced, the PGR studio is currently working on The Club and, presumably, another Gotham game, so this could mark a new project.

There’s no official comment on this from Bizarre owners Activision as yet, and you’re unlikely to hear anything from the studio until the announcement, so keep on guessing.