Careers

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We are looking for talent!

If you would like to work at Hydreon, please email your resume and cover letter as a PDF attachment, with your name as part of the filename to jobs@hydreon.com. (We will ignore any file that that does not conform to these requirements, as much of the work we need to do is all about conforming to requirements.) For any position, we will always ask you to complete skills assessment that is representative of the sort of work you would be doing.

Current openings:

Minecraft Writer

Do you have a way with words, an affinity for storytelling, and like computer games? Put these skills to work for us!

Lifeboat partners with Microsoft to provide downloadable content and run game servers for the game of Minecraft. We need to have someone help us with writing and editing the English language associated with the games.

This person will write for every aspect of the games, including:
– Specification for the development of new games.
– Text to explain gameplay to players.
– Marketing materials to sell the games.
– Walk-throughs that explain and document the games.
– Scripts for promotional videos.
– Make clever social media posts.
– Occasional non-Minecraft writing.

The focus of the position will on writing, but these technical skills will help:
– Familiarity with the game Minecraft, and computer games in general.
– General facility with computers, such as graphics programs, file manipulation, version control so forth. Ideally, you already know what a Unicode character is, and have at least heard of GitHub.

The perfect fit will like telling stories in the multifaceted digital way we do it. You will have an affinity for language, and perhaps have studied a second. You know what a limerick is. We are hoping that this role with grow into a producer role, working with our large worldwide team managing projects, and working directly with Microsoft.

Office Environment. More professional than casual. Mostly in-person in our Eden Prairie office, with limited remote work, and an expected start time. Paid vacation, holidays. 100% company-paid health care (Blue Cross), and company matching HSA. Generous profit sharing.

The Lifeboat network is run by Hydreon Corporation. Equal Opportunity Employer.