Bluehole Studio is a flagship MMORPG developer headquartered in Seoul, Korea. In North America, Bluehole Studio conducts its marketing and sales activitis through its wholly owned subsidiary Bluehole Interactive.
Bluehole Studio was founded in March 2007 by serial entrepreneur Byung-Gyu Chang and former core members of NCsoft. Bluehole’s development team includes the former development team members of Lineage II including Producer, Lead Game Designer, Lead Programmer, and Art Director. Currently Bluehole Studio has about 200 employees, mainly in the development side.
The title under development, named “TERA”, is a blockbuster scale fantasy genre MMORPG with more than 30 million dollar development budget and 3 years of development period. TERA is clearly differentiated from World of Warcraft or Lineage II by… - Dynamic battle system - Next generation graphics - Enhanced community experience Anticipated commercial launch in Korea is in early 2010, and in North America in Fall 2010.
Bluehole Interactive is seeking a Corporate Development Director in preparation for the launch of TERA, the most exciting and graphically stunning massively-multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) ever made. Created by a development staff of about 200 people, and led by the core members of Lineage® II team, this upcoming title will take the gaming world by storm.
If you’re an independent-minded and self-motivated person who can help us build a Western publishing studio from the ground up and lead TERA towards a massively successful launch, we’d like to talk to you right away. For more information about the game, see http://www.tera-online.com.
Responsibilities The primary responsibilities for this position is to develop strategies to break into western markets and to build teams to execute the company strategies. Reporting directly to the CEO, this individual will oversee HR, Finance and overall strategy planning activities. The individual will frequently communicate with the teams in South Korea and with the executive team in North America.
Qualifications - Relevant experience building and leading teams to launch an online game - A passion for massively-multiplayer online role-playing games - 7+ years of experience in the game industry - Multip territory MMORPG launch experience - Ability to work in entrepreneurial environment - Strong communication skills
