Sapientia Studios is now Hiring!

In need of Volunteers

Sapientia Studios is in need of motivated volunteers ready to take on some of the most daunting and ambitious projects in the making. 

The company itself consists of a network of like-minded and aspiring volunteers whom contribute their time and talents to developing ambitious yet purposeful projects. Sapientia Studios hopes to become a vast network of the bright and talented, coming together to build up something truly amazing by each placing their own unique piece into the puzzle, in turn creating an intellectual hub for learning, innovation, and development of that which others call, “too ambitious”. I hope that you may find a calling here abled to pursue it through our projects. Once again, welcome to Sapientia Studios.

Coming together is the beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success. – Harrison Ford

Positions Open for Application

    Carpe Diem

Concept Artists (Digital or Traditional)

Requires your own Licensed Software

• Animal Design
• Architectural and Cityscape Design
• Character Design
• Costume Design
• Creature Design
• Flora
• Item Design
•  Landscapes
• Marketing
• Prop Design
• UI Design

Content Development

More areas to be added, please request any area not listed below.

Content development is an extremely key department in development, forming the base from which every other department draws its ideas and tasks from. Content Development includes anything and everything which can be expressed in-game. This ranges from any conceptual ideas to concrete game mechanics and content with full detailed description and conceptual models, from core features to Easter Eggs. Examples of content include whole narrative stories, puzzles, quests, combat mechanics, skills, lore, factions, political systems, AI systems, etc. Remember that you have complete creative freedom so use it to your advantage and help create the game we all dream about playing.

- Adapted from CD Department Guide

• Ancient Practices
• Creative Writing
• Classical Philosophy & Logic
• Decadent/Regressive Philosophy
• Geographical Content
• Historical Content
• Moral Philosophy
• Political Philosophy
• Psychology (AI Development)
• Socio-Economic Philosophy
• Theology & Spiritual/Ritualistic Practices
• Theoretical Philosophy

3-D Modeling

Requires your own Licensed Software

• Animal Design
• Architectural and Cityscape Design
• Character Design
• Costume Design
• Creature Design
• Flora
• Item Design
• Landscapes
• Prop Design

Music Composition

Requires your own Licensed Software

• Music Composers

Programming

Requires your own Licensed Software

• All Areas

Project Gh0st

Development

• Computer Security Specialist
• Network Security Specialist

Programming

Requires your own Licensed Software

• Linux OS Programming
• Linux Programs

SciTech News

Commentators

• Science
• Technology
• Sustainability

A Thought Proposed

Authors

• Economics
• Education
• Metaphysics
• Psychology
• Philosophy
• Politics

Sapientia Studios

      Administration

• Accountant
• Web Developer
• Marketing Manager
• Social Media Manager

General Employment Statement

Voluntary Employment at Will

Unless expressly proscribed by statute or contract, your employment is “at will.”  All Sapientia Studios employees are at will, which means they may be terminated at any time and for any reason, with or without advance notice. Employees are also free to quit at any time. Any employment relationship other than at will must be set out in writing and signed by Sapientia Studios, as represented by Ricardo Irizarry.

Work Schedule

Sapientia Studios has a voluntary work schedule, meaning that each employee dictates for themselves when work will be done and for how long. Employees are expected to meet certain production goals and personal quotas within a reasonable given time frame in order to maintain employment status. As part of each employee’s “at will” status, this policy stands as a basis for termination after continuous unsatisfactory work ethic following consultation.

Communication

Sapientia Studios aims to have a global network of employees/volunteers, because of the remote nature of their participation, communication is of extreme importance and will heavily depend on social networking including but not exclusively; Facebook and/or Google+, email, and video conferencing such as Skype, Google Hangout, and/or Facebook Video. When a company website has been made live, much of company communication will be facilitated by a company email address, blog and forum. All Sapientia Studios employees/volunteers are expected to regularly check their registered form of communication as well as any medium of official communication as dictated by the company. Meetings may be arranged for progress tracking, announcements, referendums, consultations, etc. When a meeting has been scheduled, any and all employees involved are expected to be present adhering to the scheduled time. Communication between employees/volunteers is encouraged and any employee/volunteer may feel free to correspond with any member of management for consultation.

Contributor Levels & Compensation

Freelancer

Freelancer status is granted to all community contributions. A community contribution will be considered as any development contribution made by any individual independently, without access to any Sapientia Studios development resources other than those publically posted. Freelancers can be one-time or repeated contributors but must agree to a “Community Submission Agreement” which includes an Intellectual Property Rights Waiver, waiving all contributor rights to any contribution so that their contribution may be utilized. Access to project release stages is not implied as a freelancer contributor, access must be granted by Sapientia Studios.

Volunteer

Volunteer status is granted to all contributors which have signed the “Volunteer Handbook”, an Intellectual Property Rights Waiver, waiving all contributor rights to any contribution so that their contribution may be utilized, and a “Non-Disclosure Agreement” so that the contributor may access Sapientia Studios development resources at the appropriate department level. Volunteers are not subject to a work schedule and are granted access to all project release stages but as part of the “Volunteer Handbook”, each volunteer acknowledges their voluntary input as without monetary compensation.

Part-Time Employee

Part-time employment status is granted to all contributors approved by Sapientia Studios for employment after an application has been submitted. Each employee must sign an Intellectual Property Rights Waiver, waiving all contributor rights to any contribution so that their contribution may be utilized, “Non-Disclosure Agreement” so that the contributor may access Sapientia Studios development resources as necessary, and an Employee Handbook “Acknowledgement of Receipt”. Part-time employees are subject to all policies in the Employee Handbook, including being subject to a work schedule. The Employee Handbook will be considered as the “Terms of Agreement” in this case. Compensation will function as outlined in the Handbook unless otherwise expressed.

Full-Time Employee

Full-time employment status is granted to all part-employees approved by Sapientia Studios for full-time employment whom apply for a full-time position when the position becomes available. Full-time employees will be subject to higher workloads and responsibilities, as well as a more rigid work schedule. Remote-Employment is viable and valid but once Sapientia Studios has established itself to allow for these positions, employees will be encouraged to move towards the Sapientia Studios headquarters for work. Full-time employees will be granted full access to company resources as deemed appropriate as well as have many more unannounced opportunities within the company with direct access and influence over company projects. Compensation will function as outlined in the Employee Handbook unless otherwise expressed. Due to the current stage of the company, full-time employment is unavailable and will be elaborated on as soon as it is deemed viable.

- Adapted from Employee Handbook

Contact Details & Application information

Application Process:

For anyone interested in applying, we will need the following to be included in an email which will serve as your application submission. You may use a word-processing program to create your application and submit it as an attachment or you may submit it directly as an email. Your application will be looked over and a response will be sent in due time. If you are considered, you will be invited for a scheduled interview with the CEO to discuss terms of employment. The final phase of the application process is to submit your first personal company project which will act as a confirmation of your employment.

Please send all application materials and inquiries to sapientiastudios@gmail.com.

Sapientia Studios  Employment Application:

First Name:

Last Name:

Date of Birth:

Current Education Level:

Mailing Address:

Country of Residence:

State of Residence (if applicable):

Preferred Phone (Optional):

Secondary Phone (Optional):

Fax (Optional):

Email:

Skype:

Facebook:

Contributor Level:

Department and Position:

Personal Statement: List your personal interests, hobbies, aspirations and values as well as why you would like to contribute to Sapientia Studios and what do you hope to contribute to your department. (Word Limit: 500 Words) If you could change one thing about the world what would it be, why would you change it and what would it cause to happen? (Word Limit: 300 Words) If you could ask any question and receive the answer, what would you ask? Why? (Word Limit: 200)

Résumé: Either include your resume here or indicate that you have sent separate document with your resume included.

Employment History: List any previous volunteer or employment opportunities you took part in. Include your position, a small job description and the dates which you were involved.(Skip if included in Résumé)

Portfolio: Please include any sample work you have to submit as part of a portfolio of your abilities and experience below or as a separate attachment(s). Please include a title, a short description behind the motivation of the piece and the year it was created.

Interview: Please list what days and times would be most convenient for you to participate in an interview over Skype.

References: (For those interested in Full-Time and Lead positions only) Please include 2 references which we may email requesting a reference for your employment. 1.       Relationship: (Employer, Teacher, Coach, etc.) First Name: Last Name: Email: 2.      Relationship: (Employer, Teacher, Coach, etc.) First Name: Last Name: Email:

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