About the position

THIS POSITION IS NOW CLOSED, PLEASE DO NOT APPLY

We’re Envato and our mission is to help people to earn and to learn, online.  We’re a young online company, internationally known in our market.  We operate marketplaces where hundreds of thousands of people buy and sell digital items every day, and a network of educational blogs where millions learn creative skills.  You might be surprised to know that not only are we behind some of the biggest websites in Australia, we’re also profitable and growing really fast!

The Envato marketplaces are growing at an incredible rate!  Not only has there been explosive growth among authors, but buyers are also signing up in droves.  To stay ahead of that growth, we need ambitious, bright, knowledgeable and enthusiastic staff.  I’m proud to say that our current staff meets that criteria, but we need more! 

Specifically, we’re looking for someone to come join the team as a Growth Officer.   The growth team does exactly what it sounds like it does – we grow the marketplaces.  In short, we do that by discovering new item types, creating categories, filling those categories with quality content, and promoting them.   This is a great opportunity and is no ordinary job.

What you’ll be doing

•    Running competitions and “Most Wanted” campaigns
•    Working with authors to create seed for future categories
•    Writing articles to promote events
•    Creating and maintaining relationships with industry heavyweights
•    Working with accounting to make sure seed authors and competition winners get paid
•    Maintaining detailed statistics to identify our successes and failures
•    Identifying lucrative niches through statistical analysis

Essential Requirements

We’re looking for a whole lot more than just the ability to accomplish the above tasks. Here are some traits we’ll be looking for in a candidate:
•    Passion for the Envato community, buyers, authors, and staff alike
•    Excellent organizational skills
•    Attention to detail
•    Ability to find creative solutions to not-so-obvious problems
•    Project management skills
•    Excellent English written and verbal communication skills
•    Experience with and knowledge of the marketplaces is a huge plus, whether that be as an author, reviewer, mod, or just a community member
•    Though you don’t need to be a designer or developer, you must be intimately familiar with the industry
•    High level of initiative, independence and self-management in a remote working environment
•    Ability to collect, organize and communicate information and ideas clearly and from a remote environment

I’m interested!  What now?

If you have these traits and are excited at the prospect of joining the team, we’d love to hear from you!  Send a cover letter and resume via this form: https://www.formstack.com/forms/envato-growth_job_application
The following things will work in your favor:
•    A cover letter that talks about why you would be a good fit for this role, and gives us a sense of what you’re passionate about and what drives you.
•    A resume that shows us your strengths, rather than just listing everything you’ve ever worked on. (Long lists of acronyms will be frowned upon.)

THIS POSITION IS NOW CLOSED, PLEASE DO NOT APPLY

With tools like Unity 3d and markets like the App Store and Steam, building indie games is becoming not only easier, but also a whole lot more lucrative. As a result, more and more indie games are being developed every single day. Unfortunately, most of those games aren’t nearly as pretty as they would have been if you had done the 3d modeling. These poor, un-artistic programmers need your help! That’s why we’re running the “3d Game Model Competition.”

We want you to create low-poly models that are not only good lookin’, but also built so they’ll run smoothly in a game. We don’t care if it’s a zombie for a mobile shooter, an airplane for a flight simulator, or the Zwlarg headquarters for your RTS – we just want game-ready characters, vehicles, and buildings.

Prizes

• 1st prize:
  $250 Cash
  Your file will be included, at your option, in the upcoming 3DOcean Indie Game Dev Bundle
  Your file will be featured on 3DOcean
• 2nd prize:
  $150 Cash
  Your file will be featured on 3DOcean
• 3rd prize:
  $100 Cash
• Best Animation:
  $50 Marketplace Credit
• Best Character/Vehicle Design:
  $50 Marketplace Credit

Requirements:

1. Must be a character, vehicle, or building
2. Maximum Poly Count: 2000
3. Must include .fbx and .obj
4. Must be textured
5. Post your model here

Examples:

Here are some examples of great game-ready models already on 3dOcean:

Terms & Conditions

1. Entry is open to all Envato marketplace authors.
2. Envato editors, managers, and reviewers may not participate.
3. Authors may submit multiple entries, but may only receive one place in the competition.
4. When choosing the winners, the judges will consider model quality, design, popularity, and the item’s appeal. Extra credit will be given for models that are animated and/or include a Unity 3D prefab.
5. Promotion commences on 2 November 2011, 12:01 AM Australian EST, and final entries close on 28 November 2011, at 11:59 PM EST. Winners will be chosen within a maximum of two weeks from the competition’s closing date.
6. By submitting an item during the competition period, authors agree that if their item wins a prize, they will sell their item exclusively on 3DOcean, under the author’s account, for a minimum of 6 months.
7. The winner will be notified by telephone or email, and will be mentioned on both Envato Notes and 3DOcean postings.
8. Payments and marketplace credits will be made within a maximum of 1 month from the conclusion date of the competition.
9. Winners will be determined solely by the Envato marketplace management team. All decisions are final.
10. The usual Envato marketplace terms & conditions of usage apply, including credit expiry one year after deposit or crediting.