{"id":15555,"date":"2014-05-09T09:12:41","date_gmt":"2014-05-09T13:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/?p=15555"},"modified":"2014-05-09T09:12:41","modified_gmt":"2014-05-09T13:12:41","slug":"job-html5-game-developer-sesame-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2014\/05\/09\/job-html5-game-developer-sesame-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"[JOB] HTML5 Game Developer, Sesame Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HTML5\u00a0Game Developer<\/p>\n<p>Company\u00a0Description:<\/p>\n<p>Sesame\u00a0Workshop\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0nonprofit\u00a0educational\u00a0organization\u00a0behind\u00a0Sesame\u00a0Street,\u00a0the\u00a0landmark television\u00a0program\u00a0that\u00a0reaches\u00a0millions\u00a0of\u00a0children\u00a0every\u00a0day\u00a0in\u00a0more\u00a0than\u00a0150\u00a0countries.\u00a0The\u00a0Workshop\u2019s\u00a0mission\u00a0is\u00a0to\u00a0use\u00a0the\u00a0educational\u00a0power\u00a0of\u00a0media\u00a0to\u00a0help\u00a0children\u00a0everywhere\u00a0reach\u00a0their\u00a0highest\u00a0potential.\u00a0Delivered\u00a0through\u00a0a\u00a0variety\u00a0of\u00a0platforms,\u00a0Sesame\u00a0Workshop\u00a0develops\u00a0research\u00adbased\u00a0content\u00a0\u2013\u00a0including\u00a0television\u00a0programs,\u00a0books,\u00a0games,\u00a0mobile\u00a0apps\u00a0and\u00a0community\u00a0engagement\u00a0initiatives\u00a0\u2013that\u00a0supports\u00a0early\u00a0childhood\u00a0learning,\u00a0helps\u00a0prepare\u00a0children\u00a0for\u00a0school,\u00a0and\u00a0addresses\u00a0developmental\u00a0needs.\u00a0The\u00a0Workshop\u2019s\u00a0programs\u00a0are\u00a0tailored\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0needs\u00a0of\u00a0specific\u00a0regions\u00a0and\u00a0focus\u00a0on\u00a0topics\u00a0that\u00a0help\u00a0young\u00a0children\u00a0and\u00a0families\u00a0develop\u00a0critical\u00a0skills\u00a0for\u00a0lifelong\u00a0learning.\u00a0For\u00a0more\u00a0information,\u00a0visit\u00a0us\u00a0at\u00a0www.sesameworkshop.org.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Overview<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Game\u00a0Developer\u00a0will\u00a0work\u00a0on\u00a0a\u00a0range\u00a0of\u00a0productions\u00a0within\u00a0the\u00a0organization.\u00a0There\u00a0are\u00a03\u00a0main\u00a0function\u00a0of\u00a0this\u00a0position<\/p>\n<p>1. 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