Uken builds games that people everywhere love. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? and Jeopardy! World Tour are the top 2 trivia games, engaging millions of global players every month. In 2020, Uken released Ava’s Manor, a solitaire game where users renovate and decorate the manor while discovering mysterious clues and dabbling in a romantic love story.We consider ourselves data-driven designers, technologists, and artists. Through collaboration, we pair the craft of design with feedback and data to deliver a pace and rhythm in each game session that immerses our audience and leaves them wanting more. We have a quirky, nerdy culture that fosters creativity, collaboration, quality ideas, and a data-driven mindset. We believe in moving quickly and improving constantly, and that mantra is reflected in the weekly updates we make to our games and internal technologies. We have an appetite for pushing technical boundaries but with a focus on practical use.We take entertainment seriously!

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Uken is accepting applications for various roles.  While specific job descriptions aren't provided, they encourage candidates to submit resumes even if a matching position isn't currently listed.  The company will contact applicants when suitable openings arise. The focus is on individuals interested in contributing to the development and success of innovative mobile games.  This is a full-time position based in Toronto, Ontario.

<div class="BambooRichText jss-g46">We're always open to hearing from individuals interested in working for an innovative mobile game company.&nbsp; If you don't see an opportunity that matches your experience and skills, please submit your resume for future openings and we'll reach out to you when something opens up!&nbsp;
 
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Critical Mass is a team of 1,800 inspired folks based in 12 offices around the world, providing full-service digital capabilities for the greatest brands on Earth. Our secret sauce is our uncompromising design standards, our relentless focus on customers, and an ability to put powerful new technologies to work for our clients. We work with the best—Apple, Nike, Mars Wrigley, Nissan, Diageo, Airbnb, BMW, BNY Mellon, Johnson &amp; Johnson, and many more—brands who strive for connected digital ecosystems and unparalleled experiences. We help them get there by gaining deep insight into their consumers and orchestrating data, AI, design, media, and tech stacks around human stories. We’re a global agency founded in Canada, but digital is our home. If you know us, then you know we’re a special, quirky place that attracts big talent and tiny egos. (We actually give out a “so f-n nice” award—lots of them). But just because we’re friendly doesn’t mean we’re not a force to be reckoned with. We’re driven. Relentless. And we live our values. We’re Critical Mass, but our friends call us CM. Please call us CM!

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The Talent Team at Critical Mass is focused on ensuring we provide the best training, onboarding, and employee experience possible! Our new hires &amp; employees are the future of our organization, and we&nbsp;want to set you up for long-term success. In an effort to do so, we expect our team to work from an&nbsp;office a minimum of 3 days a week. The ask stems from our want to: Strengthen opportunity for continuous learning Improve collaboration and team relationships. Increase employee engagement This work model balances the need for individual flexibility while maintaining the relentless customer focus we provide at CM. We understand that not everyone may feel comfortable with this expectation, so we ask that you please let us know immediately if there are any concerns so we can help navigate accordingly.</div><div>Critical Mass is an equal opportunity employer.&nbsp; The Critical Mass Talent Acquisition team will only communicate from email addresses that use the URLs criticalmass.com&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="mailto:no-reply@us.greenhouse-mail.io">us.greenhouse-mail.io</a>. We will not use apps such as Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, or Google Hangouts for communicating with you. We will never ask you to send us money, technology, or anything else to work for our company. If you believe you are the victim of a scam, please review your local government consumer protections guidance and reach out to them directly. 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