Neopets Job Opportunities

Welcome to the Neopets Job Opportunities page. This is a list of our current job vacancies. At the moment we have several positions open in the Los Angeles area (Glendale), in addition to other locations. You must be at least 18 years old and live in or be willing to relocate to whichever area the job-posting specifies. If you feel you have what it takes, please send your resume, contact information and any other pertinent samples of your work to the appropriate e-mail address.


Work for us!

Position: Internships!
We're surprised by the number of emails we get letting us know you love Neopets so much that you'd work for us for free! Well here is your chance - Get great experience working in the Virtual Gaming industry and come intern with us!

This is a non-paid program. To be eligible students must be enrolled in a credited internship course, and must present proof of that course credit. Students must be 18 years of age or older, in college (freshman or above), and be available to intern 16-30 hours per week. Internships are based in Glendale California. Please don't apply if you aren't going to be in Southern California during the semester.

We currently have internships in:
Web Development, Game Production, Marketing & Ops, Art/Creative, Technology/QA, HR/Recruitment, & Market Research
Candidates that are current users of the Neopets.com website will be given first consideration. (When applying, include your username in your cover letter.)
To apply, please send a cover letter and resume via email to: VWGInternships@nick.com Write the Semester and Year You are interested in for the subject line
Example: Summer 2009
**Art Interns Should Also Include a Portfolio Link**

Position: Site Monitor
This is a work from home position between the hours of 8pm - 5am (Graveyard shift) Pacific Standard Time. You can be located anywhere in North America for this position. Responsibilities include monitoring our various administrative filters designed to flag and capture potentially inappropriate content, reporting such behavior, and then taking appropriate action as needed. Experience with computers, the Internet, and sending e-mails required. Must have knowledge of customer service. Candidates that are current users of the Neopets.com website will be given first consideration. When applying, please let us know your username in your cover letter. We do provide complete training for this position, so minimal experience is necessary. Weekend hours are required as well. For more information, please apply immediately! Please send resume to AdminJobs@neopets.com.

Position: E-Mail Support
Neopets seeks an E-Mail Support Representative to work in our team of over 100 full-time professionals. Responsibilities include responding to member inquiries and concerns using our web-based e-mail and administrative system. Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30-5:00pm. Experience with computers, the Internet, and sending e-mails required. Must type 60+ wpm and have knowledge of customer service. Candidates that are current users of the Neopets.com website will be given first consideration. (When applying, include your username in your cover letter.) Only local applicants or those planning on relocating themselves to the area need apply. Please send resume to AdminJobs@neopets.com.

Position: Translators
Our International Site Operations department is in need of part-time freelance French, German, Dutch, and Portuguese Translators, whose main duties will be the translation of new content from English into their target language, to be released on the Neopets French-, German-, Dutch-, or Portuguese-language edition sites. These are part-time freelance positions. Hours will vary based on current business needs, but will average 10 hours or more per week. Work hours (day/night) are flexible, but many tasks will have strict deadlines. Training will be provided at the NeoPets, Inc. offices for translators who live in the Los Angeles area. Other arrangements will be made for translators residing elsewhere. Following training, work will be performed from home. Requirements: Minimum 1 year of English-to-French, English-to-German, English-to-Dutch or English-to-Portuguese translation experience required. Applicants must be well-versed in the culture(s) associated with the target language, and possess the ability to translate using language appropriate to the youth segment. Basic knowledge of web localization, Photoshop and HTML is highly desirable, and a BA in English, Linguistics or a foreign language is preferred. Candidates located on the West Coast are preferred. Please send your resume to AdminJobs@neopets.com

[NOTE] To apply for any of the positions listed below, please visit the Jobhunt site, which is operated by our parent company, MTV Networks. Use the Job Search function to locate the following positions:

Technical Project Manager
Product Manager, Premium Businesses
Community Manager
Sr. Manager, Finance
Technical Resource Manager
Sr. PHP Developer
Gameplay Programmer
Sr. Flash/Flex Developer
Sr. Java Engineer
Producer, Virtual Worlds
Producer, Games
Game Designer