Zerg, Protoss, and Terran. These are more than just types of races in a game. They are part of a lifestyle, especially here at Storm8. There are daily lunch gatherings to watch game footage of live and past matches to learn new strategies and always stay one step ahead of your opponent.
Hot on the heels of a decisive victory in a 5-player Free For All match to determine the 8th seeded team in the After Hours Gaming League playoffs, Storm8 was all but expected to fall easily to the previously undefeated Epic team. We were the obvious underdogs, but we were not ready to go down without a fight! Earlier in the AHGL season, Storm8 lost to Epic in a very close best-of-five match (2-3). Despite the loss, Storm8 members were confident in their abilities. “It was a close match before, much better than some of the other teams had done against Epic,” said ‘Raiden’ of Storm8. Read more about this 'Epic' battle after the jump!
Entering this quarterfinal match, Storm8 was going to do its best to overcome the odds. After 4 games, we had stormed ahead to a shocking lead (3-1) in a best-of-seven match to determine who would continue to the semi-finals. The 5th game pitted Storm8’s ‘Terran’ against Epic’s ‘Jdub’ in a tightly contested battle. We weren’t able to pull off the win and the match ended up continuing.
That loss brought up a crucial turning point in the match. Could Storm8 clinch it here or would Epic tie it up and bring it to a final game to decide the victor? This game matched up ‘Raiden’ against Epic’s ‘Destro’. With everything on the line for the opposing team, they needed to pull out a win. The game looked pretty evenly matched up until 'Raiden' spotted an opening and took full advantage of it to pull ahead, “When I hit him with two Banelings at the end, I knew I was going to win!”
With that victory, Storm8 advances to the AHGL semi-finals against Amazon and the team is already watching game footage to prepare for battle. With gamer pride (and money for charity!) on the line, this is serious business!
Summing up Storm8’s success thus far, co-captain ‘Uberdabing’ said, “We're extremely excited at this opportunity and happy that all our practice has finally shown results. We're going to continue to work hard and make it to the finals.” Can Storm8 continue its Cinderella Story run in the playoffs? Time will certainly tell. In the meantime, you can view the final game of this match below:
This is just one of the many extra-curricular activities we participate in here at Storm8. Does this fun and competitive company sound like the place to be? Come join the fun and see if you have what it takes! We’re currently looking for motivated candidates to fill the roles of Staff Accountant, Product Manager: Growth, and Data Analyst. Check out the details below!
Staff Accountant
Responsibilities:
Own complete payroll process including preparation, heavy data entry and reporting while ensuring compliance and accuracy with Federal and State regulations.
Reconcile payroll to the general ledger on a monthly basis.
Prepare and run payroll and headcount reports for Accounting, Human Resources and Recruiting.
Prepare monthly Journal Entries and maintain Fixed Assets in a timely accurate manner.
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in accounting or related field.
Strong understanding of accounting theory; working knowledge of GAAP and internal controls.
2-3 years Payroll, ADP - Workforce Now, Accounting experience.
Experience with Quick Books and Microsoft Excel.
Comfortable in a fast paced, results oriented and hands on environment.
Prior experience in a high growth, start-up environment.
Product Manager: Growth
Responsibilities:
Run programs across game portfolio to drive active user and retention growth.
Create new features to drive viral and organic growth.
Develop feature specifications and drive product development with cross functional team.
Drive launch activities including packaging and app store marketing.
Design A/B and multivariate tests to optimize features.
Requirements:
2+ years as product manager in online or mobile company.
Must be very analytical and comfortable dealing with ambiguous data.
Experience with metric-based decision making.
Good marketing intuition.
Exceptional leadership skills.
Exceptional analytical, problem solving, communication and teamwork skills.
BS/BA in quantitative fields is required. (CS, EE, Econ, Finance). MS/MBA is preferred.
Data Analyst
Responsibilities:
Design algorithms on our extensive data set to identify product optimizations.
Design distributed algorithms for efficient data retrieval and computation.
Work with product and analytics teams to test hypothesis, answer key questions, create reports and dashboards.
Qualifications:
M.S./Ph.D. in a quantitative discipline (Math, Statistics, Operation Research, Computer Science, Economics, Electrical Engineering) and 3-5 years of experience.
Past experience in designing and implementing distributed and product optimization algorithms.
Expert knowledge of SQL-related languages (SQL, MySQL, SQL Server, Hadoop, Hive, etc) and Statistical Packages (SAS, MATLAB).
Comfortable working in a fast paced environment.
Ability to multi-task and work on multiple projects.
