#011 · 17 August 2026
5 opportunities this week, including an $82k–$152k staff composer job at Blizzard and a horror series that refuses AI
Also: industrial rock for a self-funded action game, and three tracks already written for a tri-state short film series.
Blizzard is hiring a staff composer. The band is $82,240 to $152,160, the role sits on the music team inside Story and Franchise Development, and the listing says it is open to remote work arrangements. Below that: a Five Nights at Freddy's fan series paying by the finished minute and refusing AI-generated work outright, a self-funded action game after industrial rock at high tempo, a three-episode short film series with three tracks already written, and a visual novel developer whose references run to Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Lingua Ignota. Of the 258 new listings I read this week, 201 came from CastingCall.club. Eight named a rate, from $20 to $350; two had already run here, and one of the other six made it.
Professional
Blizzard Entertainment · $82,240–$152,160 per year · Irvine, CA, open to remote work arrangements · Full-time staff · No deadline stated
A full-time staff post on the Blizzard Music team, part of Story and Franchise Development, writing for in-game content, trailers and cinematics across Blizzard's games. The minimum is eight years of professional composition experience, with a portfolio required and a willingness to complete a music test if asked. The stated band covers US locations, and the listing says the final range and offer depend on experience and work location.
Closed
Indie
Dark Room Collective · ~$200 per finished minute of approved music · Remote · Animated fan series, proof of concept · Closes August 30
Paid per finished minute rather than as a flat fee, with the total set by the approved scope, which is a more honest structure than most briefs at this level offer. The direction is specific about restraint — eerie music-box motifs, subtle mechanical texture and character themes, explicitly not jumpscare music — and AI-generated music is refused outright, stated twice in the brief. It is a non-commercial Five Nights at Freddy's fan series, and ten composers had submitted in the first three days.
Closed
Independent developer (r/gameDevClassifieds) · ~$50 per minute, described as negotiable · Remote · Video game · No deadline stated
Roughly $50 a minute on a commission basis for a self-funded action game with a stylised anime cast. The references are unusually consistent — Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, No More Heroes, Zenless Zone Zero, industrial rock and EDM at high tempo — and the developer steers explicitly away from cyberpunk, which saves a round of guesswork. They want someone involved early enough to help set the audio direction rather than deliver to a finished spec.
Closed
Vicuña Films · Limited compensation, amount not stated, plus screen credit · New York / New Jersey / Connecticut only · Three-episode short film series · No deadline stated
Three episodes with three original tracks already written, so the job is to extend an established sound rather than set one, and the brief asks for original film or TV scoring experience. The production describes itself as small-budget and says compensation is limited without naming a figure — settle that before committing. Applications are open only to composers local to the tri-state area.
Closed
Independent developer (r/gameDevClassifieds) · Paid, rate not stated · Remote · Visual novels · No deadline stated
The reference set is the most distinctive in this issue — Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Lingua Ignota, theodor bastard — and the images posted alongside it look like something out of Begotten, which tells you more about the tone than the text does. The developer gives general input rather than specific direction, so there is room to answer the brief your own way, and the scope is deliberately small: a few tracks, no long-term commitment stated on either side. It is tagged paid but names no figure, so establish the rate first.
Closed
Get the next issue
