Cygnus Entertainment, a game company founded by Ken and Roberta Williams, best known as the founders of Sierra On-Line, is seeking someone to help out in marketing.
This is a part-time, only a few hours a week, long-term, paid contract position.
The position will consist of:
Cygnus is the publisher of the game Colossal Cave and is actively promoting the game. The quick summary is that we need someone to help spread the word about our game.
The ideal candidate will be someone who is smart, well-organized, creative, is familiar with the game, and a great communicator. This is a perfect gig for someone who is in school studying marketing or is looking for something to do from home.
Cygnus Entertainment was formed by Ken and Roberta Williams, who are best known as the founders of Sierra On-Line, a legendary publishing company that they founded in 1979. Ken ran the company and Roberta designed many of the hit titles over a 20-yearperiod prior to selling the company and retiring. During that time Sierra On-Line dominated the industry bestseller charts releasing over 200 titles, including King’s Quest, Space Quest, Half-Life, Ultima, Red Baron, Half- Life, Nascar, Quest For Glory, Dr. Brain and many others.
In 2020, the Williams decided to re-enter the games business creating Cygnus Entertainment. Their first product is a complete reimagining of the game that launched Sierra On-Line, Colossal Cave.
From the acclaimed creator of the King’s Quest series & Phantasmagoria, Colossal Cave, reimagined by Roberta Williams, is an exciting new action-adventure game that promises to bring you the adventure you’ve longed for.
An homage to the original and esteemed classic computing text adventure, Colossal Cave Adventure by Will Crowther and Don Woods, Roberta Williams brings a beloved favorite game into the 21st century with meticulous handcrafted art, imaginative environmental creations based on actual caverns, rendering the vast and engaging cave in fully explorable three dimensional art.