Hi-Rez Studios, the developer of the team-based first-person multiplayer game Paladins, is changing the way its employees work. With the ongoing pandemic causing entire cities to go into lockdown, most of the workforce has been forced to transition to working from home. Now it seems that this may be a permanent option for some employees, with Hi-Rez Studios' remote work policy possibly changing the industry for good.
Hi-Rez Studios is launching an all-new Creativity Unchained program that will encourage over 80% of the development studio's employees to work remotely in a collaborative, creative environment. The company has released a highly successful for both company revenue and employee satisfaction.
If this sounds like an ideal setup, Hi-Rez Studios is currently hiring over 50 different positions, all of which should have the option to work remotely as per the Creativity Unchained program. Hopefully, this will become the norm for the gaming industry, which has previously been known for unfair working conditions for developers and systemic issues of crunch culture stemming from employers forcing overtime. If the Creativity Unchained program pays off, it might even result in an increase in attention for Paladins.
Source: Hi-Rez Studios