MONOLITH

Monolith's goal is to create a fun, stable work environment to insure that every single person is free to focus on creating the highest quality games possible. Since its inception, Monolith has been fortunate to have talented and dedicated team members who have been willing to try lots of company scenarios in order to find the best fit for our working environment. Consequently, we have learned nearly every lesson in the book and have evolved into a company that creates the highest quality games and is one of the most enjoyable places to work in this industry.

Why Monolith?

_People: Monolith is comprised of an eclectic, highly creative group of people who come from a broad range of backgrounds. The average age is around 32, ranging from 22 to 45. We not only work well together as a team, we are also friends and it's not uncommon to find a group of us gathered for various outings after hours and on the weekends.

_Facilities: Monolith is located in the north Kirkland area, only a few minutes driving distance from the hip and modern downtown Kirkland/Juanita areas. Employees are seated in small 'pods' designed to facilitate strong communication or in single offices or shared offices depending upon the needs of their position. The atmosphere is very laid back and relaxed, with music playing from various offices and lots of team interaction. We are located in a large, very modern Class A single floor office space that was completely gutted and re-built to our specs in early/mid 2006. There is a large kitchen/lunchroom stocked with tons of free beverages, from coffee to soda to juices and vitamin water, where you will find groups of Monolithians enjoying food and laughs throughout the day!

_Benefits: We are always striving to offer the best benefits available to our people. While benefits are subject to change from time to time, we currently offer a royalty/bonus plan, group medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, LTD, and employee assistance plans, section 125 plan, education assistance, credit union membership, 24 hour fitness enrollment, and various paid leaves, including 20 days of personal leave per year, 10 holidays per year, 10 days of jury duty leave per occurrence, and 3 days of bereavement leave per occurrence. We also sponsor many company events throughout the year including company wide “Game Days,” movie screenings and several company parties.

_Living Environment: Located on the eastern shores of Lake Washington and only 15 minutes away from downtown Seattle, Kirkland is a great community in which to live and work. With a population of about 44,000, Kirkland covers 11 square miles, nearly six miles of which runs along the Lake Washington shoreline. Kirkland has much to offer, with art galleries, restaurants, specialty shops, and a great nightlife. Conveniently located east of downtown Seattle, west of Redmond, and just north of Bellevue, Kirkland is a great escape from the larger cities of Washington.

_Cost of Living: The best way to calculate the cost of living between your current city and Kirkland is at www.homefair.com. Please take a look at the immediate surrounding areas as well as the cost of living can vary drastically as close as 20 minutes outside of the Seattle/Kirkland area. For instance, at the time of this writing $50,000 in Kirkland equals $46,000 in Lynnwood, which is 15 miles north of Kirkland. The same salary would be at $43,000 in Everett, which is 25 miles north of Kirkland.

_Recreation: Western and Eastern Washington have so much to offer it is impossible to list everything. From mountains to desert, water sports to winter sports, cultural activities, fine and casual dining, great cities, great nightlife, and the best damned coffee anywhere! You name it, Washington has it. It takes only 3 hours to get to Washington’s beautiful coast from Kirkland. On the way you go through the only rain forest in North America. Drive 3 hours in the other direction and you’re in the middle of a gorgeous high desert. In between are some of the most picturesque mountains anywhere, offering great skiing in the winter and hiking trails in the summer! The diversity in Washington is unbelievable.

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