Kirby Game Developer HAL Laboratory Hiring

HAL Laboratory, the studio behind games like the Kirby series, is hiring for multiple positions. An online selection process will take place over Zoom on February 7 and 8, 2025. [Thanks, PR Times!]

In order to apply for the online selection process, you can do so from this lnk here. Applicants have until February 5, 2025 to hand in their information. The online selection will run from 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM, and anyone can try for the positions so long as they meet the basic requirements.

While the site does not mention Japanese as an essential skill, you will likely need to know how to communicate with the language to work there. As well, it did not mention that overseas applicants can’t apply. However, the actual application form is understandably tailored for a Japanese resident. So those in countries outside of it may have trouble getting it to accept some discrepancies in how phone numbers and such work.

Jobs that HAl Laboratory are hiring for right now include: 

• Corporate staff
• Designers and artists
• Programmers (tool engineers, graphic designers, audio engineers, corporate network engineers, and more)
• Project managers

HAL Laboratory was founded in 1980, and became a second-party developer with Nintendo in 1984. Almost all of its games are exclusive for Nintendo consoles (or older machines like the Commodore 64). Aside from its work on the Kirby franchise, HAL Laboratory also worked on Super Smash Bros., Pokemon Snap (1999), and EarthBound.

The HAL Laboratory online hiring selection will take place on February 7 and 8, 2025. You have until February 5, 2025 to hand in your applications.