We are always looking
for the right kind of quiet.
Familiars are the contractors and collaborators who do the actual work alongside us — artists, engineers, writers, sound designers. Credit goes to the client. Satisfaction goes to craft.
No open calls. No public portfolio reviews. If you have found this page you are already doing it right.
Send a brief introduction — who you are, what you make, and one piece of work you are genuinely proud of — to our Signal handle or via encrypted email. We read everything and reply to what fits. No acknowledgement does not mean no; it means not yet.
- Specialists who go deep rather than wide
- People comfortable working without a byline
- Contractors who set boundaries and keep them
- Work that speaks before credentials do
We pay above market rate for above market work. Rate cards are negotiated per engagement, not per person. Bring your number; we will tell you honestly whether we can meet it.
Milestone-based. Fifty percent on scope approval; remainder within seven days of delivery acceptance. We do not do thirty-day net.
All familiars sign the same NDA as our clients. The name of the project, the client, and the scope are all covered. Permanently. Universally.
Work-for-hire by default. Everything you produce on a project belongs to the client the moment it is delivered. You retain nothing except the knowledge that you made it.
We keep it async. Availability windows are agreed upfront. Emergencies are called emergencies explicitly — and we do not use that word loosely.
Ghost work means ghost credits. You will not see your name in the game, on the album, or in the code repository. You will know you were there. We will know. That is enough.
In return, we do not ask where else you are working, what other studios you collaborate with, or what your real name is if you prefer to use a handle. We extend the same discretion we expect.