Lead Game Designer
Lead Game Designer
Employer Active
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Share
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Job Description
Your role
As a Lead Game Designer you will use your extensive experience in designing AAA open world games to manage supervise and mentor the game designers on your team. You will work closely with the game and creative directors and actively participate in the development of the game design from initial documentation through implementation and iterations to final tweaks and balancing. Using your expertise you will define how to create and maintain excellent design documents and enforce best practices. You will be responsible for setting a high standard for your team and lead by example.
*Please note that our Studio is based in Sofia and in terms of our hybrid model of work working within the Bulgarian boundaries would be required.
Your daily adventure
ENSURE THAT DESIGN DOCUMENTS ARE CLEAR AND UNDERSTANDABLE
For all team members
ROUTINELY GIVE VISIBILITY
To everyone regarding the work and progress of the game design team
Promptly communicate any decisions taken by game design across production teams
Ensure a strong alignment between game designers and other job families
REVIEW AND GIVE FEEDBACK ON THE WORK OF YOUR TEAM
To ensure an excellent quality of the game design
EVANGELIZE THE GAME VISION TO MEMBERS OF THE GAME DESIGN TEAM
And communicate to them the objectives and highlevel project information
THINK ABOUT GAME DESIGN FROM A PLAYEREXPERIENCE POINT OF VIEW
And design for player satisfaction and enjoyment
IDENTIFY KEY FEATURES AND SYSTEMS TO BE PROTOTYPED DRIVE AND FOLLOWUP
On the prototypes (both digital and paper based) with other game designers programmers and other job families
IDENTIFY WHEN A SYSTEM OR FEATURE NEEDS PLAYTESTING PREPARE IT AND ANALYZE THEIR RESULTS
Be solutionoriented to the encountered problems
ASSESS THE WORKLOAD VS. PRODUCTION CAPACITY PLAN SET PRIORITIES AND FOLLOWUP
On the work of the game design team
WITH THE ASSOCIATE PRODUCER DETERMINE THE SCHEDULES AND VACATION TIMES
Of team members
MENTOR AND COACH GAME DESIGNERS
To improve their skills
SUPPORT CAREER ADVANCEMENT AND SUGGEST DEVELOPMENT
And interpersonal skills training and techniques sessions to team members
PARTICIPATE IN THE SELECTION
Of team members
OVERSEE AND IMPLEMENT THE NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS
To ensure that the game design team meets expectations
Carry out performance follow ups and assessments
PROACTIVELY CREATE A WORK ENVIRONMENT THAT IS MOTIVATING FOR TEAM MEMBERS
Which fosters development and creation and promotes collaboration between your team and all other production job families including programmers animators level & quest designers
Qualifications :
Your skills
EXPERIENCE
Solid experience (4 years) as a Senior or Lead game designer
Experience working as a Senior or Lead game designer on at least one Console AAA Open World title from beginning to end
Experience supervising a game design team and managing performance is a significant asset
Experience in designing gameplay systems for Open World games
Experience in creating documentation that effectively conveys the design to all teams in production
KNOWLEDGE
Excellent knowledge of industry trends regarding gameplay mechanics quality benchmarks and player expectations
ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS
Excellent ability to organize and structure his/her own work and that of the team (generate tasks follow ups control schedule)
STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE
Critical thinking curiosity resourcefulness and plenty of flexibility
Solution oriented autonomous and able to drive decisions
COMMUNICATION SKLLS
Excellent mentorship communication interpersonal and presentation skills
Ability to work as part of a team
GAME CULTURE
Loves playing a variety of different games and ability to perform analysis on their game design
Additional Information :
We offer
Multicultural & friendly working environment
Working with the best professionals in the games industry on AAA video games
Flexible working hours & additional days off
Private medical health & dental care
Employee assistance program
Learning & knowledge sharing programs
International trainings & conferences
Top location next to Borisova Garden Park
Public transport card & food vouchers
Gifts for special occasions
Free games & game dev merchandise
Memorable parties & teambuilding events
HOW TO APPLY
Please send us a copy of your updated CV in English and a portfolio.
All applications will be reviewed with strict confidentiality and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
