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Design Manager
3 years ago
This opportunity is for a full-time position, either in Chicago, IL or Orlando, FL.
Quarantine Disclaimer : As part of our commitment to your safety in response to COVID-19, teammates of Iron Galaxy are working from home until at least July. This work-from-home policy extends to anyone that Iron Galaxy hires between now and then. All new-hire onboarding will be done remotely, and any equipment that you need for projects at Iron Galaxy will be shipped directly to you.
Diversity matters at Iron Galaxy. Every day, our team strives to build on an inclusive environment where all voices are equal. We believe in continuous improvement. Our constant growth relies on being open to the cultures of players everywhere. Whether you find us online or in our games, Iron Galaxy provides a safe space for everyone. For all positions, we are looking for the next team member to challenge us to be better.
Iron Galaxy is looking for a Design Manager to help grow and develop a talented Design team. This role will serve on a team that is collaborating with one of our valuable partners on their AAA game franchise. We need a new teammate who can work closely with Iron Galaxy’s Director of Design to help support our Design team’s growth, help focus our hiring efforts to build a great team, help manage partner needs and external vendors, and validate the quality of our assets in accordance to the game vision.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Contribute to the management, guidance, and mentorship of our Design team, including career growth and hiring
- Help create assessments and development guidance for our team members
- Take on management of design needs and expectations with partner projects as needed
- Work with our teams and partners to make sure expectations are met and our design work is at quality and is elevated
- Help our teams build tasking around milestone goals that take in account goals, resources, and availability
- Help evaluate our design deliveries and critique and assess their quality for milestones and projects
- Help manage and contribute to team initiatives around our Design team including guidelines and best practices for our team, and building documentation to support this
- Help manage design relationships with partners, as needed
- In rare cases, getting hands on and helping out on content tasks when needed
REQUIRED SKILLS
- Experience in Senior or Design leadership on game development projects
- Professional experience with game development engines and Design pipelines such as UE4, Unity, Level Editors, Scripting
- Professional experience with Design documentation and process generation
- Experience with task tracking and version control software like Jira, Perforce, Basecamp, Trello, etc…
- Values-driven and inclusive, committed to doing the right thing and being respectful to everyone on our team
- Proactive and fearless about jumping into difficult people and project management problems
- Commitment to mentorship and exchanging knowledge, advice, and best practices with your colleagues
- You love games
ABOUT IRON GALAXY
We are one of the world’s largest independent video game developers. Our people combine their talents to create amazing experiences for our players. We also partner with the best companies in our industry to team up on their projects. Our work has resulted in feature development for some of your favorite franchises, ports that move popular games from platform to another, and remasters that breathe new life into beloved titles. We pride ourselves on our commitment to maintaining a positive culture and supporting a healthy balance between work and life for our employees.
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