Lead Game Designer

Your mission

• Supports the project's creative leadership in shaping a project vision and translates it into a design strategy.
• Manages the design team, setting goals and ensuring the work done meets the project's needs.
• Collaborates across disciplines to identify and manage development risks.
• Create design briefs that inspire the team whilst maintaining focus on the project vision.
• Doing hands on work that sets standards and inspires others to contribute to the studio's success.

Your profile

• You have worked in a Lead Designer role throughout the full dev cycle of a high-quality console/PC title, ideally more than once.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, in English.
• You can demonstrate a track record of effective leadership working with high profile IP’s.
• You are highly skilled in many areas of design, from UX, AI, mechanics and systems to level and narrative, and you have the track record to prove it.
• You are skilled in hands on game engine work and are unafraid to get stuck in if needed.

Bonus points for

• You have experience in a leadership role developing high quality VR games or experiences.
• You have a track record of fostering a team culture that promotes innovation and inclusion.

We offer

• A company culture that values a healthy work-life balance.
• A hybrid working model with two office days per week.
• Income tax reduction for eligible expats.
• Relocation cost compensation depending on your situation.
• 26 standard vacation days with an option to buy 5 more.
• Free train commuting to and from the office.
• Free pension plan.
• A healthy lunch in our canteen.
• Group activities and an annual VR game jam.
• Thursday afternoon drinks.
• The latest VR hardware and titles which you can borrow and take home.
• Whilst working from home we provide all the relevant hardware, budget for a desk and chair and a contribution toward your energy costs.