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Senior Lead Game Designer - Core Gameplay [Unannounced Game]

Job Description

Are you driven by creating design that ‘just works'? Can you find yourself deconstructing a mechanic just to understand why it 'feels so good'?

Our Mission

We are looking for a Senior Lead Game Designer to oversee 3C’s (Camera, Control, Character), Combat, NPC’s and related Core Gameplay mechanics, by leading a large part of our game design team on an ambitious unannounced project here in Stockholm Sweden.

As a Senior Lead Game Designer, you’ll have a deep understanding of the fundamentals of great Core Gameplay and be able to set vision for and deliver on those core moment-to-moment gameplay loops. You will direct, inspire and support a team of Lead Designers to enable them and their teams to bring imaginary concepts into play. During our production phase, you’ll alternate between a resolution of high detail and high level. You will drive the full development cycle of your area and identify how all elements work together and refine them to uncover game experiences that are as immersive as they are fluid for our players.

Our Plan

We know you're passionate about games, and for us it's important that you get to thrive and succeed in a creative environment. To achieve this, we are creating strong autonomous teams who make decisions independently, having the freedom to try out new things and show why they work. For us it is important that you get to shine by being creative in your role: to take deliberate decisions, poke holes in things, navigate through known pitfalls when required to and care for your craft by honoring your commitments.

In this role, you’ll join a team of Design Directors within the Design craft and will report directly to the Game Director. Collaborating within your craft, but also cross-functionally, you'll direct and generate briefs for a team of complementary skills and abilities to deliver design ready to be experienced.

In this role you will...

• Design cohesive and coherent vision according to our design direction and creative pillars, e.g. controls, movement, combat systems, weapon attributes, enemy combatants, etc.
• Direct a team of Lead Designers through the full development cycle
• Collaborate with transversal teams to ensure alignment of needs and cohesion of vision
• Collaborate closely with the Gameplay Cell Producer to plan staffing, roadmaps and needs to ensure delivery on the vision can be met at all stages
• Collaborate and communicate with Co-Development partners around the world to ensure they are set up for success
• Account for technical and production constraints
• Identify and manage risk and uncertainty associated with Core Gameplay features
• Create and maintain design documentation to guide collaborating teams
• Contribute as a member of the Design Direction team to define and champion best design process
• Ensure the follow-up after launch in order to improve, add or sunset features

Qualifications

We would love if you...

• Have significant experience as a game designer from shipping combat, controls and camera mechanics on multiple AAA action games
• Are a natural leader who understands many aspects of game development and are able to unite a multidisciplinary team behind a creative vision
• Know how to visualize behaviors and game situations on paper and best practices for prototyping iteratively
• Are curious while analytical, alert to new developments and trends, and know how to best propose changes by adhering to consumer expectations
• Have good understanding of how to communicate effectively and know when to question yourself
• Are used to working in an international environment and to express yourself in English.

Apply now to make it yours!

Read more about us at: https://stockholm.ubisoft.com/

Additional Information

Making good games takes effort, making great games takes a different type of thinking.

Are you a game designer, artist or engineer? Cool. How about a chemist, economist or social scientist? Let’s talk. At Ubisoft Stockholm, we feel different thinking comes from many places and that good ideas, no matter where they come from, are the key to unlocking our potential.

Located in the storied Östermalm neighborhood in Stockholm Sweden, we believe thinking of new ways to solve old problems is a cornerstone of innovation and we are looking for passionate people who follow their dreams to make the world a better place.

We know there is a better way to making great games.