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Summary
The Lead Game Designer will be responsible for championing accessible gameplay experience, leading game design vision from inception to release, creating and updating detailed design documentation, defining objectives for the design team, mentoring team members, collaborating with stakeholders, and representing the company with third-party partners. The ideal candidate should have excellent communication skills, a proven track record of designing high-profile games, a flexible and innovative approach to design problem-solving, a passion for gaming, and at least 8 years of game development experience with at least 1 year in a lead role. The company offers a competitive salary, flexible employment options, bonus plans, access to learning resources, and career development opportunities. The company values diversity and encourages applicants from various backgrounds and experiences.
Job description
As a Lead Game Designer You Will
Be the champion of accessible gameplay experience with a diverse mindset of using creative processes, including a data-informed & player-centric approach.
Lead game design vision from inception through to game release, striving for quality and innovation while adhering to the core vision of the game.
Create and keep up-to-date detailed design documentation.
Define and accept objectives for the design team; mentor design team members in their professional growth, work estimation and processes, including the estimation of the time needed to complete the tasks.
Working closely with the stakeholder team; reports to Design/Game Director.
Collaborate across disciplines, ensuring the vision is conveyed and understood.
Represent PixelAnt Games with 3rd party publishing, marketing and press.
What We Need You To Have
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
A proven track record of designing for high-profile games.
A flexible and innovative approach to design problem-solving and new concept generation.
A passionate love of gaming and a strong understanding of modern gaming trends.
8+ years in game development with at least 1 year in a lead role.
Very good English (at least b2).
It will be an advantage if you have
Demonstrable experience working in engine, ideally with experience in Unreal Engine
What We Offer
Competitive Salary
Flexible forms of employment
Bonus plan
Flexible working hours
Fully remote/ Office /Mixed working models
5 Learning Days a Year
Access to 4,000 Udemy Courses and GDC Vault
Game & Book Libraries
Career Development
...and much more
Can you spare us another 30 seconds?
Great, let's talk about ourselves quickly. We're ambitious game enthusiasts who are well-prepared to both have fun and work hard. We aim high, but we do not lose ourselves in the pursuit of success and further achievements. We love to learn! And over the years in the industry, we have learned that the best games are created by qualified, rested, treated with respect game developers.
Importantly, our work culture has been built on the basis of specific, true (and respected by us) values. The most important of these is "We never lie", so you can be sure that we have not overdone this announcement. We play by our own rules and we make games that we would like to play ourselves. We combine the game development world with the best software delivery practices to make it more predictable and reliable. All this helps us to bring fun back to game development! Will you help us?
Where do we stand on diversity?
We hope to bring together a diverse team of people with various backgrounds and experiences who will bring broader ideas, new perspectives, and different solutions to our table. Whoever you are, feel welcome and encouraged to apply.
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Location: PixelAnt Games, Poland
Country: Poland
Date found: 2023-04-29