Game Design Director

1 Month ago • 10 Years + • Game Design

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Job Description

Virtuos seeks a Game Design Director to oversee the Chengdu studio's design team, ensuring timely, high-quality project delivery. Responsibilities include collaborating with producers, art, and technical directors to meet client expectations, fostering team growth through talent acquisition and training, and acting as Game Director for Virtuos Original projects. The role involves driving a cultural shift from traditional outsourcing to in-house game development. The ideal candidate possesses over 10 years of game design experience, strong leadership skills, and a proven ability to deliver AAA-quality game projects. Experience in leading teams to create systems, levels, and UI modules, alongside excellent communication and creative problem-solving skills is essential.
Must have:
  • 10+ years game design experience
  • Lead design teams
  • AAA game project delivery
  • Excellent communication
  • Creative problem-solving
Good to have:
  • Art and code knowledge
  • International work experience
Perks:
  • Work with industry veterans
  • Multicultural environment
  • Contribute to AAA games
  • Training programs
  • Wellness activities
  • Flexible hours
  • Gaming corners
  • Comprehensive healthcare
  • Relocation support
  • Career mobility

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PLAY, GROW and WIN

To be a part of Virtuos means to be a creator.  

At Virtuos, we harness the latest technologies to make games better and more immersive than ever before. That is why we pride ourselves in constantly pushing the boundaries of possibility since our founding in 2004. 

Virtuosi is a team of experts – people who have come together to share their mutual passion for making and playing games. People with the same enthusiasm for exploring new ideas and the constant drive to excel in their field. People who believe in earning success through dedication.

At Virtuos, we are at the forefront of gaming, creating exciting new experiences daily. Join us to Play, Grow and Win – together.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee the Design team in Virtuos Chengdu Studio and be full responsible for the quality and punctual delivery of design works all along the projects.
  • Collaborate with Project Producers, Art Director and Technical Director etc to resolve project issues and finally to meet or even go beyond the client’s expectation.
  • Constantly putting efforts to grow the ability of Virtuos Chengdu Studio to create and deliver AAA quality game projects regarding the design field but not limited to.
  • Guide and lead the design leaders to develop the designers’ competence and skill with AAA game project delivery by focusing on the talent acquisition, the planning and implementation of training, the performance management etc.
  •  Function as the Game Director to guide Virtuos Chengdu studio's Virtuos Original project to ensure these projects are well managed towards the objective.
  • Drive the culture change of Virtuos Chengdu Studio from traditional outsourcing to a real game developer company.
  • 作为维塔士成都工作室策划团队的总负责人全面负责项目中策划相关工作的按时按质交付。
  • 以满足甚至超越客户期望为宗旨,配合制作人、美术总监、技术总监等职能解决项目问题。
  • 持续提升维塔士成都工作室在游戏策划及其他领域内,创作及交付AAA级游戏项目的能力。
  • 指导并带领策划团队组长通过人才选聘、培训规划和实施、以及绩效管理等多种途径来提升策划团队成员在AAA游戏项目交付中的技能。
  • 作为游戏总监指导维塔士成都工作室的自研游戏项目,确保其良好运转并达成预期目标。
  • 引领并驱动维塔士成都工作室的文化转型:从传统的游戏外包服务到真正的游戏开发。

Qualifications

  • Over 10 years of experience of game design in the game industry.
  • Extensive knowledge in various aspects of game design. Be experienced in leading teams to complete the design of systems, levels, and UI modules.
  • Strong creative skills and the ability to provide solutions upon the innovation thought. 
  • Excellent communication and coordination skills with the ability to manage the team effectively.
  • Basic art and code knowledge is a plus.
  • Candidates with international work experience are preferred.
  • 10年以上游戏行业的策划经验。
  • 精通游戏策划的多方面知识,有经验带领团队完成系统、关卡和UI等各模块的工作。
  • 具有出色的创造力,能够在工作中通过创新性思维解决问题。
  • 具备优秀的沟通和协调能力,能够对策划团队进行有效的管理。
  • 具备一定美术基础和编程能力者优先。
  • 有国外工作经验者优先。

About Us

Founded in 2004, Virtuos is one of the largest independent video game development companies. We are headquartered in Singapore with over 3,500 employees across 22 offices in Asia, Europe, and North America. Specializing in full-cycle game development and art production, we have delivered high-quality content for more than 1,500 console, PC, and mobile games. Our clients include 23 of the top 25 gaming companies worldwide. Visit  to find out how we can make games better, together. 
About Our Team
Virtuos Chengdu was the second studio ever to be founded by the Virtuos Group back in 2008. As a full-stack game development studio, it’s capable of handling all aspects of the production pipeline, from the first brief to the final product, entirely in-house. To facilitate this, the studio is staffed by a multicultural team of experts ranging from art to engineering, constantly hard at work on the biggest titles on the horizon.
The studio has come a long way from its humble beginnings to becoming one of Chengdu’s game development powerhouses, due mainly to the fact that it was one of the first to pioneer AAA game development focusing on console titles in the region.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Work alongside industry veterans in different fields
• A multicultural crew comprising 9 different nationalities
• Contribute to the world’s biggest AAA games
• Customized training programs and regular workshops
• Group fitness, wellness activities
• Flexible working hours
• Gaming corners with consoles and canteens on every floor
• Comprehensive medical healthcare provided for all staff
• Relocation support provided
• Career and international mobility opportunities with Virtuos Internal Mobility Program
People matter. Diverse opinions and experiences matter. At Virtuos, our talented teams are the cornerstone of our success, and we recognize that fostering and advocating for inclusivity is at the center of what we do best - we make games better, together. Virtuos is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that embraces diversity of thought, expression, culture, and backgrounds.

Job Info

  • Job Function Identification 919
  • Posting Date 11/26/2024, 07:00 AM
  • Locations China, Chengdu
  • Job Function Schedule Full time
  • Linkedin Tags #LI-JY1
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