Game Design Manager

8 Months ago • 3-5 Years • Game Design

Job Summary

Job Description

Game Design Manager at Fantasy Flight Games, leading game design teams and ensuring project success. Requires strong leadership, project management, and communication skills.
Must have:
  • Leadership & Management
  • Project Management
  • Communication Skills
  • Microsoft Office Suite
Good to have:
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Playtesting Experience
  • Game Design Experience
  • Licensing Experience
Perks:
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Game Discounts

Job Details

Fantasy Flight Games (FFG) is a pioneering publisher of hobby board and card games, including trademarked Living Card Games®. Established in 1995, FFG has earned a reputation for its epic themes, immersive gameplay, and top-level components. Many of FFG’s most popular titles are based on beloved licenses such as Star Wars™, Marvel, J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, and George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire. In addition, FFG has its own iconic universes such as Arkham Horror Files, Terrinoth Legends, and Twilight Imperium. Throughout the course of the studio’s rich history, FFG has published games in over thirty languages and distributed to more than fifty territories. Fantasy Flight Games is a subsidiary of Paris-based Asmodee Group, a leading global publisher of tabletop games.

Job Summary

Reporting to the Vertical Director, the Game Design Manager brings general studio and industry knowledge to the vertical leadership team. They are responsible for managing the game designers of their assigned vertical. They help ensure that each team member has the proper bandwidth to support assigned projects, while also providing individualized career development and encouragement.
Additionally, the Game Design Manager is considered the central point of contact for the game design team, ensuring that information is being delivered to the game design team from the vertical leadership meetings, studio-wide initiatives, and Asmodee direction, while also delivering individual or team concerns back to those meetings or leadership teams.

What will your role involve

  • Track the progress of all game design related vertical projects.
  • Manage day-to-day tasks of vertical game designers.
  • Reallocate assignments and responsibilities of vertical game design team as needed.
  • Provide motivational support, coaching, and encouragement to vertical game designers.
  • Innovate processes and training to streamline the vertical and support the team.
  • Playtest and review department products with staff to ensure milestones are met and quality is upheld.
  • Ensure internal and external department product playtesting procedures are efficient and effective.
  • Communicate needs and maintain strong working relationships with other teams, both within and beyond the vertical. (Organized Play, Marketing, Licensing, Art, Graphic Design, Production, etc.)
  • Maintain good working relationships with various licensors, partners, and freelancers.
  • All other assignments as required by management.

What do you bring

Position Skills & Qualifications

  • Excellent leadership and management skills.
  • Excellent project management skills – must be able manage multiple projects and milestones.
  • Excellent communication skills; verbal and writing.
  • Experience with Microsoft Office Suite
  • Experience with Adobe Creative Suite preferred.
  • Ability to work in a deadline driven, high-energy environment.
  • Strong attention to detail with the ability to multi-task and prioritize.
  • Strong social skills used to yield results, build relationships with Asmodee partners, and foster a creative environment.

Education/Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
  • Three to five years in a leadership/management capacity.

Hesitant to apply because you don’t have all the experience or qualifications listed? Let us decide! The right candidate doesn’t always match up perfectly on paper. We believe that diverse perspectives and experiences bring fresh ideas and innovation to our team. If you’re passionate about this role and believe your unique background and skills could contribute to our mission, we’d love to hear from you!

Why join us

  • 10 Paid Holidays
  • Medical, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance
  • Competitive 401K Match
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • 2 Paid Volunteer Days Off
  • Flexible & Hybrid Schedules
  • Extensive Game Discounts
  • $250 Annually in Game Bucks
  • Career Growth & Development
  • Mental Health Programs
  • Virtual Healthcare Options
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Employee Referral Program

Our Commitment

Asmodee’s purpose is Bringing People Together. To us that means all kinds of people, no matter their perceived differences.

We strive to create a workplace where everyone feels empowered to show up as their full and authentic selves. We seek to support our diverse community of players by creating representative gaming experiences that celebrate a variety of backgrounds, skills, and views. Diversity and Inclusion fuels our creativity and promotes internal and external equity which allows us to continue in our efforts to bring people together around the game table. Games are for everyone.

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We’re a global team committed to bringing people together through great games and amazing stories. We strive to be an employer of choice by creating endless opportunities, promoting a supportive and inclusive culture, and rewarding success. We believe in PASSION, CREATIVITY, INTEGRITY, being DARING, CARING for each other, and TEAM PLAY! By joining one of our teams, you will be empowered to engage in meaningful, innovative, and unforgettable work and to give back to our communities!


Asmodee is part of the Embracer Group and provides the joy of play in more than 50 countries as well as through online platforms (such as Boardgame Arena). Every day, more than 2500 team members across the world bring our purpose and team mindset to life!

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