General Manager-Design

1 Week ago • All levels

Job Summary

Job Description

This role seeks a strategic leader to oversee a key discipline within the studio, shaping its vision and structure. The General Manager-Design will mentor senior talent, empowering teams to deliver outstanding games. Responsibilities include cross-functional collaboration to refine processes, drive innovation, and scale capabilities, leaving a lasting impact on both people and projects. The role involves providing visionary leadership, building high-performing teams, and ensuring alignment with studio goals, while maintaining high standards for artistic and technical excellence.
Must have:
  • Provide visionary leadership and long-term strategy for the Design discipline across the whole studio.
  • Build and lead a high-performing, motivated art team by mentoring, coaching, and supporting career growth.
  • Collaborate with Designers and Creative Directors to translate artistic vision into actionable pipelines and production-ready content.
  • Establish and continuously improve processes, workflows, and tools to ensure efficiency and quality in art production.
  • Set and maintain high standards for artistic excellence and technical execution.
  • Play an active part in project, milestone and gate reviews.
  • Manage department resources, staffing plans, recruitment needs, and budgeting.
  • Advocate for the Design team within the broader studio leadership group, ensuring alignment with overall studio and publishing goals.
  • Monitor performance and engagement within the art discipline and proactively resolve team issues.
Perks:
  • Private medical care
  • Life insurance
  • Pro-health campaigns
  • Gifts for different occasions
  • Outstanding work atmosphere in a highly-skilled team of professionals
  • Flexible working hours
  • No dress code
  • Full support of the dedicated HR Business Partner
  • Constant stream of company newsletters, PR & project updates
  • Dedicated development budget for each employee
  • Extra two paid days for training and CSR
  • Stable career paths
  • Extensive internal and external training
  • Financing of English and Polish language classes
  • State-of-the-art offices filled with chillout zones
  • Fully equipped kitchen
  • Gym (Wrocław office)
  • Free car park (Wrocław/Warsaw office)

Job Details

We're looking for a strategic leader to take ownership of a key discipline within our studio. In this role, you’ll shape vision and structure, mentor senior talent, and ensure your teams are empowered to deliver outstanding games. You’ll work cross-functionally to refine processes, drive innovation, and scale capabilities — leaving a lasting impact on both people and projects.

Your daily tasks:

  • Provide visionary leadership and long-term strategy for the Design discipline across the whole studio.
  • Build and lead a high-performing, motivated art team by mentoring, coaching, and supporting career growth.
  • Collaborate with the Designers and Creative Directors and other stakeholders to translate the artistic vision into actionable pipelines and production-ready content.
  • Establish and continuously improve processes, workflows, and tools to ensure efficiency and quality in art production.
  • Set and maintain high standards for artistic excellence and technical execution.
  • Play an active part in project, milestone and gate reviews
  • Manage department resources, staffing plans, recruitment needs, and budgeting.
  • Advocate for the Design team within the broader studio leadership group, ensuring alignment with overall studio and publishing goals.
  • Monitor performance and engagement within the art discipline and proactively resolve team issues.

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