Lead Designer

3 Weeks ago • All levels • Level Design • $148,400 PA - $222,600 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Lead Designer at Insomniac Games, you'll lead a team in executing a project or area of focus, ensuring on-time and within-budget delivery. You'll mentor designers, collaborate with design leaders, provide feedback, manage team well-being, and foster a collaborative environment. Responsibilities include leading team members, providing constructive feedback, conducting performance assessments, participating in departmental strategy, assisting with hiring and onboarding, evaluating team goals, managing career growth, facilitating training, and collaborating on best practices. You will regularly play and review games under development, build relationships with peers, and advocate for studio values.
Must have:
  • Lead design teams
  • Deliver on-time, in-budget results
  • Provide constructive feedback
  • Manage team well-being
  • Collaborate effectively
Perks:
  • Medical, dental, vision
  • Matching 401(k)
  • Paid time off
  • Wellness program
  • Sony product discounts
  • Bonus package
  • Profit sharing

Job Details

Why PlayStation?

PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Plus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more.

PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.

The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.

Insomniac is looking for our next Lead Designer. In this role, you will be r esponsible for leading a team of designers to execute on a single project or area of focus to achieve Insomniac’s vision of Best Developer. Ensures excellent on time in budget deliveries through individual leadership, design craft mentoring, and collaboration with designers, design leaders, and studio peers. Possesses a deep level of design knowledge and design craft skill to be able to manage and provide actionable feedback on design employee's output of work, quality, and timelines. Responsible for the well-being of team members and for helping fulfill the studio's mission to create games that have a positive and lasting impact on people's lives by helping foster an environment of collaboration craft excellence.

If this is the opportunity you have been looking for, please read on:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

  • Leads team members to deliver excellent, on time, in budget results.
  • Meets regularly with team members to provide constructive feedback, conduct performance assessments, direct the team’s best work, and ensure adherence to best practices.
  • Supervises direct reports on Design team and participates in strategy and decision making as a member of the department's leadership group.
  • Assists Director of Design Management with project staffing, hiring, and onboarding.
  • Evaluates team members’ goals and objectives and ensures that department goals are being met.
  • Manages career growth and development of direct reports, along with Design Manager
  • Facilitates team training via internal and external sources as well as providing mentoring on an individual basis.
  • Collaborates with Department Head and Leads to develop, refine, and document best practices.
  • Regularly plays game/s in development and reviews content to provide feedback and help identify opportunities for craft development.
  • Builds and maintains relationships with peers and other senior leaders to align project and departmental priorities.
  • Advocates for studio cultural values and fosters an environment of craft excellence, collaboration, and inclusion.
  • Ensures that all complaints and concerns related to inappropriate or unprofessional conduct in the workplace are addressed immediately to foster a safe work environment
  • Other duties may be assigned.

Supervisory Duties

This job has supervisory responsibilities.

Supervisory Duties Details

  • Directly supervises a small design team.
  • Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
  • Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Other Skills:

  • Dedication towards individuals and team growth.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work in and contribute to a collaborative environment.
  • Must be flexible with schedule changes and shifting timetables.
  • Needs to be able to work independently and efficiently.
  • Ability to multitask several time intensive tasks at once.
  • Must be willing to put the needs of the team first, especially when team members require guidance and mentoring.

We look forward to hearing from you. Please use the link below and apply. Thank you!

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At SIE, we consider several factors when setting each role’s base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location.

Base pay is one component of our total compensation package. Please note that the base pay range may vary in line with our hybrid working policy and individual base pay will be determined based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location, as well as additional compensation components, such as annual bonus, profit sharing, and other incentive plans.

In addition, this role is eligible for SIE’s top-tier benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products. This role also may be eligible for a bonus package. Click here to learn more.

Profit Sharing (PSS Only)

$148,400 — $222,600 USD

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.

We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.

PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.

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