Lead Game Designer

3 Months ago • All levels

Job Summary

Job Description

As a key member of the design team, you will take ownership of the game design, focusing on game design, combat, level, and audio. You will lead other designers, working closely with all other disciplines to implement them to the highest standard. You will mentor and help teammates, provide reviews, and champion quality. Daily tasks include leading, documenting, and sharing design direction with other departments. You will provide clear direction to design teams, partner with Art and Technical to solve problems, oversee design team members and mentor designers, actively participate in recruitment, design features aligned with the creative direction, and create an environment for open dialogue and encourage new ideas.
Must have:
  • Lead, document and share design direction.
  • Provide clear direction to design teams.
  • Partner with Art and Technical to solve problems.
  • Oversee the work of design team members and mentor designers.
  • Design features aligned with the creative direction.

Job Details

This is a fantastic opportunity to join one of most exciting game studios, using leading technology to create new genre-defining games, within our collaborative Action RPG team.

What is the job about?

As a key member of the design team you will take ownership of the design of the game. Focusing mostly on game design, you’ll also lead other designers working on combat, level and audio, working closely with all other disciplines to implement them to the highest standard. You will mentor and help teammates, provide reviews on design work, and you will act as a champion of quality.

That is great but what does it mean for the day to day?

· Lead, document and share with other departments the design direction

· Provide clear and consistent direction to the design teams in line with the creative vision.

· Partner with Art and Technical to solve problems and enable the Design team to do their best work.

· Oversee the work of design team members and mentor designers

· Actively participate in recruitment to build and grow the game design team.

· Design features aligned with the creative direction (3C, game systems, combat design, enemy designs, AI behaviors, etc.).

· Create a work environment which allows for open dialogue and encourages new creative ideas.

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At New Tales we believe that games are the best way to come together and achieve more. We believe that community deserves great games, and great games need help to find the recognition they deserve. We are passionate at what we do, and so is our community. We want to embrace that passion and leverage it, along with the latest tech trend, to help shaping a better tomorrow in gaming in face of today’s global challenges.

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