Lead Game Designer

6 Months ago • 7 Years + • Game Design

Job Summary

Job Description

Lead Game Designer at Virtuos, Ireland. Requires experience in game design, level design, and team management. Proven track record with at least one shipped console title is essential. Experience with Unreal Engine 5 is a plus.
Must have:
  • Game Design
  • Level Design
  • Team Management
  • Shipped Console Title
Good to have:
  • Unreal Engine 5
  • Gameplay Systems
  • Content Design
  • System Design
Perks:
  • Company Healthcare
  • Flexible Working

Job Details

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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.

 

Company Overview: Black Shamrock – a Virtuos Studio is the leading AAA games studio in Ireland, dedicated to delivering immersive and groundbreaking gaming experiences on our own projects and in collaboration with our AAA partners. With a passion for pushing the boundaries of the industry, we pride ourselves on fostering creativity, innovation, and excellence in our teams.

 

Position Overview: Black Shamrock is seeking a Lead Game Designer to join our Design team in creating industry leading games. 
Our ideal candidate is an experienced game designer with the ability to design gameplay content as well as engaging level layouts and experiences. As a Lead member of the team, a successful candidate will also be responsible for mentoring colleagues within the department, as well as assisting with the day-to-day management of designers on their team. 
The candidate needs proven experience in game design, a strong aptitude for critical thinking and analysis, outstanding people skills, and a long-standing passion for games.
 

Responsibilities

•   Take responsibility for large features and content while working as part of the Design Team. 
•   Deliver content meeting client needs in areas such as system design, combat design, level design etc. 
•   Participate in the conception an implementation of prototypes. 
•   Work with producers to define Design Team targets and tasks.
•   Provide mentoring and feedback to other designers.
•   Collaborate with other departments to ensure positive communication and problem solving between disciplines and across projects.
 

Qualifications

•   Games Industry Experience: Demonstrable experience in game design, including senior or lead design experience on at least 1 shipped console title on gen 7+.
•   Game Engine Knowledge: Understanding of game engines, scripting tools, and asset pipelines and how to use them in concert (e.g. Unreal Engine 5).
•   Team Manager: Experience in a senior/lead role, building a team and providing feedback and performance reviews to help junior developers in their careers.
•   System/Content Design: Ability to leverage your design experience in leading your team and have creatively owned complete implementations from concept to delivery.
•   Level Design: Passion for creating engaging gameplay scenarios and experiences, which showcase the gameplay systems. 
•   Communication: Fluency in both written and spoken English, while also being comfortable on video calls.

Please Note:
•   Meeting all the criteria is not mandatory. We try to be mindful and not set unrealistic expectations to be met in order to apply. If you don’t tick all of the boxes of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway.

What we offer:
•   Company Healthcare Plan – from day one!
•   Eligibility to join Occupational Pension Scheme.
•   Flexible working arrangements – healthy work-life balance.
•   PTO Days for Wellness and Sickness.
•   Training and Skill Development Opportunities.
•   Wellness Initiatives and Workshops.
•   Charity Events, Social Events and Participation in Community Engagement Schemes.
 

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
Black Shamrock was founded in 2016 and acquired by the Virtuos Group in 2017. The studio is Ireland’s largest PC and console game development studio and provides unique opportunities to work on multiple AAA titles. Our people are as diverse, exciting, creative, and dynamic as the projects that we work on. Black Shamrock is a place for talent to flourish and lifelong industry connections to begin.
Our in-house and full-service capabilities include narrative, game, sound and level design, animation, art, rigging, engineering, and graphics, to name a few areas our skilled team members work on. At Black Shamrock, we take pride in helping put Dublin on the world map as the birthplace of award-winning AAA games.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Being part of one of the largest and fastest-growing game development studios in Ireland
• Dynamic career paths contributing to some of the world’s biggest AAA titles in gaming
• Opportunities to grow in a tight-knit community with a people-oriented culture
• Healthy work-life balance and flexible work arrangements
• Comprehensive company healthcare plan
• Occupational Pension Scheme (including employer contribution)
• Global training and development plans - study support, formal education, international experience, career planning and progression opportunities
• Bank for paid sick leave and wellness leave
• Subsidised leave
• Relocation support
• Taxsaver plans
• 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 221
  • Posting Date 01/31/2024, 09:32 PM
  • Locations Ireland, Dublin (Hybrid)
  • Job Function Schedule Full time
  • Linkedin Tags #LI-bsd #LI-RE1

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