Associate Lead Game Designer

5 Months ago • All levels

Game Design

Job Description

Seeking an Associate Lead Game Designer to shape the core gameplay experience for a AAA mythology-inspired action-adventure game. Responsibilities include designing engaging gameplay systems, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and leading/mentoring other designers. This role is crucial in guiding design teams, ensuring gameplay depth, and maintaining alignment with the creative vision for combat mechanics, progression systems, and world interactions. The position is with a growing project team of 100+ individuals from various countries, working closely with the Design Director.

Must Have:

Experience designing engaging gameplay systems
Worked in a Feature Team environment
Comfortable leading and mentoring designers
Balancing innovation, player experience, and production constraints

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Context

Do you have experience designing engaging gameplay systems that align with a strong creative vision?
Have you worked in a Feature Team environment, collaborating with designers, artists, and engineers to bring compelling game mechanics to life?
Are you comfortable leading and mentoring other designers while balancing innovation, player experience, and production constraints?

Why do we need an Associate Lead Game Designer ?

As we develop a AAA mythology-inspired action-adventure game, we need an Associate Lead Game Designer to help shape the core gameplay experience. From combat mechanics and progression systems to world interactions, your role will be crucial in guiding design teams, ensuring gameplay depth, and maintaining alignment with the creative vision.

Your future team

You will join a project with 100 people (Gameplay Programmers, Designers, Artists, etc.) from multiple countries (Europe, Canada, USA…). The team is set to grow in the future!

All designers are supervised by Francisc (Design Director) and you will work closely with him.

Key information

Accepting permanent staff and freelance candidates
Availability: June (if available later, do not hesitate to apply!)
Location: Paris/Montreal (full remote)
Compensation and Benefits (Other country):
We partner with Deel to facilitate hiring globally, ensuring compliance with local labor laws and providing tailored benefits for each country. This collaboration allows us to offer competitive packages and seamless onboarding for our international team members, enhancing their employment experience no matter where they are located.