Lead Designer

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

Job Summary

Job Description

Insomniac Games seeks a Lead Designer to lead a team in executing a project, ensuring on-time and within-budget delivery. Responsibilities encompass mentoring designers, collaborating with design leaders and studio peers, managing team well-being, and fostering a collaborative environment. The role involves providing feedback on design work, quality, and timelines, managing direct reports, participating in departmental strategy, assisting with hiring and onboarding, and evaluating team goals. The ideal candidate will be dedicated to team growth, possess excellent interpersonal skills, and be adaptable to changing schedules. They must be able to work independently and efficiently, prioritize team needs, and advocate for studio cultural values.
Must have:
  • Lead and mentor design teams
  • Ensure on-time and in-budget project delivery
  • Provide constructive feedback and performance assessments
  • Manage direct reports and participate in department leadership
  • Collaborate with other departments and senior leaders
  • Foster a positive and inclusive work environment
Perks:
  • Medical, dental, vision insurance
  • Matching 401k
  • Paid time off
  • Wellness program
  • Sony product discounts
  • Bonus package
  • Profit sharing

Job Details

Insomniac is looking for our next Lead Designer. In this role, you will be responsible forleading a team ofdesignersto execute on a singleprojector 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 smalldesignteam.
  • 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

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