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Design Director

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💎 Seniority level: Director, 5+ years

📍 Location: Canada

💸 Salary: 120000.0 - 150000.0 CAD per year

🔍 Industry: Game Development

🏢 Company: Smoking Gun Interactive👥 1-10IndustrialInformation TechnologyMobileOnline Games

🗣️ Languages: English

⏳ Experience: 5+ years

🪄 Skills: LeadershipGame DesignGame DevelopmentPeople ManagementStrategyCommunication SkillsMentoringWritten communicationDocumentationScripting

Requirements:
  • 5+ years of experience in a Design Leadership role on mobile, PC, or console products.
  • Shipped at least three titles in a Design Leadership role.
  • Experience taking games from initial concept to live operations.
  • Knowledge of Premium and Freemium game mechanics and monetization strategies.
  • Strong people management and performance management skills.
  • Proven ability to develop game ideas from concept to market.
  • Experience with live tuning, scripting, and multiple game engines.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to work independently and handle multiple tasks.
  • Experience with Word, Excel, Photoshop.
Responsibilities:
  • Develop, communicate and champion the creative vision for new and existing projects.
  • Collaborate with Senior Management to deliver a cohesive vision.
  • Work with production to ensure vision feasibility.
  • Generate and pitch new game ideas to external clients.
  • Manage designers of all levels and perform evaluations.
  • Participate in recruitment processes.
  • Lead product design and create detailed documentation.
  • Provide feedback to maintain design consistency.
  • Analyze game KPIs, user tests, and market trends.
  • Act as a primary communicator between clients and SGI.
  • Supervise design and UX team work to meet quality standards.
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