Game Director (Unannounced Project)

What will you be doing on a day-to-day basis?

This position requires working in hybrid model in our Warsaw office

Ownership & Vision

• Taking ownership and developing the game direction,

• Owning the game's trajectory from first concept & prototypes to market & release, taking full accountability for the delivery of a high-quality, enjoyable & positive player experience with commercial success,

• Work with creative leadership and members of the management team to define the game and unify visions,

• Delivering guidelines, mandates to the team to design specific gameplay features,

• Translating the creative vision into design mechanics, systems and whole player experience,

• Ensuring that all elements work together to fulfill the vision,

• Manage various creative ideation steps from pitching ideas to rapid prototyping,

• Adapting to technical & production constraints and readjusting design direction if needed,

• Ensuring strong alignment with the CCO and CPO on the creative and production vision.

Production

• Reviewing and debating budgets & schedules with the producers,

• Working with production team to set the best direction and track the progress during game production,

• Supporting best practices through the production process.

Cooperation & Leadership

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure cohesion of all conceptual, technical, visual and narrative elements,

• Supporting designers in delivering high quality features that enhance game’s vision,

• Working with tech team to evolve technology and ensure that it supports game direction,

• Resolving creative and technical roadblocks,

• Hands-on attitude while using tools and leading all teams by example.

Feedback

• Regularly play the game for feedback and quality control purposes,

• Support team members in feature development and provide mentoring and constructive feedback to reach quality.

Market research

• Anticipate technological advances and stay informed of market trends to evolve our production processes and define best practices, and share them with our studios,

• Aligning the creative vision with the project's business goals and target audience expectations.

• Following market trends to update the production processes and our best practices.

Requirements

What will help you succeed in this role?

• At least 7 years of experience with a focus on design, art or creative direction,

  • Experience in game design will be a big plus and advantage,

• Experience as Game Director, Creative Director, Design Lead/Director or Art Director/Lead,

• Experience in leading teams with size of at least 20 developers,

• Experience with prototyping and shipping games using Unreal Engine and knowledge of its limitations,

• Very good knowledge of both Polish and English (minimum B2 level),

• Understanding of our approach - meaningful entertainment & relatable games

  • Proven experience in working on games with similar approach will be a big plus and advantage

• Mindset & Attitude

  • Towards creative work: Innovative, creative, curiosity

  • Towards people: empathetic, collaborative

  • Toward project: problem solving, critical thinking, strong adaptability;

• Ability to examine data and draw meaningful conclusions;

• Very good communication, organizational, interpersonal and mentoring skills,

• Deep understanding of the gamedev market & current trends and a strong passion for video games.

What we offer?

• Health and Wellness

  • psychological support/care

  • private medical package

  • Multisport

• Development

  • team training budget

  • in-office library

• Our office

  • near Metro Stadion Narodowy and Dworzec Wschodni stations

  • dog-friendly

  • in-house gym

  • no dress code

  • car and bike parking

  • chill zone

  • video, board and arcade games

• Working conditions

  • flexible working hours

  • hybrid work (3 days from office, 2 days from home + additional pool of remote days per year)

  • 20 or 26 days of fully-paid holiday leave

  • international working environment

• Fair compensation

  • attractive bonus system - annual bonus, motivation programme

  • transparent salary brackets

• Events and more

  • attendance in game dev events

  • relocation budget for candidates from abroad

  • referral program

  • annual company events

  • merch/swag

  • preferential loans