Lead Designer, External Projects — Remote

PlaySide Studios, Ltd; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 120.000 - 170.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Paid days off

Docklands studio

Parental leave

Employee assistance

Mentoring

Social events

Zusammenfassung

PlaySide Studios is seeking a Lead Designer for its External Projects division. You will drive project vision, champion engagement, and lead a team of designers across development phases, while aligning client and studio goals.

The role supports in-studio or remote work and places emphasis on collaboration and data-informed design. The position requires strong ideation, deep game design knowledge, and a proven track record in managing complex projects within a fast-paced environment.

Qualifikationen

• Proven experience with ideation for new projects.
• Excellent understanding of game design principles with multiple years of experience as a game designer.
• Well-rounded understanding of the game development process and ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Experience in AI and/or Agentic pipelines.
• Strong client relationship building skills.
• VR/XR and/or Mobile experience would be a plus.

Aufgaben

• Manage design workflows across one or more projects, championing collaborative ideation, validation, iteration, and effective decision making.
• Devise and drive project vision that aligns with business goals, client goals, scope constraints, and market expectations.
• Lead a team of generalist and specialist designers across all development phases, ensuring quality outcomes in pre-production, production, and live-ops.
• Drive collaboration and communications across all team levels and disciplines, ensuring buy-in and alignment from clients and internal stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to utilize data for game tuning and inform design decisions, making recommendations based on risk, scope, and value.
• Oversee prototyping, ensure regular feedback, and support the pitching of new ideas within the studio's framework.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, growth, and multidisciplinary partnership within the design team.
• This role can be in studio or remote.

Kenntnisse

Ideation

Game design

Stakeholder alignment

Team leadership

VR/XR experience

Mobile games

Client relations

AI pipelines

Jobbeschreibung

PlaySide Studios is seeking a Lead Designer for its External Projects division. You will drive project vision, champion engagement, and lead a team of designers across development phases, while aligning client and studio goals.

The role supports in-studio or remote work and places emphasis on collaboration and data-informed design. The position requires strong ideation, deep game design knowledge, and a proven track record in managing complex projects within a fast-paced environment.