Associate Design Director: Gameplay & Systems Lead

Nbcuniversal Media, LLC; Montreal; Presencial; CAD 90.000 - 140.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

NBCUniversal in Montreal is seeking an Associate Design Director to guide and coordinate design across pillars, partnering with the Design Director to shape gameplay vision. You’ll ensure alignment among Production, Engineering, Art, UX, and other teams while mentoring designers and maintaining clear design documentation.

The role requires strong game design experience on AAA or high-quality indie projects, excellent leadership, and a deep understanding of gameplay systems.

Formación

• Strong experience in game design on AAA or high-quality indie productions.
• Experience leading or coordinating multidisciplinary teams or large gameplay initiatives.
• Strong understanding of gameplay systems, player experience, progression, systemic design, and production realities.
• Strong organizational and communication skills, with the ability to align multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Ability to balance creative vision with practical production constraints and technical feasibility.
• Strong knowledge of Unreal Engine 5 and Blueprint scripting workflows.
• Comfortable operating across multiple gameplay domains, features, and team structures.
• Experience collaborating closely with Design, Production, Engineering, Art, and UX leadership.
• Ability to make informed moment-to-moment decisions while maintaining alignment with broader project goals.

Responsabilidades

• As Associate Design Director, you will support the Design Director in driving the execution, alignment, and day-to-day coordination of the project’s design vision across pillars and disciplines.
• Partner closely with the Design Director to support the execution and communication of the overall gameplay and player experience vision.
• Maintain visibility across multiple pillars, strike teams, and cross-disciplinary initiatives to help ensure alignment and consistency.
• Help drive follow-up, coordination, and resolution of cross-team design topics and dependencies.
• Support design decision-making on gameplay systems, player experience, workflows, and feature implementation.
• Collaborate closely with Production, Engineering, Art, UX, Animation, Audio, and other disciplines to ensure alignment between creative goals and execution realities.
• Help identify risks, blockers, communication gaps, and production challenges, and proactively work toward solutions.
• Mentor and support designers across the team by providing feedback, guidance, and design oversight.
• Ensure documentation, communication, and design intentions remain clear and actionable across teams.
• Contribute to reviews, playtests, iteration, and feature evaluations to help maintain quality and consistency across the experience.
• Help maintain consistency between long-term vision, short-term priorities, and day-to-day execution.

Conocimientos

Gameplay design

Team leadership

Systems design

Communication

Production constraints

Blueprint scripting

Herramientas

Unreal Engine 5

Blueprint scripting

Descripción del empleo

NBCUniversal in Montreal is seeking an Associate Design Director to guide and coordinate design across pillars, partnering with the Design Director to shape gameplay vision. You’ll ensure alignment among Production, Engineering, Art, UX, and other teams while mentoring designers and maintaining clear design documentation.

The role requires strong game design experience on AAA or high-quality indie projects, excellent leadership, and a deep understanding of gameplay systems.