Design Director – Dead by Daylight

Behaviour Interactive; Montreal; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading game development company as a Design Director for 'Dead by Daylight'. You will shape innovative gameplay experiences and lead a multidisciplinary design team. This role requires a passion for multiplayer games and a player-first mentality to enhance player engagement and drive business objectives.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Design Director or similar on a successful multiplayer game.
• Strong expertise in gameplay design and systems.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Senior Creative Director to shape the design roadmap.
• Lead design reviews and make final decisions on design choices.

Skills

Creativity

Innovation

Gameplay Design

Player Engagement

Leadership

Job description

Join to apply for the Design Director – Dead by Daylight role at Behaviour Interactive

Help shape the future of one of the most successful live games in the world. Dead by Daylight has become a global phenomenon, with millions of players and a vibrant, passionate community. At Behaviour Interactive, we’re looking for a visionary Design Director to help us take the game to the next level. If you live and breathe multiplayer meaningful gameplay experiences and are passionate about the challenges of Games-as-a-Service (GaaS), this is your chance to make a lasting impact on an iconic title.

Reporting to our Head of Production, you’ll work hand-in-hand with our Senior Creative Director to translate creative goals into compelling, innovative gameplay features and strategies. You'll own the vision for game and level design: from game modes to player progression, content and systems. You'll ensure our design execution is cohesive, impactful, and aligned with long-term goals.

The Design Director will be responsible for carefully balancing design priorities with player expectations. We want someone who can identify areas for improvement and challenge the status quo, while respecting what the players love about the game.

In this role you will :

1. Collaborate closely with the Senior Creative Director to bring his vision to life by owning the design roadmap and shape the future of Dead by Daylight.
2. Define, pitch, and communicate a clear and compelling design vision for new content, features, and game modes.
3. Be the go-to expert on how design is structured, implemented, and iterated across the entire game.
4. Inspire a multidisciplinary design team, fostering creative innovation and technical excellence across gameplay and systems.
5. Evaluate and elevate existing systems while driving new, bold ideas that enrich player engagement.
6. Champion a player-first mentality while balancing business objectives and creative ambition.
7. Mentor, support, and grow the next generation of talented game designers at Behaviour.
8. Lead key design reviews; responsible for go/no-go decisions, managing gate processes, and making final calls on high-impact design choices.

What we're looking for :

1. Proven experience as a Design Director, Game Director or Associate Design Director on a successful PC/Console live multiplayer game.
2. Strong expertise in gameplay design: from mechanics to the meta strategy, level design, systems, content pacing and player goals.
3. Video game history demonstrating solid creativity and innovation skills.
4. Deep understanding of GaaS and live operations — and what it takes to keep players coming back.
5. Demonstrated ability to pitch ideas, influence teams, and align cross-discipline stakeholders.
6. Passion for asymmetrical gameplay, and evolving multiplayer experiences.

Seniority level

• Director

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

Industries

• Computer Games