Design Director

Foundry 42 Ltd. Uk; Manchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Cloud Imperium Games in Manchester is seeking a Design Director to lead the design vision for Star Citizen and Squadron 42. You will work with other directors and the Senior Game Director to maintain high design standards and push creative boundaries.

You will hire, mentor and manage senior design staff, guide priority changes, and collaborate with sound, art, UI/UX and engineering to deliver a compelling player experience.

Qualifications

• A proven background in a Design Leadership position and shipped AAA content.
• Capability to build and grow a highly effective creative team through all stages of development.
• Experience in identifying technical and developmental risks and obstacles, creating innovative solutions.
• Ability to create and optimize design pipelines and workflows.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside the other directors and the Senior Game Director to maintain the high standards of Design needs for Star Citizen and Squadron 42.
• Develop new approaches to Design that push the boundaries of the Star Citizen universe.
• Hire, mentor and manage senior members of the Design Team, helping them to refine their skills and career paths.
• Guide the team through priority changes and gameplay iteration, updating goals and maintaining focus and team morale.
• Collaborate with other departments including sound, artists, UI/UX and engineering to ensure a great player experience.
• Work directly with production to ensure schedules and plans meet business and project needs.

Skills

Design leadership

Team building

Creative direction

Mentoring

Tools

Design pipelines

Workflow optimization

Job description

Cloud ImperiumGamesis looking for a talentedDesign DirectortoberesponsibleforleadingtheDesign VisionforStar Citizenand/orSquadron 42in ourManchesterstudio.

Founded in 2012, Cloud Imperium Games createscutting-edgevideogames that defy expectations.We’recurrently developing Star Citizen, a record breaking multiplayer online space sim, and Squadron 42, cinematic single-player adventure set in the same universe. Join us as we break boundaries and make videogame history.

This role requires a dedicated and dynamic individual who can excel as acreativedesigner,contentarchitectandmotivationalteam leader.As a creative, theDesign Directorcollaborates with Game and Creative directiontoprovide both inspiration andhigh-leveldirectionfor newexperiences thatcomplementtheestablished themes, settings, narrativeframeworkand gameplay systemsof the project.As an architect, the design Director ensures that content is builtto standardsand workstodefinereliableworkflows within theframework ofexistinggame systems. As a team leader the Design Directorbuilds and curates a professional cohort thattakes initiative, drives innovation,communicatesclearlyand executes development withcare anddistinction.

What does a Design Director at CIG do?

Work alongside theother directors and the Senior Game Directortomaintainthehigh standardsofDesignneeds for Star Citizen and Squadron 42.

Developnew approachestoDesignthat push theboundariesof the Star Citizen universe.

Hire,mentorand manageseniormembers of theDesignTeam, helping them to refine their skills,move along their career pathsand build up the teams under them.

Guide theteamthroughprioritychangesandgameplay iteration,updating goals andmaintainingfocus and team morale.

Collaborate withother departments including sound,artists,UI/UXand engineersto ensurea greatplayerexperience

• Work directly with production to ensure that schedules and plans meet businessand project needs.

What do we expect from our Design Director?

A provenbackgroundina DesignLeadershippositionand shipped AAA content.

Capability to build and grow a highly effective creative team through all stages of development.

Experience inidentifyingtechnical and developmental risks and obstacles,creating innovative solutions to overcome them while promoting new and innovative ways of working.

• Ability to create andoptimizedesignpipelines and workflows.

Diversity Statement

CIG is a global company, staunchly committed to cultivating a culture and workplace that celebrates all backgrounds, lifestyles, and perspectives. Together, we are creating a space where authentic recognition, appreciation, and understanding of the importance of diversity is fostered by everyone. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strive to build a team thatrepresentsallwalks of life, and we want every employee to bring all the things that make them unique to the work environment. The universe is as vast and varied as the people in it, andit’sour differences that make it special.