Game Director (Unannounced Project)

11 bit studios; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 320,000 - 460,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health package

Private medical package

Multisport

Team training budget

In-office library

Near Metro Stadion Narodowy and Dworz.

Dog-friendly office

In-house gym

No dress code

Car and bike parking

Chill zone

Video, board and arcade games

Flexible working hours

Hybrid work (3 days in office, 2 from/

Job summary

11 bit studios in Warsaw is seeking a Senior Game Director to own the game direction from concept through release, delivering a high-quality, commercially successful player experience. You will collaborate with creative leadership, define the vision, and translate it into design mechanics and systems.

Leading multi-disciplinary teams, prototyping and addressing technical constraints, you will align with the CCO/CPO on production vision while maintaining flexibility in a hybrid Warsaw office

Qualifications

• At least 7 years of experience focusing on design, art or creative direction.
• Experience in game design is a big plus and advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Own the game's direction from concept to release with accountability for player experience and commercial success.
• Collaborate with creative leadership and management to define vision and unify team direction.
• Translate creative vision into design mechanics, systems and full player experience.
• Lead and mentor cross-functional teams, including a 20+ developer group.
• Prototype, iterate, and resolve creative and technical roadblocks to meet deadlines.
• Work with production to review budgets, schedules and best practices.

Skills

Game design

Creative direction

Team leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Tools

Unreal Engine

Job description

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 fulfil 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.

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