Lead Designer (Unannounced Project)

11 bit studios; Ząbki; Hybrid; PLN 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellness

Development opportunities

Office perks and facilities

Hybrid work model

Relocation support

Job summary

11 bit studios seeks a seasoned Lead Designer to steer gameplay pillars and mentor a design team in a hybrid Warsaw office. You will shape core design directions, collaborate with domain leads on practical solutions, and work with cross-functional teams on foundational systems.

Strong combat design background and proven leadership are essential. The role requires 8+ years in game design, fluency in English and Polish at B2 or higher, and the ability to document requirements and manage

Qualifications

• Experience as Lead Designer or Design Director is required.
• 8+ years of game design experience (gameplay and/or systems).
• Experience with combat design.
• Experience and very good skills in managing a design team.
• Ability to work in hybrid model in our office in Warsaw.
• Experience with indie/AA, understanding limitations, capabilities and advantages.
• Knowledge of Polish and English at B2 level or above.
• Ability to write good project documentation.
• Ability to define technical requirements.
• Ability to work within time and project constraints.
• Very good communication skills.
• Passion about games and active in the industry.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Directors to define gameplay pillars that realize the game vision.
• Collaborate with domain Leads to develop concrete solutions for development challenges.
• Lead a team of designers, providing mentoring and feedback.
• Collaborate with other teams to develop key foundational systems.
• Provide feedback to overall gameplay, combat, systems, story and level design.

Skills

Lead design/Design Director

Game design

Combat design

Team management

Documentation

Technical requirements

Bilingual English/Polish

Communication

Time management

Tools

Unreal Engine

Job description

What will you be doing on a day-to-day basis?

• Collaborate with Directors to define gameplay pillars that best realize the game vision,

• Collaborate with other domain Leads to develop concrete, actionable solutions for challenges presented by the development process,

• Lead a team of designers, providing mentoring and feedback,

• Collaborate with other teams to develop key foundational systems,

• Providing feedback to the overall gameplay, combat, systems, story and level design.

What will help you succeed in this role?

• Experience as Lead Designer or Design Director,

• 8+ years of experience in game design (gameplay and/or systems).

• Experience with combat design,

• Experience and very good skills in managing a design team,

• Ability to work in hybrid model in our office in Warsaw,

• Experience with working on indie/AA and understand their limitations, capabilities and advantages,

• Knowledge of both Polish and English at B2 level or above,

• Ability to write good project documentation,

• Ability to define technical requirements,

• Ability to work within time and project constraints,

• Very good communication skills,

• Passion about games - you’re still playing in your free time and keep up to date with our industry.

Nice to have

• Experience with Unreal Engine.

What we offer?

• Health and Wellness

  • psychological support/care

  • private medical package

  • free weekly yoga in the office

  • Multisport

• Development

  • team training budget

  • in-office library

  • English/Polish classes

• 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