Game Director - Multiplayer Shooter Studio Lead

Sharkmob; Malmö kommun; On-site; SEK 1,100,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Sharkmob, Malmö-based game developer, is seeking an experienced Game Director to shape the gameplay vision for our multiplayer project and lead it through its next development phase. You will collaborate with the Chief Creative Officer, producers, directors, and discipline leads to translate vision into a cohesive, shippable game while balancing creativity with production realities and data.

This hands-on leadership role is on site, requiring you to lead by example, guide teams, and make

Qualifications

• Significant professional game development experience in a senior creative or leadership role.
• Experience shipping at least one multiplayer game with ownership of gameplay or direction.
• Strong ability to balance creative ambition with production realities and data.

Responsibilities

• Define and champion the game’s vision for core loop, gameplay, and meta-game.
• Lead cross-functional teams with producers, directors, and discipline leads.
• Balance PvP, PvE, and PvPvE to create meaningful, fair, and replayable sessions.
• Use analytics and playtests to identify opportunities and improve the game.
• Establish quality bars for combat, game feel, onboarding, and player experience.

Skills

Senior leadership

Multiplayer experience

Systems design

English communication

Decision making under constraints

Tools

Unreal Engine

Job description

Sharkmob, Malmö-based game developer, is seeking an experienced Game Director to shape the gameplay vision for our multiplayer project and lead it through its next development phase. You will collaborate with the Chief Creative Officer, producers, directors, and discipline leads to translate vision into a cohesive, shippable game while balancing creativity with production realities and data.

This hands-on leadership role is on site, requiring you to lead by example, guide teams, and make