Lead Game Designer (PC, Console)

What are you working on?

• Genres: Shooter
• Platforms: PC, Console

For which tasks (responsibilities)?

We are Games Factory Talents - we help Talents from all over the world to land a dream job at a Games studio in Europe or remotely.

Our client - Arctic7 studio - is looking for a Lead Game Designer who is passionate and experienced with First Person Shooter games. You can work remotely or from Podgorica, Montenegro.

In this role you will plan, structure, and lead efforts for a game’s mechanics, theories and other areas of design as well as managing a design team while inspiring the dev team with your proactive and outstanding knowledge of game design and development.

Arctic7 is a premium-game focused codev company, hiring for their studio in Montenegro. You will work in close collaboration with strong executive and management team, previously worked on titles as Rainbow 6 Siege, Assassin’s Creed, Saints Raw, Halo.

Responsibilities:

• Create solid FPS foundational design, concept and theory for the entire team to follow in both single player and multiplayer settings

• Track and plan development gates with the rest of the development team

• Echo the needs of stakeholders and creative leadership through the team

• Create core design structure for the game’s picture, specifically in documentation and monitoring its execution

• Do in-depth research and due diligence for a game, audience, partners, genre, empathy, and market impact

• Mentor dev team for game design insights and understanding of game design theory

• Drive prototyping phases with clear goals and needs

• Present game design for instruction and peer review

• Communicate with partners internally and externally to discuss game design needs.

What kind of professional are we looking for?

• 4+ years of experience working on AAA Console/PC titles with over 7 years of experience in game development

• 1+ years as a lead game designer on core games

• Ability to own game design features from conception through full production

• Proficiency in game design documentation and ability to describe game design features clearly

• Ability to manage, lead, train, and motivate a team of designers, share knowledge with the studio

• Understanding player skill level and how to plan difficulty for mass appeal

• Understanding and engagement in current gaming trends.

Nice to have:

• Having worked on a well-received game (review scores, market success) as a game designer

• Active involvement with the gaming industry: expos, blogs, tutorials, etc.

• Engagement in mods/custom content in their free time, actively pushing their horizons

• Being able to handle heavy technical workloads

• Ability to do their own artwork at a rudimentary level.

What are the conditions and bonuses?

• Remote: working from home, from any European location that is within 3 hours of the UTC +1 time zone

• Office: working primarily from Podgorica, Montenegro. Company provides relocation support.