Game Director (Unannounced Project)

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 fulfill 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