Lead Designer

By Tawny on June 3, 2009

JobID: BE587767

Location: Washington

JobTitle: Lead Designer

Salary: $90,000 – 110,000

Job Description:

(Job ID BE587767) As the Lead Designer, you will report to the Executive Producer and work directly with the Creative Director, Art Director, and Technical Lead to develop successful development plans. You must be able to manage and lead a team of designers to produce award winning next generation content, enjoy working in a highly collaborative environment, and value well thought out processes and schedules. The Lead Designer is responsible for directing the design team in the creations of all level design and core gameplay features, from concept to completion, and all associated design pipelines. You must possess excellent organizational skills, strong managerial and leadership skills, and have demonstrated exceptional technical skills while in a similar role on at least one AAA Next Gen console game.

Responsibilities:

will lead a design team through the various stages of development and ensure the quality of the content produced in each functional area will define new standards in the industry
will collaborate with the other leads to find production solutions that uphold the vision of the game and adhere to established technical requirements
will work with the producers to develop solid schedules and production plans
will contribute innovative and original ideas towards all aspects of game production and development
will work with the leads to define and implement solid production pipelines
will manage and mentor the design team
will report to Executive Producer

Qualifications:

must have 7+ years of gaming industry experience in a design leadership function
must gave experience with multiple design production disciplines i.e. creating and maintaining design documents, level layout, story integration, core gameplay and balance etc
must have proven ability to produce and direct the production of award winning next generation content
must have demonstrated ability to be proactive and self motivated, work without direct supervision, and present the work of the team and the project in a professional manner
must be capable of balancing a project’s creative and technical design requirements within schedule and staff limitations
must have demonstrated ability to integrate the creative and technical design processes while ensuring that high production values are never compromised
must be able to collaborate with the other leads to achieve solutions that work for all disciplines
must have passion for making the highest quality games
should have experience using UE3

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