Senior Game Development Leader

2 weeks ago

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia beBeeDesign Full time $120,000 - $150,000

As a seasoned Design Director, you will lead our game development team and collaborate with the Studio Manager and Designers to drive innovation and growth. Your responsibilities include overseeing the Design Team, ensuring they have the necessary resources to excel, and fostering strong collaboration and communication among team members.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead and represent the design team within the studio's leadership group.
  • Ensure designers' voices are heard and considered in decision-making.
  • Foster a safe, creative, and collaborative team culture.
People Management & Development
  • Conduct regular check-ins with designers to monitor well-being, workload, and growth.
  • Set clear expectations, responsibilities, and goals for each team member.
  • Provide constructive feedback and coaching to support professional development.
  • Identify training opportunities, workshops, or mentoring to upskill the team.
Performance & Evaluation
  • Evaluate designers' performance fairly and transparently.
  • Align evaluations with studio expectations, values, and project needs.
  • Address underperformance with support plans, while recognizing and rewarding excellence.
Process & Collaboration
  • Embrace scrum team-based project leading, where each designer is part of their own team/pod and fosters collaboration with other disciplines (art, tech, etc.)
  • Ensure consistent design practices, documentation standards, and workflows.
Qualifications
  • Experience as a Lead Game Designer with a background in AAA titles.
  • Proven experience building and leading teams through full production cycles.
  • Proven experience pitching and working with clients to develop the vision, then collaborating with the leadership team, game designers, game programmers, and artists to bring that vision to fruition.
  • Comfortable working within a fast-moving multi-disciplinary team in a Management or Director level role.
Benefits
  • Opportunity to work on high-quality gaming experiences for millions of players worldwide.
  • Relaxation space and massage chair.
  • Access to employee mental health assistance.
  • Additional leave including birthday, Christmas, and women's health leave.
  • Free coffee from a commercial espresso machine, daily snacks, and a light breakfast.
  • Social Friday drinks with friendly game tournaments.
  • Referral program with generous bonuses.
  • Awesome Gameloft-themed merchandise.

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