Lead Designer - Helsinki, Finland

As the Lead Designer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the design team and design of our upcoming game. You will lead a team of passionate and skilled game designers, guiding them through the development process. Your creativity, strategic thinking, and technical expertise will be instrumental in delivering a high-quality game.

Responsibilities

• Lead brainstorming sessions and collaborate with the wider game team to generate designs.

• Develop and communicate a clear, cohesive design vision that aligns with the overall game vision.

• Provide direction and mentorship to a team of designers.

• Oversee and guide the design process, ensuring that each element contributes to the game vision.

• Create and maintain design documents.

• Communicate designs and decisions to cross-functional teams, fostering alignment and collaboration.

• Lead the development of prototypes, validating and iterating on designs.

• Collaborate closely with the development team to implement, test, and refine features and content throughout development.

• With the Product team, conduct player research and analyze feedback, informing design decisions to enhance the player experience.

• Stay informed of industry trends and competitor games, ensuring the game remains innovative and competitive.

• Work closely with QA teams to identify and address design-related issues, ensuring a polished and bug-free experience.
  

Requirements

• 8+ years of design experience, including 3+ years in a managerial role.

• In-depth understanding of action games and comprehensive knowledge across all stages of live game development and operations.

• Proven track record of successfully shipping at least one action game.

• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

• Combines a creative mindset with strong analytical abilities.

• Collaborative nature with a commitment to delivering exceptional leadership experiences to the team.
  

The ideal candidate will also have

• A passion for game design and possesses a deep love for video games.
  

Why join us?

Although we’re a new company, we’re committed to making this a great place to work, so this is only the beginning of our benefits:

• Annual bonus

• Paid lunches

• Budget towards commuting costs

• Gym or sporting subscription to spend as you wish

• Home internet or mobile data plan provided

• Educational budget: for language learning, self-training, attending conferences, buying games and books etc

• Financial and practical assistance with relocation through our relocation partner and a relocation budget

• Twice yearly off-sites, this year we held one in Berlin and one in Helsinki

• PBG - Pizza, beer and games on the last Friday of every month

• 30 days holiday plus additional days from Christmas and New Year

• Discounts on PlayStation products and games
  

We're an equal-opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.