Lead Game Designer

Job Description

As Lead Game Designer you will act in a project leadership capacity to solve problems that affect production's objectives with regards to Game Design. You are responsible for building design teams, co-dev connections and collaboration.

We are looking for a highly talented, motivated, and experienced person to work with us on XDefiant, a new multiplatform online multiplayer action game based in our San Francisco studio. XDefiant is a free-to-play, fast-paced arena shooter that combines intense combat with personalized loadouts and specialized factions, as teams of gunfighters battle for domination.

You'll also be part of the diverse Ubisoft San Francisco team. We embrace a variety of work situations based on what is best for the team, and we welcome people working in our SF office, remotely within the continental US, or some combination of the two. We put a priority on supporting our team members and what makes them happiest and most productive.

WHAT YOU'LL DO
• As Lead Game Designer you will plan, detail, and supervise directly the work of Game Designers within your purview, with the goal of developing and delivering a new IP of exceptional quality
• You will actively participate in the creation and the development of the Game Design, working closely with the Game Director & Creative Director
• Your role has a major emphasis on people management, creativity, communication, problem solving and mitigation
• Understand the player's needs and ensure the items developed by the team contribute to an engaging player experience
• Analyze Game Design workload vs production capacity, and work with the senior production team to establish a work schedule and priorities for the Game Design team that is in keeping with the project goals and timeline
• Review Design distribution and work performance of the Game Design team
• Communicate to the Game Design team the objectives, strategies, and high-level information related to the project. Offer full visibility on the progress and development of the game and others job families to the Design Team, and communicate Game Design progress and decision-making widely across the production to ensure full visibility & strong alignment between job families
• Actively participate in the decision-making process with project management and directorship, and oversee the necessary adjustments to ensure the Game Design team can deliver on expectations in a manner that will failsafe team health and player experience
• Supervise and provide clear and structured documents to the project, that clarifies the game design and gameplay, and allows the team to work on productive tasks (game systems, game mode, behaviour, AI, +)
• Provide performance appraisals for your Game Design reports, and feedback on all members of the Game Design team
• Manage conflicts that arise within your team members
• Actively participate in recruitment of future team members
• Create a positive work environment that will impact team motivation and performance

Qualifications

WHAT YOU'LL BRING
• Excellent knowledge in Game Design and Production. Exposure to Project Management is a great plus
• Large experience working on AAA titles, current and next-generation console
• Prior experience in leading a team will be advantageous
• Experience in multiplayer design for PC or console games
• Methodology and problem solving ability and with a focus on multiplayer systems
• Highly organized, analytical, with good management and planning skills
• Team player, with good flexibility.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-dy9owm-3-19-27-178-42 in your application.