Director of Gameplay Features (Game Design)

What you will do:

• Lead the team that owns the gameplay features for the player and bring it to a level that sets a new standard of quality.
• Manage the design of all moment-to-moment gameplay features, ideating on new experiences while simultaneously overseeing design of others.
• Envision and direct designs for gameplay features that establish the ability to sustain a large live-operated adventure game
• Work from end-to-end in an iterative process, starting at the earliest feature concepts and moving through to directing designers in final implementation and iteration.
• Follow a design thinking methodology to understand player needs, ideate, and propose design solutions that effectively meet player and business goals.
• Understand our audience at a deep, empathetic level, and formulate solutions that respond to the needs of various player segments.
• Partner with Directors of Content, UX, Product, Art, and Engineering to create an amazing play experience.
• Understand game engine and performance boundaries, and propose creative solutions that work within them.
• Ensure a culture of top-quality specification for all relevant design documentation.
• Inspire, empower, grow and directly manage a team of game designers to produce the best possible quality of moment-to-moment gameplay
• Create and promote design processes that deliver the best play experiences by empowering developers to solve critical problems

What you will need: 

• 5+ years of game design leadership on a major multiplayer Adventure game, action RPG, or MMORPG
• 5+ years of experience in game design leadership
• 5+ years of experience managing the performance and results of other designers at an organizational level
• Minimum 10 years working on shipped new or live game products 
• Minimum 3 years designing for Free to Play
• Minimum 3 years of experience designing for a mobile game.
• Experience iterating on ideas in the early phases of development, in a tightly collaborative environment, as well as working on production or live-operated games
• Demonstrated ability to define and ensure standards of excellence in design documentation

Bonus Points:

• Experience working on major IP, navigating the competing pressures of player expectations and the need to innovate
• Experience on cross-platform products, and console / PC games