This job has expired, please see additional jobs below
Lead Game Designer
Ubisoft
Abu Dhabi, , United Arab Emirates
Job Details - this job has expired, please see similar jobs below
Company Description
A Global Network of Talented People Ubisoft is 10,000 creative minds spanning 6 continents. With around 85% of its staff devoted to game development, Ubisoft has the 2nd largest in-house creative team in the world. The company’s 27 different creative studios work hand-in-hand each day to deliver rich and innovative gaming experiences that reflect the creativity and diversity of their teams.
This cross-studio collaboration model means every team member has the opportunity to participate in challenging projects based on iconic brands including Assassin's Creed®, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon®, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell®, Rabbids®, Rayman®, Watch Dogs®, Far Cry®, The Crew®, Just Dance® and more. With an expansive global distribution network, Ubisoft is also a company that stays in close contact with its local fans. To learn more, please visit: http://www.ubisoftgroup.com. Twitter : http://twitter.com/ubisoft Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/ubisoft
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
• The ideal candidate must have a deep understanding of the design process and modern.business models and must be capable of acting as an enthusiastic, persuasive voice within the team.
• In a talented team of creative people, the lead game designer must act as both creator and curator of ideas and must be able to communicate these ideas with clarity at regular intervals.
• The role will be responsible for the creation and maintenance of the game design and for ensuring the game team is able to execute on this design.
• Own the development and communication of game designs across the team.
• Know the game inside out and ensure the very highest quality standards are being met.
• Work closely with our games lab and testing teams to proactively identify design issues and develop robust, forward thinking and internally consistent solutions.
• Ensure members of the game team fully understand the design with regular synchronization points and centralized design documentation.
• Communicate major design decisions and issues with the producer, and to the team.
• Work with technical, art, audio and production leads to realize the game design vision.
• Be a hands-on member of the team, balancing and adjusting gameplay where necessary.
• Actively encourage the play testing of the game within the company to ensure it is high quality, playable and fun.
• Mentor and lead the designer’s team and act as a source of game design knowledge for the company.
Key Requirements
• Strong understanding of all aspect of game design and development
• Professional design experience on multiple shipped mobile, commercial titles
• Proven ability to design systems that leverage unusual limitations into innovative experiences
• Experience with metrics-based design
• Experience developing in a fast-passed, highly iterative and agile professional environment
• Proven ability to document and communicate design ideas
• Excellent grasp of content development tools and pipelines
• Ability to work in a small team with hands on involvement in production and development of the game
• Exceptional leadership qualities, with ability to guide and inspire large development teams
• Strong relationship-management skills
• Remarkable knowledge of the video game industry
• Should be fluent in English and should hold good communication skills to interact with various teams
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
• A passion for creating or playing games and experience with social games are preferable
Qualifications
• 8+ years in a designer role with at least 2 years in a lead position
• A Bachelor’s degree or any other relevant training or equivalent