Senior Design Director

Position: Senior Design Director )
Senior Design Director

Location:

Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Responsibilities   Senior role as an Individual Contributor, Leader of the Gameplay team, and Mentor for the design team.
Develop the vision for the Gameplay Experience in partnership with Executive Leadership.
Design and direct designs for Gameplay Systems and Subsystems, Features, Architecture and Tools.
Review designs from more junior design members of your team and the game.
Work closely with Engineers, Animators, and Artists to execute on your vision.
Evaluate progress and game quality and partner with Production to formulate and revise plans to drive execution.
Mentor members of the design team.
Directly manage members of the Gameplay Design team.
Be aware of and evaluate competition in the Marketplace.
Collaborate with the QA team to drive testing of the Gameplay Experience and drive external testing as needed.
Present the game publicly to press as we approach release.
Be a source of knowledge and experience for other team members.
Have and share opinions of the broader game experience.
Manage and contribute to positive morale and a healthy team culture.
Qualifications   Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of related experience building and delivering high quality gameplay experiences.
Shipped at least two AAA titles.
Experience writing designs and mentoring designers in the sports genre.
Experience working with Animation SEs and Animators and is familiar with animation technology (Blend techniques, Masking, Procedural Animation, etc.).
Experience designing the intelligence that translates Sporting Behaviors into AI systems.
Passion for making games.
Experience using development tools for things like tuning and debugging problems in the game.
Has a willingness to share opinions freely, and an openness to hear other opinions to consider what is best for the game.
Be a hands‑on person leading the Gameplay team.
Beneficial Qualifications   Passionate about playing and/or watching sports.
Passion for video games (not just ours).
Equal Opportunity Employer  As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform their essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us if you need reasonable accommodation.

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