Lead Game Designer (f/m/d)

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  "id": "2127006",
  "name": "Lead Game Designer (f/m/d)",
  "office": "München",
  "keywords": [],
  "schedule": "full-time",
  "createdAt": "2025-05-23T11:06:50+00:00",
  "seniority": "experienced",
  "department": "Game Design 38",
  "occupation": "creative_direction_and_lead",
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  "employmentType": "permanent",
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    {
      "name": "Your role:",
      "value": "As a Lead Game Designer, you will spearhead the creative vision and design execution for our projects. You will manage a team of designers, define workflows, and ensure alignment with project goals, contributing directly to the success of our games."
    },
    {
      "name": "The kind of stuff you`ll be doing:",
      "value": "<ul><li>Collaborate closely with the Design Director and the Project Owner (or Creative Producer) to define and uphold the creative vision of the game. </li><li>Take ownership of the design pipeline, ensuring quality, consistency, and timely delivery of design deliverables. </li><li>Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of game and level designers to achieve their best work. </li><li>Define and document core game systems, mechanics, and features, ensuring they align with gameplay goals. </li><li>Oversee and iterate on game systems through player feedback, playtesting, and internal reviews. </li><li>Work closely with cross-disciplinary teams, including artists, writers, and engineers, to bring the game to life.</li><li>Review and provide constructive feedback on design documents, prototypes, and ingame implementations. </li><li>Conduct competitor analysis and stay updated on industry trends to ensure innovation and relevance.</li></ul>"
    },
    {
      "name": "Who are we looking for:",
      "value": "<ul><li>8+ years of experience in Game Design, including 3+ years in a leadership role. </li><li>Proven track record of working on at least 2 shipped titles, ideally including AA or AAA console or PC games. </li><li>Expertise in gameplay, systems, and mechanics design, with experience leading teams on projects with complex requirements. </li><li>Hands-on experience with Unreal Engine and familiarity with tools like Photoshop or other 2D/3D design software. </li><li>A deep passion for gaming and an analytical mindset to learn from and improve upon industry best practices. </li><li>Strong understanding of UX/UI principles and how they impact player experience. </li><li>Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.</li><li>Stays composed and productive under shifting priorities, tight deadlines, and creative setbacks. Is able to translate ambiguity into clear next steps for the team rather than passing pressure downward.</li><li>Delivers consistent design output across long production cycles, balancing iteration and polish with the discipline to ship on time and within scope.</li><li>Leads designers through difficult phases (crunch risks, scope cuts, direction changes, playtest feedback) while protecting team morale, focus, and creative confidence.</li><li>Gives and receives feedback with directness and care. Holds the quality bar without bruising relationships across different departments like design, art, programming, and production.</li><li>Communicates progress proactively, and surfaces problems early with proposed solutions, and if needed through escalations.</li><li>Builds credibility with peers and leadership by making reasoning transparent, explains design decisions in terms of player value, project goals, and trade-offs others can engage with.</li><li>Maintains perspective during conflict or criticism, separating the work from the person, and keeps the conversation focused on what's best for the game.</li><li>A motivational leadership style, fostering a culture of creativity, collaboration, and continuous improvement.</li></ul>"
    },
    {
      "name": "Additional responsibilities:",
      "value": "<ul><li>Collaborate on high-level pitches and presentations to secure buy-in from stakeholders. </li><li>Work with narrative teams to ensure missions and scenarios align with the overarching narrative and world-building. </li><li>Create and implement strategies for team development, including growth plans for junior and mid-level designers. </li><li>Ensure that team workflows and pipelines are efficient, scalable, and welldocumented.</li></ul>"
    },
    {
      "name": "The ideal candidate also has one more of the following:",
      "value": "<ul><li>Experience designing open-world systems or working on fighting/combat gameplay. </li><li>A strong eye for cinematic direction and narrative design, including story arcs and dialogue writing. </li><li>Ability to conceptualize and implement world-building, lore, and immersive game elements. </li><li>Prior experience in roles requiring collaboration with technical departments on tools and pipeline improvements. </li></ul>"
    },
    {
      "name": "You are:",
      "value": "<ul><li>A natural leader who can motivate and inspire a team through passion, communication, and mentorship.</li><li>Highly organized and able to juggle multiple priorities and projects effectively.</li><li>Open to critique and adept at giving constructive feedback. </li><li>Adaptable and eager to learn new tools and approaches. </li><li>Driven to create exceptional player experiences through innovation and collaboration.</li></ul>"
    },
    {
      "name": "What we offer:",
      "value": "<ul><li>A welcoming and creative workplace</li><li>A 38-hour workweek, ensuring a healthy work-life balance. </li><li>Flexible remote work options tailored to individual needs. </li><li>Perks like free drinks, a weekly organic fruit basket.  </li><li>Monthly credit card top-up of €50 and a lunch subsidy (available for employees based in Germany, after the probation period). </li><li>Public transport ticket coverage (only for employees working in Munich). </li></ul>"
    }
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  "occupationCategory": "creative_and_design",
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