Game Director (Unannounced Project)

Ownership & Vision

• Taking ownership and developing the game direction,

• Owning the game's trajectory from first concept & prototypes to market & release, taking full accountability for the delivery of a high-quality, enjoyable & positive player experience with commercial success,

• Work with creative leadership and members of the management team to define the game and unify visions,

• Delivering guidelines, mandates to the team to design specific gameplay features,

• Translating the creative vision into design mechanics, systems and whole player experience,

• Ensuring that all elements work together to fulfill the vision,

• Manage various creative ideation steps from pitching ideas to rapid prototyping,

• Adapting to technical & production constraints and readjusting design direction if needed,

• Ensuring strong alignment with the CCO and CPO on the creative and production vision.

Production

• Reviewing and debating budgets & schedules with the producers,

• Working with production team to set the best direction and track the progress during game production,

• Supporting best practices through the production process.

Cooperation & Leadership

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure cohesion of all conceptual, technical, visual and narrative elements,

• Supporting designers in delivering high quality features that enhance game’s vision,

• Working with tech team to evolve technology and ensure that it supports game direction,

• Resolving creative and technical roadblocks,

• Hands-on attitude while using tools and leading all teams by example.

Feedback

• Regularly play the game for feedback and quality control purposes,

• Support team members in feature development and provide mentoring and constructive feedback to reach quality.

Market research

• Anticipate technological advances and stay informed of market trends to evolve our production processes and define best practices, and share them with our studios,

• Aligning the creative vision with the project's business goals and target audience expectations.

• Following market trends to update the production processes and our best practices.