Design Director

A Design Director opportunity is available for an experienced professional to join our client’s team in Boston, Massachusetts, on a permanent basis. This role involves leading and mentoring a team of designers to create a compelling AAA multiplayer experience within The Witcher universe. The ideal candidate will guide the design vision, foster a collaborative team culture, and deliver engaging, replayable gameplay experiences.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Manage a team of design leads, mentoring leadership and fostering a collaborative environment within the design department.
• Guide and manage the delivery of a compelling AAA multiplayer experience.
• Present team work effectively to both internal and external stakeholders.
• Set and communicate team goals, balancing near-term needs with long-term project objectives.
• Collaborate with other directors and shared services to coordinate development, UXR, and cross-team learning.
• Create an environment that embraces ideas and feedback from all channels, including internal developer input and external R&D findings.
• Guide the team in design excellence from concept through execution.
• Reinforce the project vision by establishing best design practices and processes.

You Have:

• A minimum of 5 years as a Lead Designer or Design Director in the games industry, preferably on AAA action or multiplayer titles with live ops components.
• Broad experience in game design, with specific expertise in 3rd person action games, multiplayer, or live operations.
• Strong leadership principles, honed through managing medium to large design teams, applied with empathy.
• At least one shipped AAA game in a leadership role.
• Creativity and curiosity, drawing inspiration from diverse experiences and inspiring the team to do the same.
• A passion for designing systems-based games that provide player agency and affect the world in meaningful ways.
• Excellent design sensibilities with an understanding of Good vs. Great and how to apply appropriate effort.
• Experience managing UXR processes and data.
• Ability to travel to Europe periodically for HQ visits.
• US work permit or citizenship.

Nice to Haves:

• Experience with Unreal 4 or Unreal 5.
• Experience with cross-project collaboration, knowledge, and tech sharing.

Years of experience and salary levels are shown purely as a guide. We will only consider applications from candidates that can demonstrate the skills or experience required for the role.

Please be aware that while we would love to respond to every application we receive, due to high numbers we cannot guarantee this. We do however appreciate any time you invest into the application and will make sure to get in touch should anything in future more closely fit your skillset.