Studio: WhiteMoon Dreams
Job Opening: Game Director
Location: South Pasadena, CA, USA / Remote
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Direct all aspects of game development, applying critical thinking and imagination to engineer exceptional player experience, quality, storytelling, genre resonance, and representation in the game
- Identify market opportunities and player needs, create a product pitch, and work with the team to greenlight the project
- Working with the Technical Directors and Executive Producer, develop and maintain clear frameworks and rituals for quality measurement, feedback resolution, and game iteration
- Ensure key game pillars and features enable the strategic vision of the game
- Work closely with the Chief Creative Officer and Art Director to craft and communicate a compelling vision
- Ensure that the game choices further the strategic vision for the game and are in keeping with our studio strategy and values
- Lead a multi-disciplinary development team
- Be the main point of communication for the game, including clearly and compellingly representing the game to internal and external stakeholders
- Identify the needs and desires of players and evolve the game to provide an epic player experience
- Work with the Producer Team to determine and monitor the production priorities, scope, team resource needs, and modifications
- Define the design methods appropriate to the project and communicate those with the team
Qualifications & Skills:
- 8+ years of game development experience
- 5+ years in a leadership role in internal game development
- 2+ AAA shipped titles, with at least one from concept to ship
- Deep understanding of games and multiple game genres
- Experience building, leading, and mentoring cross-disciplinary teams
- Competency in one or more coding languages (C++, C#)
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills with leadership and conflict resolution skills
- Experience with Unreal Engine 4 and multiplayer implementation patterns
- Experience developing games in action, fantasy, or horror genres
- Passion for cooperative and competitive multiplayer games
