Studio: Iron Galaxy Studios
Job Opening: Head of Game Design
Location: Orlando (FL), Chicago (IL), or Nashville (TN), United States
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Oversee design deployment to meet project needs and find the best fit for employees
- Champion pay parity on the design team through annual salary adjustments
- Evaluate and track team member performance year to year, providing holistic assessments on a periodic basis
- Understand, elevate, and develop the skills of Iron Galaxy’s design organization
- Create, manage, and enforce design budgets with our Product Development Team
- Direct the hiring, training, and onboarding process for the design team
- Supervise and implement repeatable design processes
- Mitigate and resolve conflict, both from external and internal forces affecting team dynamic, deliverables, and/or quality of work
- Clearly articulate the vision and/or design of the product to external partners
- Evangelize the creative process and empower others in the company to participate
Qualifications & Skills:
- 10+ years of professional experience designing games
- 5+ years in a lead or management role
- Managed the design of at least 1 AAA game
- Excellent interpersonal and motivational skills
- Ability to work well and create consensus within a larger design team
- Outstanding communication/presentation skills that sell the vision to fellow team members, product management, and external partners
- Experience providing honest feedback while being sensitive to an individual’s work
- Highly organized and detail-focused with great time management skills
- Hands-on experience with industry-standard engines
Bonus Points:
- Experienced designer with aspirations to join the management team
- A production-minded designer that has transcended their craft
- Game developer with a passion for project management
- You’re a natural learner that loves mentoring talent
- You get satisfaction from the success of others
