Realtime Worlds is looking for an experienced Design Lead to work on a high-profile, next generation online action game. This position will have a significant impact on determining the success of APB’s release as well as post-release Live development.

Key Responsibilities

• Be a key stakeholder, along with the Studio Creative Director and Executive Producer, in driving the development and success of the APB franchise
• Lead and mentor an effective team of designers, including collaboration with in-house User Experience team
• Be a key stakeholder in the future evolution and growth of APB from a balance of pragmatism and quality-focus
• Identify and drive improvements to the Design processes, tools, and workflows
• Review and drive improvement to overall game quality and structure
• Oversee the collection, filtering, and analyzing of game feedback from various internal and external sources such as the community, publishing partners, and etc.
• Evangelize the APB Vision and evolution to the team and company at large

Experience Required

• 5+ years of professional game design, including previous design leadership experience
• 2+ years in a design leadership role for medium-to-large (15-30 personnel) design team
• At least 2 shipped AAA persistent online and/or action titles

Knowledge/Skills Required

• A positive leader who can comfortably motivate, mentor & coach direct reports.
• A strong work ethic and passion for expanding and innovating on a persistent online action game
• A structured approach to work and ability to prioritise effectively
• Ability to overcome truly unique design challenges
• Excellent written/verbal communication that succinctly communicates intent
• Able to sift through public and internal feedback from all areas to determine necessary design goals to improve APB post-release
• Able to work under pressure, managing multiple activities in an organized manner
• Ability to work closely with all disciplines and be responsive to feedback
• Strong analytical mentality/conceptual way of thinking
• Advanced understanding of game logic and problem solving
• Passion for and broad knowledge of various genres of games and an ability to critically analyze them

If you are interested in this position, please complete our recruitment questionnaire located here: Recruitment Questionnaire. Once you have completed the questionnaire, please send your CV along with any current package details to: jobs@realtimeworlds.com and include “Design Lead” in the subject line.