Franchise Design Director

Multiple shipped titles, including at least one shipped in a design leadership role (Lead, Principal, Design Director or equivalent)

A proven track record of growing designers. You've built and run structured development for a design team, whether that's competency frameworks, career progression, onboarding or mentoring, and you can show what changed as a result

Experience developing designers who came into design from other disciplines, and a clear view of how to build formal training that makes good instincts repeatable and teachable

A track record of raising a hiring bar: you have designed and calibrated interview processes for design roles and attracted senior design talent to a studio

Demonstrate a passion for all things game design and a keen interest in games development overall

You have broad knowledge of games across platforms and genres, and an ongoing desire to learn about the craft. You play everything

You have a strong understanding of player motivation and what makes gamers tick

You treat design as a craft that is both art and science — something that can be understood, taught and improved, and you apply that knowledge and curiosity to any genre you work in.

You have a clear, well-articulated design philosophy and can explain how it shapes your practice.

You are constantly up to date on trends in the games industry and in entertainment more broadly

You play analytically. You can explain why a game works, not just whether you liked it, and you can build deep knowledge of the Total War series quickly.

Attention to detail and a passion for making quality products

Self-motivated, focussed, and consistently delivers high-quality work

A strong communicator who writes clearly and succinctly

A constructive approach to complex problem solving and teamwork

You have a high quality bar and a need to drive excellence in your craft and in the work of those around you. When something isn’t good enough, you can coach, mentor, and explain why that’s so.

You can drive consensus and navigate teams to the best outcomes. You always work to build bridges, and you let the best idea win regardless of where it came from.

Accountability is critical for yourself and others. You demonstrate accountability and you require it of others around you.

Confident working with data and spreadsheets to interrogate design decisions

Modding experience

VB, C++, Python, Art skills, Writing skills

Experience working on strategy titles

Experience working on design tools

Experience of using metrics to improve design

Critical thinking training

Experience of formal design education, teaching or academic training in design or a related discipline

Experience working with IP holders

An interest in history