Lead Mission Designer - Performance

Title: Lead Mission Designer – Performance

Reports to: Director Mission Design – Performance

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the Mission Design Director and the Narrative Director to understand and deliver on-screen the established vision for every mission of the game.
• Manage, supervise, and mentor the Mission Designers to deliver missions at the highest possible quality.
• Ensure that both mission flow and individual mission spaces form a cohesive and compelling experience.
• Collaborate with the Lead Game Designer to ensure that missions support the core gameplay mechanics and that they provide challenging combat and player’s expression.
• Collaborate with other Leads, including Lead World Designer, Lead Writer and Lead World Artist to ensure that all missions are immersing players in both setting and story.
• Define mission design review processes, templates, and documentation requirements.
• Identify mission design risks and propose mitigations.
• Evaluate builds and provide constructive and concrete feedbacks.
• Work closely with Production to define milestones deliverables and schedules.
• Continuously improve creative processes and best practices.
• Play the game on an ongoing basis and be a last line of defense for all mission quality issues.
• Carry out Mission Designers’ performance follow up and assessments.

Experience and qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in game development, with emphasis on Level or Mission Design.
• At least 3 shipped titles.
• Experience with AAA titles required.
• Experience in managing and providing mentorship for other designers.
• Experience from every development phase.
• Advantage: Work experience on open-world and/or narrative games.
• Advantage: Strong interest or skills for narrative and realization.

Skills:

• Be at ease in a team driven by constant improvements.
• Able to handle multiple tasks and mandates.
• Strong leadership, mentorship, and conflict resolution skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Strong understanding of development processes, workflows, and tools.
• Empathy and flexibility to create a family spirit within the Mission Design team.