At Mojang Studios, the creators of Minecraft, our purpose is to build a better world through the power of play. We enable millions to create and play together, connect people across the globe, and foster a community that is among the most active and passionate in the world.
Our community is global and incredibly diverse. When we are developing anything within our franchise, we keep this in mind. We want everyone to not only feel included in Minecraft, but also to see themselves in what we make. Our goal is for the Mojang Studios team to be as diverse as our community.
To help us create amazing things, we have built an equally amazing studio space. Situated right on the water by Söder Mälarstrand, it’s filled to the brim with all the tools, toys and inspiration required to create world-class entertainment. But of course, the people of Mojang Studios are what makes this place truly special. When you join, you’ll find yourself in the company of incredibly bright, warm, and creative individuals – all united and working toward a single goal. Come help us achieve it!
As a Game Design Manager at Mojang Studios, you will be the people manager of amazing game designers distributed in several of our teams in Stockholm. Our teams keep expanding to help realize the dream of a better Minecraft experience, a game enjoyed by over 100,000,000 players worldwide. We have big dreams for the future of Minecraft and our studio, and need your help making them happen!
As the Game Design Manager, you will be having a primary concern and responsibility for the individuals and the team dynamics across our teams. You will also be in a unique position of evangelizing great game design when providing support and tools for our projects and game design duties. In close collaboration with the Producers, Game Directors and Game Design leads, you will make sure we have the right people at the right place to ensure each individual can contribute their very best. You will build and manage the team consisting of Game Designers throughout recruitment, development, engagement and career management, while advocating and living our values.
As one of our first Game Design Managers, we will learn from your experience in how this role contributes to leveling up our organisation in the best possible way.
Some of your tasks will be
- Formal people management, for example performance and development, engagement, motivation, clarity and career direction, providing tools and resources, recruiting, coaching and feedback, as well as work environment and employee health.
- Advocate and advance modern, agile practices in production and development and help evangelize great game design and organizational practices.
- Grow a healthy, collaborative, passionate, fun and creative culture.
Requirements
- You love managing and developing people and have a track record doing it
- You are knowledgeable and passionate about Game Design.
- You have experience working with a diverse set of stakeholders and helping them understand the trade-offs to different products and decisions related to game design.
- You have experience helping game designers delivering timely, high-quality products together with them.
- You have solid experience working in an agile development environment.
- A background working in game design would be nice to have.
Leadership capabilities
We believe great leadership is the foundation in creating an environment where employees feel engaged, motivated and inspired. We want leaders with capabilities to truly foster collaboration and open communication, allowing individuals to take ownership, iterate, innovate and grow, whilst providing support, clarity, transparency, feedback and recognition. We want leaders who embody our values and make sure our employees find inspiration in who we are, and where we are going.
Studio location: Stockholm
Reports to: Studio Design Director
Employment type: Fulltime
Mojang Studios is a Microsoft-owned game developer studio based in Stockholm, Sweden. We are best known as the creators of Minecraft, and are currently working on a movie, a board game, and lots more – all within the Minecraft franchise.
