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Company Overview

WarnerMedia is a leading media and entertainment company that creates and distributes premium and popular content from a diverse array of talented storytellers and journalists to global audiences through its consumer brands including: HBO, HBO Max, Warner Bros., TNT, TBS, truTV, CNN, DC Entertainment, New Line, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, Turner Classic Movies and others.

Business Unit Overview

The creative team that brought Mortal Kombat and Injustice to life is now NetherRealm Studios, part of the Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment family. With over 20 years of creation under our belts, NetherRealm’s mission remains the same; to create cutting edge entertainment and deliver industry leading tech, game art and overall gaming experiences. NetherRealm Studios is a collaborative and creative environment, constantly striving to up the ante on what is possible in interactive entertainment. We encompass the best of both worlds – a team of dedicated professionals with years of experience, who are also at the forefront of an industry taking over the entertainment landscape. The passion and energy that made Mortal Kombat a reality is still on display every day in our offices, our hallways and most definitely the studio’s arcade room!

Opportunity Overview

The Job

NetherRealm Studios, a division of WB Games Inc, and developers of Mortal Kombat and Injustice, seeks a Design Manager to be responsible for managing the internal design team as they work to realize the game design vision crafted by the Creative Director and our Advanced Designers. This position will work closely with our design team and our production team in advancing and optimizing our design process in order to develop game content within the constraints of the game development cycle. The Design Manager will focus both on ensuring the production sensibilities of schedule while supporting the creative expectations of the game.

The ideal candidate has previously managed internal game design teams that have shipped multiple successful games both on Console and in the Mobile space.

The Daily

  • Work closely with the design team to coordinate creation and maintenance of design documentation to help communicate outward design expectations and requirements.
  • Ensure successful implementation of features against creative goals and production deadlines.
  • Manage the design schedule, in coordination with the scheduling producer and LIVE producer.
  • Clearly define all design workflows, communicate documented processes, and collaborate with production on the implementation of these processes.
  • Act as the primary liaison between the design team and other disciplines, and ensures clear bi-directional communications.
  • Act as mentor and motivator to the internal design team, supporting both personal and department growth.

The Essentials

  • A minimum of a bachelor's degree (or equivalent work experience)
  • The ideal candidate will have worked in both a design role and a project management role on at least one game project (each) from inception to completion and ship.
  • He/she will have written design documents and maintained them during game development on at least one game project.
  • He/she will have experience with a LIVE game cycle, with at least one full year of supporting a game once LIVE.
  • Minimum of 6+ years in game development, with at least 3+ years in a management role.
  • Excellent communication skills required, both written and verbal.
  • Excellent organizational skills, including both strong skills in prioritization and multitasking.
  • Strong conflict resolution and mediation skills.
  • Strong leadership and mentoring skills.
  • Scripting/coding knowledge, sufficient to understand script-heavy design processes.
  • Requires a self-starter with high level of initiative and proactivity.
  • Positive attitude and collaborative approach to problem solving.

Warner Media, LLC and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.