Location:

China, Shanghai

Department:

Game Design

Responsibilities:

• Work with the Senior Design Manager to manage the Design Department
• Collaborate with the Executive Production team on setting up new projects
• Assign designers on projects, according to the project’s specificities
• Support producers to set up design process on their projects
• Support design leads all along the project to achieve quality and maintain good working conditions
• Review deliveries to clients and improve when necessary. The Design Manager may be asked to punctually work low level
• Review project’s quality and design team’s performance; report to the Production team
• Evaluate designers’ performances and give them personal objectives to improve their performance
• Organize training, best practices, instructions and other material to grow designers
• Collaborate with HR to recruit new designers

Qualifications:

• At least 10 years in the Game Industry, in a design position
• All-around designer: has worked on systems, levels, with some experience in UI
• Basic art and code knowledge is a plus
• Must have shipped at least 2 titles as a lead designer
• Strong creative skills, can generate efficient ideas and communicate them
• Excellent communication skills, can listen, filter, summarize and explain to persons of various experience levels and cultures
• Strong organization skills, in particular time management
• Excellent leadership, team building and mentorship skills necessary
• Interest in Human Relations responsibilities and skills
• Genuine interest in people’s career growth
• International experience a plus