Gameplay Design Director

2K
Vancouver, Burnaby
Workplace: HybridFull timeCAD 153,300 - 229,020 annuallyFunction: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)Skills: ["Leadership","Mentorship","Collaboration","Game design vision","Quality evaluation"]

Lead gameplay design for a competitive sports video game, acting as Product Owner for second-to-second player experiences. Partner with engineers, animators, designers, and producers to define and evolve long-term gameplay vision, evaluate progress and game quality, and drive execution planning. Build and mentor a team of gameplay and system designers, manage design process and documentation, and occasionally contribute as an in-engine individual contributor using strong technical and animation knowledge.

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2K
2K
2 years ago

Gameplay Design Director

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Job Summary

Lead gameplay design for a competitive sports video game, acting as Product Owner for second-to-second player experiences. Partner with engineers, animators, designers, and producers to define and evolve long-term gameplay vision, evaluate progress and game quality, and drive execution planning. Build and mentor a team of gameplay and system designers, manage design process and documentation, and occasionally contribute as an in-engine individual contributor using strong technical and animation knowledge.
Location: Vancouver, Burnaby
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Act as Product Owner for the gameplay team within the sports video game space.
  • •Evaluate progress and game quality with Production to formulate and revise execution plans.
  • •Build and grow a team of Gameplay Designers and System Designers.
  • •Lead the design craft, manage the design process, and oversee design documentation.
  • •Inspire and align the studio on gameplay vision with engineers, animators, and artists, mentoring and managing the design team; contribute in-engine when needed.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: CAD 153,300 - 229,020 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kPaid HolidaysPaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Passion for sports and sports video games, with experience directing product-defining, high-quality second-to-second gameplay.
  • •Experience with systemic game design and building authentic sports behaviors into gameplay.
  • •Experience leading a design team (5+) and directing a development team (20+).
  • •Experience working with animation software engineers and animators, familiar with animation technology such as blend techniques, masking, and procedural animation.
  • •Ability to partner across engineering, animation, design, and production to deliver against a gameplay vision.
Experience:Sports video gamesGame development
Skills:LeadershipMentorshipCollaborationGame design visionQuality evaluation
Languages:English
Tech Stack:Procedural animationBlend techniquesMasking

Company Brief

2K
2K is a video game publisher and developer known for sports, action, and strategy franchises such as NBA 2K, WWE 2K, Borderlands, and Sid Meier’s Civilization. It operates as a major label within Take-Two Interactive.
Industry: Gaming
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Novato, United States
Founded: 2005
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