Gram Games is the studio behind some of the most popular mobile titles like 1010!, Merge Dragons & Merge Magic and we have more awesome projects in the pipeline. We do things differently here: we work in small self-managing teams, enabling you to have an incredible amount of ownership, autonomy and impact. Ensuring the highest quality of game design craft will be central to this role.

As the Director of Game Design you will be the vision holder for Gram's premier game, Merge Dragons, and to ensure continued success and bringing new players into the fold. You have deep experience, love and intuitive feel for games, and a passion for leading creative teams.

You are the creative ambassador to other stakeholders, both within the team and beyond. You will ensure an understanding of the design vision across disciplines and ensure design coherence and an excellent player experience in the finished product.

You are a proponent for understanding player needs and motivations and gathering data to establish a design strategy and are an evangelist for the process not only on the design team, but to all disciplines within the studio. In this role, you will report to Gram's Chief Creative Officer and will be accountable for the design leadership of the studio's main title.

Responsibilities

?Define, maintain, and communicate the creative vision for the project to ensure a best-in-class player experience

?Develop strong relationships with UI/UX, Art, Engineering, Sound, Product, and other departments to make that vision a reality

?Partner with Production, Product Management, and Business Intelligence to ensure proper positioning of the product, understand and build with our audience in mind, and inform the vision with analytics and data

?Define and drive problem-solving culture both on your design team and for the team at large

?Communicate and evangelise the vision for the game upwards to executive stakeholders, outwards to external partners and inwards to the team

?Guide development of features and systems to drive increased KPIs

?Ensure design cohesion and best practices across the team, and communicate them via documentation, presentations, and mentoring

?Review and provide feedback on systems, feature, and content designs and provide guidance to other leaders and designers

?Strong knowledge of the competitive landscape to ensure the team are developing a game that matches evolving player expectations and innovations

?Inspire, lead, and motivate a team of designers from diverse backgrounds

?Mentor and guide the design team on their respective career trajectories

?Impart your experience and methods to the team, and leverage their strengths and backgrounds to build a versatile team capable of tackling any challenge

Required Skills & Experience

?An experienced Design Director or Creative Director with shipped mobile casual games, or deep experience of mobile Live game operations under your belt

?Experience with games-as-a-service design methodologies and building a living game for a large community of players

?A track record of implementing and improving design systems, workflows, and processes

?An effortless communicator, visually and verbally

?Experience leading and managing a team of game designers

Benefits:

In return for bringing your expertise to this top-priority role, we can offer some of the best benefits in the Games industry!

Highly competitive salary
Private medical care
Awesome onsite chef serving breakfast, lunch, and lots of treats (naughty and nice)
Relocation assistance for those moving to London
Life insurance and a favourable pension scheme
Healthcare cash plan including dental and optical coverage
Amazing tech to work with and consoles to play and relax with everywhere you look!