Sony Interactive Entertainment is hiring a
Lead Designer, Remote - Germany
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Lead Designer
🏢 Sony Interactive Entertainment
💵 ~$140k-$170k
📍Germany
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Summary
The job is for a Lead Designer at Neon Koi, a PlayStation Studio in Berlin or Helsinki. The role involves leading a design team, creating a design vision, mentoring designers, overseeing the design process, and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Requirements
- 8+ years of design experience, including 3+ years in a managerial role
- In-depth understanding of action games and comprehensive knowledge across all stages of live game development and operations
- Proven track record of successfully shipping at least one action game
- Demonstrates excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Combines a creative mindset with strong analytical abilities
- Collaborative nature with a commitment to delivering exceptional leadership experiences to the team
Responsibilities
- Lead brainstorming sessions and collaborate with the wider game team to generate designs
- Develop and communicate a clear, cohesive design vision that aligns with the overall game vision
- Provide direction and mentorship to a team of designers
- Oversee and guide the design process, ensuring that each element contributes to the game vision
- Create and maintain design documents
- Communicate designs and decisions to cross-functional teams, fostering alignment and collaboration
- Lead the development of prototypes, validating and iterating on designs
- Collaborate closely with the development team to implement, test, and refine features and content throughout development
- With the Product team, conduct player research and analyze feedback, informing design decisions to enhance the player experience
- Stay informed of industry trends and competitor games, ensuring the game remains innovative and competitive
- Work closely with QA teams to identify and address design-related issues, ensuring a polished and bug-free experience
Preferred Qualifications
A passion for game design and possesses a deep love for video games
Benefits
- Annual bonus
- Lunch benefits
- Budget towards commuting costs
- Fitness benefits
- Home internet / mobile phone plan
- Educational budget: for language learning, self-training, attending conferences, buying games and books etc
- Financial and practical assistance with relocation through our relocation partner and a relocation budget
- Twice yearly off-sites
- PBG - Pizza, beer and games on the last Friday of every month
- 30 days holiday plus additional days for Wellness and between Christmas and New Year
- Access to PlayStation products and games
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