Senior Design Director

Summary

Join Second Dinner, an award-winning game development studio, as their new Senior Design Director for MARVEL SNAP. You will lead the design discipline, shaping the game's long-term vision and collaborating with a talented team. Responsibilities include managing and developing a team of designers, partnering with game leadership to shape the roadmap, and collaborating with other leads to launch features. The ideal candidate possesses 10+ years of game development experience, including 4+ years leading game designers, and a strong understanding of the mobile market. This remote-first position offers a competitive salary, equity, comprehensive benefits, and potential performance bonuses. Second Dinner values diversity and inclusion.

Requirements

• 10+ years of game development experience, including
• 4+ years leading or managing game designers
• A proven track record of creative leadership on successful, high-performing live service games
• Experience managing and scaling teams of designers across a variety of design disciplines
• Strong understanding of the mobile market and what drives successful, player-centric live ops
• Strategic thinking rooted in design expertise and informed by player sentiment and game health data
• A collaborative leadership style that builds trust and drives alignment across disciplines

Responsibilities

• Lead the design discipline for MARVEL SNAP, ensuring quality, coherence, and innovation across all content and systems
• Own the long-term design vision for the game and guide the team in evolving and expanding the genre we helped define
• Partner with game leadership to shape the roadmap using data, ecosystem insights, player feedback, and strong design judgment
• Collaborate with other discipline leads to launch features and content that delight players and move our key metrics
• Manage and develop a team of designers, fostering a high-performance culture that emphasizes creativity, accountability, and continuous growth

Preferred Qualifications

Hands-on experience with card game design (we’re open to non-card game experts who bring fresh perspective and strong fundamentals)

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance plans with Second Dinner paying 100% of premiums for employees and 75% for dependents for many plans
• 401(k) contribution with no waiting period
• 16 weeks paid parental leave with no waiting period
• Home office improvement bonus
• Paid Vacation & Sick time
• Up to 10 BetterHelp sessions covered each benefits plan year
• Company Winter Holiday shutdown (Dec 25-Jan 1)
• Company Summer Holiday shutdown (week of July 4)
• Company Events - In-person Summer all-hands gathering, in-person holiday party, and virtual events throughout the year