Lead Game Designer

Ubisoft’s 19,000 team members, working across more than 40 locations around the world, are bound by a common mission to enrich players’ lives with original and memorable gaming experiences. Their dedication and talent has brought to life many acclaimed franchises such as Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs, Just Dance, Rainbow Six, Immortals Fenyx Rising and many more to come. Ubisoft is an equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds and perspectives are key to creating worlds where both players and teams can thrive and express themselves. If you are excited about solving game-changing challenges, cutting edge technologies and pushing the boundaries of entertainment, we invite you to join our journey and help us Create the unknown.

Opening its doors in July 2008, Ubisoft Singapore features the largest AAA studio in Southeast Asia and is home to a culture that celebrates serious fun and diversity. As proud innovators of naval gameplay and water technology, we’re super excited to be the lead studio in bringing a brand-new IP to you – Skull and Bones! Our other notable works include every Assassin’s Creed game since Assassin’s Creed II, with our latest Viking adventure being Assassin’s Creed Valhalla.

YOUR DAILY JOURNEY
As Lead Game Designer you will act in a project leadership capacity to solve critical problems that affect production’s objectives with regards Game Design. You are responsible for building strong teams, co-dev connections and collaboration;
As Lead Game Designer you will plan, detail, and supervise directly the work of Game Designers within your purview, with the goal of developing and delivering a new IP of exceptional quality;
You will actively participate in the creation and the development of the Game Design, working closely with the Game Director & Creative Director;
Your role has a major emphasis on people management, creativity, communication, problem solving and mitigation;
Understand the player’s needs and ensure the items developed by the team contribute to a strong and engaging player experience;
Analyze Game Design workload vs production capacity, and work with the senior production team to establish a work schedule and priorities for the Game Design team that is in keeping with the project goals and timeline;
Review Design distribution and work performance of the Game Design team;
Communicate to the Game Design team the objectives, strategies, and high-level information related to the project. Offer full visibility on the progress and development of the game and others job families to the Design Team, and communicate Game Design progress and decision-making widely across the production to ensure full visibility & strong alignment between job families;
Actively participate in the decision-making process with project management and directorship, and oversee the necessary adjustments to ensure the Game Design team can deliver on expectations in a manner that will failsafe team health and player experience;
Supervise and provide clear and structured documents to the project, that clarifies the game design and gameplay, and allows the team to work on productive tasks (game systems, game mode, behaviour, AI, +);
Provide performance appraisals for your Game Design reports, and feedback on all members of the Game Design team;
Manage conflicts that arise within your team members;
Actively participate in recruitment of future team members;
Create a positive work environment that will impact team motivation and performance;

Qualifications
• College studies in Game Design and Production, and a certificate in Project Management, or equivalent
• Minimum 12-15 years of experience with at least 7 years of experience as a Senior Game Designer, with relevant experience working on AAA titles, current and next-gen consoles
• Prior experience in leading a team will be advantageous
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Highly organized, analytical, with good management and planning skills
• Strong team player, with good flexibility