Senior Lead Game Designer

1 month ago


Montreal, Quebec, Canada 2K Full time
Game Development Leadership Opportunity

Behaviour Interactive is seeking a highly experienced Senior Lead Game Designer to join our team in Montreal. As a key member of our game development leadership team, you will be responsible for driving the creation and delivery of high-quality games.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead a design team in the creation and delivery of high-quality games;
  • Provide design leadership and inspiration to achieve unparalleled gameplay, characters, AI, feedback, and control interfaces;
  • Work with the producer, design director, and other leads to coordinate the design team throughout the life of the project;
  • Commit to deadlines and work with the production to set project priorities and create work schedules for your team;
  • Direct and develop all game design documents on a macro and micro level, and drive the development process in a creative way;
  • Help build better, more efficient processes with your entire design team. Work with your design team to establish scripting, play balancing, and world building tool requirements;
  • Keep on top of gameplay, environment, and feature trends within the industry, and especially within the specific genre of the project;
  • Multi-task and oversee multiple disciplines and initiatives at the same time;
  • Develop your team talent pool by acting as a coach and mentor. Assess your team's work daily and provide constructive feedback and/or training when necessary;
  • Manage your direct reports' semi and annual performance reviews;
  • Contribute to providing a work environment conducive to employee engagement.
Requirements:
  • 5+ years industry experience in a senior and lead role on at least 3 released titles;
  • Experience delivering at least one online multiplayer game;
  • Experience working on a GAAS product;
  • Experience managing a design team;
  • Deep knowledge of the video game industry;
  • Excellent creative and technical communication skills (written and oral);
  • Creative and detail-oriented mindset;
  • Demonstrated skills in research and analysis;
  • Expertise with Confluence and Jira a plus;
About Behaviour Interactive:

Behaviour Interactive is a dynamic, independent studio of over 1200 passionate employees, with studios in Montreal, Toronto, Rotterdam, and the UK. We're at the forefront of the gaming industry, crafting unforgettable experiences across PC, console, and mobile platforms. Our day-to-day revolves around two core business focuses: Services and Original Games. Our Services team collaborates with gaming and entertainment giants, delivering exceptional work-for-hire development and pioneering immersive location-based entertainment (LBE). Meanwhile, our Original Games unit pushes our creative limits, with our signature IPs, including the iconic Dead by Daylight.

We believe in giving everyone a fair shot. We embrace a diverse and creative environment where everyone is celebrated. We value folks of all ages, sex, ethnicity, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, civil status, disability, or any other protected characteristics as per applicable law.



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