Ubisoft

Game Director [Assassin's Creed]

Ubisoft$100K — $150K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Strong background in game design and design leadership.
  • Deep understanding of game engines such as Unity or Unreal and their limitations.
  • Ability to communicate vision clearly and lead teams through decision-making.
  • Collaborative, empathetic, and quality-driven mindset.
  • Excellent communication, presentation, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
  • Ability to analyze data and translate insights into design decisions.
  • Familiarity with online gaming communities and live streaming platforms like Twitch.
  • Curiosity, adaptability, and a strong passion for games and the game industry.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with creative and studio leadership to define the game vision and align teams.
  • Develop and communicate a strong game design vision throughout production.
  • Support and mentor game designers in building gameplay mechanics, progression systems, combat systems, and AI behaviors.
  • Provide constructive feedback to help teams reach a high standard of quality.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure cohesion across design, technology, art, and narrative.
  • Review budgets and schedules with production, and communicate progress and milestones.
  • Adapt design direction based on technical constraints, production realities, and playtest feedback.
  • Oversee post-launch feature follow-up, analyze data, and guide improvements or adjustments.
  • Stay informed on market trends and emerging technologies to evolve best practices and share knowledge across studios.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on high-profile projects at a leading game company.
  • Fostering of a collaborative and innovative work environment.
  • Mentorship and professional development support.
  • Exposure to emerging technologies and trends in gaming.
  • Engagement with diverse and passionate gaming communities.
Full Job Description
As a Game Director at Ubisoft Montreal, you will turn a creative vision into a cohesive and engaging game experience. You will guide the game design team by providing clear direction while encouraging experimentation, iteration, and collaboration. You will maintain a holistic view of the game, ensuring progression, pacing, balance, and overall quality align with the intended player experience.

What you'll do:
  • Partner with creative leadership and studio leadership to define the game vision and align teams.
  • Develop and clearly communicate a strong game design vision throughout production.
  • Support and mentor game designers in building gameplay mechanics, progression systems, combat systems, and artificial intelligence behaviors.
  • Provide constructive feedback to help teams reach a high standard of quality.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure cohesion across design, technology, art, and narrative.
  • Work with production to review budgets and schedules, and communicate progress and milestones.
  • Adapt design direction based on technical constraints, production realities, and playtest feedback.
  • Oversee post-launch feature follow-up, analyze data, and guide improvements or adjustments.
  • Stay informed on market trends and emerging technologies to evolve best practices and share knowledge across studios.
QUALIFICATIONS
  • Strong background in game design and design leadership.
  • Deep understanding of game engines such as Unity or Unreal and their limitations.
  • Ability to communicate vision clearly and lead teams through decision-making.
  • Collaborative, empathetic, and quality-driven mindset.
  • Excellent communication, presentation, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
  • Ability to analyze data and translate insights into design decisions.
  • Familiarity with online gaming communities and live streaming platforms like Twitch.
  • Curiosity, adaptability, and a strong passion for games and the game industry.
What to send our way
  • Your CV highlighting relevant skills and experience.
  • Examples of shipped games, design documentation, or other meaningful game design contributions.

About Ubisoft

Ubisoft Entertainment SA is a French video game company headquartered in Montreuil with several development studios across the world. It publishes games for several video game franchises, including Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, Just Dance, Prince of Persia, Rayman, Raving Rabbids, and Tom Clancy's. The company's largest development studio is Ubisoft Montreal in Canada, which is responsible for the development of Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Watch Dogs, among others. Ubisoft is the fourth largest publicly traded game company in the Americas and Europe in terms of revenue and market capitalization, after Activision Blizzard, Electronic Arts, and Take-Two Interactive. The company has over 18,000 employees and has development studios in 35 countries. Ubisoft's revenue for the fiscal year 2020-2021 was ?2.2 billion.
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