Senior Lead Game Designer - Dead by Daylight | Chef·fe d'Équipe Concepteur·rice de Jeux Sénior·[...]

Are you ready to dive into the world of cutting-edge video game development? Headquartered in Montreal, Behaviour Interactive is at the forefront of the gaming industry, crafting unforgettable experiences across PC, console, and mobile platforms. We’re a dynamic, independent studio of over 1200 passionate employees, with studios in Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), Seattle (Midwinter Entertainment), Rotterdam (Behaviour Rotterdam) and in the UK (Behaviour UK–North & South). Our day to day revolves around two core business focuses: Services and Original Games. Our Services team collaborates with gaming and entertainment giants like Disney, Sony, Activision, and Nintendo, 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. Join us and be a part of the future of interactive entertainment!At Behaviour Interactive, 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.In this role you will:Drive 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 projects priorities and create work schedule 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 review;Contribute to providing a work environment conducive to employee engagement.What we’re looking for:You must have 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; #J-18808-Ljbffr