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.