Head of Game Design

The opportunity
We're looking for a visionary Head of Game Design to lead our design team and shape the future of our game experiences. In this pivotal role, you'll manage and mentor a talented group of game designers, UI artists, and level designers, while driving the creative direction and ensuring every game we build aligns with both our business goals and player expectations.You will collaborate closely with product, marketing, and development teams to turn ideas into engaging, commercially successful games. This is your opportunity to take creative ownership and influence the trajectory of titles played by millions.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead, mentor, and manage a multidisciplinary team of game designers, UI artists, and level designers.
• Own the creative vision and gameplay experience across all game projects.
• Translate high-level business goals into innovative, data-driven game design strategies.
• Guide the development of game mechanics, systems, level progression, economy, and player engagement loops.
• Ensure design consistency, high quality, and player-centric thinking throughout development.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, art, product, and monetization teams.
• Stay ahead of market trends, genres, and competitor analysis to drive innovation.

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of experience managing game design teams.
• Strong background in game design, gameplay mechanics, and level design.
• Proven track record of designing and delivering commercially successful games.
• Deep understanding of player psychology, engagement metrics, and game economy.
• Excellent leadership, mentoring, and communication skills.
• Business-oriented mindset with the ability to balance creativity with strategic goals.
• Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams with artists, developers, and product owners.
• Passion for games and a deep knowledge of multiple game genres and platforms.

Additional Information

• Relocation support is not available for this position.
• Work visa/immigration sponsorship is not available for this position

Life at Unity
Unity [NYSE: U] is the leading platform to create and grow games and interactive experiences. Creators, ranging from game developers to artists, architects, automotive designers, infrastructure experts, filmmakers, and more, use Unity to bring their imaginations to life across multiple platforms, from mobile, PC, and console, to spatial computing.

As of the third quarter of 2024, more than 70% of the top 1,000 mobile games were made with Unity, and in 2024, Made with Unity applications had an average of 3.7 billion downloads per month. For more information, please visit Unity.

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