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Head of Design

Housemarque 🇫🇮 Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

Full-time Head

Define and drive the long-term strategy for the Design craft while leading, coaching, and developing senior design talent. Partner with creative and game directors to ensure the design organization is equipped to realize ambitious creative visions.

Responsibilities

  • Define and drive the long-term strategy for the Design craft while leading, coaching, and developing senior design talent. Partner with creative and game directors to ensure the design organization is equipped to realize ambitious creative visions.

Requirements

  • Requires extensive experience leading design teams within AAA, PC, or console game development environments. Candidates must possess strong people leadership skills and a deep understanding of modern game development pipelines and design principles.

Benefits

  • Nordic work-life balance
  • Professional development

Key Skills

Leadership Team coaching Design strategy Game design principles Game development pipelines Creative direction Cross‑functional collaboration Mentoring Stakeholder management Project management Agile methodology Scrum User experience UI/UX design Technical art Art direction Communication Problem solving Vision setting Talent development

About Housemarque

Founded in 1995 and based in Helsinki, Housemarque is the longest-standing game studio in Finland. We have a track record of 25+ years of developing top-notch games with focus on tight gameplay, impeccable audiovisual execution, and technical excellence. We are a perfect workplace for talented people with interest in self-development and big passion for games. We are a part of PlayStation Studios and our latest game Returnal was released on PlayStation 5 in 2021.

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