Associate Design Director (Game Design)

Location: Hybrid, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; must work from the Montreal office at least 4 days per week, be legally authorized to work in Canada, and be willing to travel for business when necessary.

Company

hirify.global is a global media and entertainment company producing and distributing film, television, streaming, theme park, consumer product, and interactive entertainment experiences.

What you will do

• Support the Design Director in executing, communicating, and coordinating the project’s gameplay and player experience vision.
• Maintain alignment across multiple gameplay pillars, strike teams, disciplines, and cross-project initiatives.
• Coordinate follow-up and resolution of cross-team design topics, dependencies, risks, blockers, and production challenges.
• Support design decisions covering gameplay systems, player experience, workflows, and feature implementation.
• Collaborate with Production, Engineering, Art, UX, Animation, Audio, and other disciplines to align creative goals with production realities.
• Mentor designers and contribute to documentation, reviews, playtests, iteration, and feature evaluations.

Requirements

• Strong experience in game design on AAA or high-quality indie productions.
• Experience leading or coordinating multidisciplinary teams or large gameplay initiatives.
• Strong understanding of gameplay systems, player experience, progression, systemic design, and production realities.
• Strong organizational and communication skills, including the ability to align multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Ability to balance creative vision with production constraints and technical feasibility.
• Strong knowledge of Unreal Engine 5 and Blueprint scripting workflows.
• Ability to work across multiple gameplay domains, features, and team structures, and to collaborate with Design, Production, Engineering, Art, and UX leadership.
• Ability to make informed day-to-day decisions while maintaining alignment with broader project goals.
• Legal authorization to work in Canada; willingness to work in the Montreal office at least 4 days per week, work overtime when required under Quebec labor standards, and travel for business when necessary.

Nice to have

• Experience with UGC systems, sandbox gameplay, live services, or player-driven experiences.
• Strong systems design sensibilities and understanding of emergent gameplay.
• Experience supporting feature teams, strike teams, or large-scale horizontal cross-project initiatives.
• Technical sensibility and ability to communicate effectively with engineers and technical designers.
• Experience reviewing implementation quality and maintaining consistency across multiple gameplay features.
• Strong problem-solving skills and comfort navigating ambiguity in fast-moving production environments.
• Interest in iterative development, rapid prototyping, and collaborative creative workflows.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive workplace focused on creating content that reflects the world.
• Opportunities to contribute to communities through employee engagement and service.
• Hybrid work arrangement with regular onsite collaboration in Montreal.
• Overtime handled in accordance with Quebec labor standards.

Hiring process

• Interested candidates must submit an application for consideration.
• External candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview at an hirify.global location before a hiring decision.
• Reasonable accommodation is available during the application and recruitment process.