Design Director (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Design Director (Gamedev): Leading the vision for the Battle Pass, Fortnite Crew, and other pass products across Fortnite with an accent on unlock systems, progression systems, rewards, and monetization structures. Focus on collaborating with various teams and aligning with executive stakeholders to ensure overall product success.

Location: Onsite in Montreal, Canada

Company

hirify.global is known for creating collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment and building award-winning games and crafting engine technology.

What you will do

• Be directly responsible for the Pass product design and success, framing vision and goals for the larger team with an outcomes-driven approach.
• Guide design efforts for Passes to create a holistic player experience, co-leading feature development with UXUI and Product partners.
• Work with both 1st party and 3rd party experiences, such as Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN), to ensure progression integrity regardless of where players choose to play.
• Monitor and maintain healthy play in Fortnite, including providing direction and mentoring the XP system team.
• Attend playtests and play the live game to provide feedback, and identify practical solutions to problems and opportunities to incorporate into your team’s work.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience across game design as a senior leader overseeing pass-type engagement systems; subscription experience is a plus.
• Highly analytical – eager and comfortable monitoring data streams and working with Data Scientists, Analysts, and Product Managers to align on product goals.
• Strong stakeholder management across the teams that make Battle Pass possible (Art & Cosmetics, Progression, Marketing, Product Management, Gameplay Design, Quest).
• Deep experience with PC / Console, Mobile, F2P, and Live Service Progression & Monetization Systems.
• An innovator in the space that tracks industry trends and defines new ones, thinking abstractly in spaces without precedent to define the future of pass design.
• Demonstrated talent for empathizing with players and a deep understanding of player motivations, forms of play, and the effects of goal setting on play.
• Interest in progression products in Fortnite, Battle Royale, or other multiplayer games, with an understanding of what makes them effective.

Culture & Benefits

• Pay 100% for benefits for both employees and dependents and offer coverage for supplemental medical, dental, vision, critical illness, telemedicine, Life and AD&D, long term disability insurance as well as weekly indemnity (short term disability) and a retirement savings plan with a competitive employer match.
• Offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.