Design Management Director - Remote

Overview

Insomniac is looking for a new Design Management Director. In this role, you will be responsible for building, managing, and mentoring a world-class Design Department to achieve Insomniac's vision of Best Developer. Ensures excellent on time in budget deliveries through strategic planning, team leadership, and collaboration with Department Heads, Design Leaders, and Project Leaders. Possesses a deep level of design knowledge and design craft skill to be able to manage and provide actionable feedback on design employee's output of work, quality, and timelines.

In Short

• Responsible for ensuring project quality and the well-being of team members.
• Works with design leadership to establish consistent design philosophies, practices, and standards across all projects.
• Plays games in development to ensure that we are achieving our operational goals and meeting our quality bar.
• Responsible for enforcing project schedules in conjunction with Project Management.
• Provides budgeting for the Design department in conjunction with Finance.
• Directs the professional development of all Design employees.
• Reviews design direction for all projects through the coordinated efforts of design leadership team.
• Regularly reviews and provides design feedback for all titles to align with the established creative direction and design direction of each title.
• Works with design leadership to establish and coordinate production goals that intersect design and other production departments to achieve short and long-term project goals.
• Develops, plans, communicates, and ensures implementation of continuous improvements to the production pipeline.

Requirements

• Large team leadership, with experience navigating multiple simultaneous projects.
• Creative collaboration and problem solving within the design department and across all departments.
• Effective time management, with the ability to delegate tasks and focus on larger issues while monitoring critical smaller details.
• Detailed knowledge of all game production methods.
• A strong critical eye for detail and the ability to communicate effectively with the team and other departments to resolve issues.
• Communication with both large groups and individuals, with excellent written and oral communication skills Deadline-oriented approach, with the ability to achieve results given constraints.

Benefits

• Eligible for SIE’s top-tier benefits package including medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program, and employee discounts for Sony products.
• May be eligible for a bonus package.