Director of Design Management, PlayStation
$189.1-283.7k
Gaming and digital entertainment provider
Job no longer available
Gaming and digital entertainment provider
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$189.1-283.7k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create a gaming experience without barriers that fits the needs of players of all abilities.
Role
Who you are
- 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
- Working knowledge with level editing tools (Radiant, Unreal, Hammer, or proprietary editors) and scripting
- Working knowledge of Maya or other major 3D modeling programs
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel
What the job involves
- 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
- 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
- Implements and maintains a staffing pipeline to support production headcounts, budget, and skills needed
- Participates and presents ideas clearly and concisely to senior management and other project stakeholders
- Ensures that all complaints and concerns related to inappropriate or unprofessional conduct in the workplace are addressed immediately to foster a safe work environment
- Other duties may be assigned
- This job has supervisory responsibilities
- Directly supervises design directors and design managers and indirectly oversees the design department
- Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws
- Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems
Our take
Since the release of the PS1 in 1994, PlayStation has been a consistent leader in the video gaming market. Its consoles are iconic in the gaming community - Playstation has produced both the top-selling and fastest-selling console of all time - and the company is still pushing boundaries. Its current flagship - the PS5 - promises to revolutionize gaming, featuring new technology that will create improvements across the board.
As well as its consoles, PlayStation has also developed online services, connecting its users and giving them access to diversified media. A PlayStation can be used for a huge range of activities - from Netflix to guided workouts - which has led to the expansion of the company's audience over time and across generations.
PlayStation faces competition in its field from the likes of Microsoft, with its Xbox range, and PC gaming, which has been becoming more popular in recent years. Regardless, PlayStation shows no signs of slowing down. The upcoming implementation of in-game ads in free games looks to significantly increase revenue, and the wider PlayStation gaming experience also appears to be evolving from plans to launch live service games in upcoming years.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
8% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Private medical insurance
- Private dental insurance
- Flexible working policy (remote working, flexible hours)
- Free fruit every day in our offices
- On-site free gym (London & Liverpool)
- On-site subsidised cafés
- On-site bar (Thursdays & Fridays, London & Liverpool)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Eye care assistance
- x2 volunteering days each year
- Group pension plan
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- Season ticket loans
- Life assurance
- Income protection
- 25 days holiday, plus Bank Holidays
- Discretionary days off over Christmas and summer
- Free giveaways of select first party products and services
- Discounts on PlayStation products
- Discounts on Sony products
- Access to other corporate discounts
Company HQ
East San Mateo, San Mateo, CA
Leadership
Jim Ryan
(CEO, not founder)Ryan joined Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe (SIEE) in 1994. Taking over as SIEE president in 2011, he later moved on to head of global sales and marketing at SIE in April 2016. Ryan has served as deputy president of SIE since January 2018, before being appointed CEO in February 2019.
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