Studio Director and Lead Game Designer

Vor 3 Tagen

Zürich, Zürich, Schweiz Flow Studio GmbH Vollzeit

Flow Studio GmbH is an independent game studio seeking a seasoned professional to drive its growth and success.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5-10 years of experience as a Managing Director/CEO of a prominent game studio, with a proven track record of shipping multiple commercial video games to PC and Mac platforms. A Bachelor's Degree or higher in Game Design or Game Art is also required, along with an extensive Game Art portfolio to a high standard.

Salary: €120,000 - €150,000 per year (dependent on experience)

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities:

  • Strategic Leadership: Set and execute the studio's strategic vision and goals, securing funding and managing investor relations, representing the studio at industry events and in the media.
  • Game Development: Drive decision-making on all product features and manage game development through all phases, developing and managing the game's core mechanics, gameplay systems, and overall design vision.
  • Operational Management: Develop financial forecasts and implement strategies for business growth and long-term profitability, ensuring accountability in sales, marketing, and production through data and weekly reporting.

Benefits:

  • Competitive salary and up-to-date social benefits.
  • Hybrid working/remote options.
  • High degree of creative freedom and personal responsibility.
  • Opportunity to work autonomously in a dynamic and innovative environment.

Requirements:

  • Minimum 5-10 years of experience in a Managing Director/CEO role of a prominent game studio.
  • Minimum 5-10 years of experience as a Lead Game Designer.
  • Minimum 5 years of experience managing a successful YouTube channel centered around game design.
  • Successfully shipped multiple commercial video games to PC and Mac platforms.
  • Bachelor's Degree or higher in Game Design or Game Art.
  • Extensive Game Art portfolio to a high standard.
  • High-level experience with Unity Built-In, Universal, and High-Definition Render Pipelines.
  • Knowledge of Maya, Blender, Houdini, Post Processing, Odin Inspector, Steamworks, Particle Systems, Unity UI Elements, Procedural Generation, Networking Game Architecture, and Unity's Terrain Engine.
  • Strong understanding of gaming business performance indicators.
  • High-level experience in Unity game development across all game engine versions.
  • High-level experience with the full Adobe Suite, version control software (e.g., Git, SourceTree), and UI design in Unity.
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills. Fluency in English.

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