Lead Designer (Unannounced Project)

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LEAD DESIGNER (11 BIT STUDIOS)

*🕹* Unannounced Project

*🧠* Lead

*💰* Negotiable

*⏰* Full-time

*🌎 Remote / 👔 Office Warsaw, Poland 🇵🇱*

*🦄* Description

11 bit studios is looking for a Lead Designer to join an unannounced project and help define the gameplay foundations that support the overall game vision.

You will collaborate with Directors and other discipline Leads, guide a team of designers, and contribute feedback across gameplay, combat, systems, narrative, and level design. The role requires strong leadership, hands-on design experience, and an understanding of the opportunities and constraints of indie and AA development.

*🚀* Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Directors to define gameplay pillars that support the game vision

• Work with other discipline Leads to develop practical solutions to production challenges

• Lead, mentor, and provide feedback to a team of designers

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams on foundational gameplay systems

• Review and provide feedback on gameplay, combat, systems, narrative, and level design

• Define clear technical and design requirements

• Maintain design quality within production schedules and project constraints

• Create clear and actionable project documentation

• Support alignment between design leadership and development teams

*📚* Required Skills

• Experience as a Lead Designer or Design Director

• At least 8 years of professional experience in gameplay or systems design

• Professional experience with combat design

• Strong experience managing and mentoring design teams

• Experience working on indie or AA projects

• Understanding of indie and AA production limitations, capabilities, and advantages

• Ability to work in a hybrid model from the Warsaw office

• Polish and English proficiency at B2 level or higher

• Ability to create clear project documentation

• Ability to define technical requirements

• Ability to work within time and production constraints

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

• Strong passion for games and knowledge of current industry trends

*👍* Nice to Have

• Experience with Unreal Engine

*🍪* What we offer

• Hybrid work with three office days and two remote days per week

• Additional annual pool of remote working days

• Flexible working hours

• 20 or 26 days of fully paid holiday leave

• Psychological support

• Private medical package

• Weekly office yoga sessions

• Multisport membership

• Team training budget

• English and Polish language classes

• Office library

• Dog-friendly office

• In-house gym

• Car and bicycle parking

• Chill zone with video, board, and arcade games

• International working environment

• Transparent salary ranges

• Annual bonus and motivation programme

• Relocation budget for candidates moving from abroad

• Attendance at game development events

• Employee referral programme

• Annual company events

• Company merchandise

• Preferential loans

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