Lead World Designer

Job TitleLead World DesignerDepartmentDesignLocation(s) BrightonReports To Studio Design Director Job Type Permanent Who We AreHangar 13 is an internal 2K development studio that crafts unforgettable AAA gaming experiences across all major platforms . With studios in Brighton (UK), Brno, and Prague (CZ), we work as one team to bring to life narrative-rich games that keep players immersed. Each of our locations provides the opportunity to work with some of the most talented developers in the industry, on creatively challenging and exciting projects, in a diverse and welcoming environment.Job SummaryAs a Lead World Designer you will own the design, structure, and player experience as well as Lead the team on our latest game world. You will drive the creation of all world content and the core features that bring our environment to life.In addition to leading internal team members, you will also oversee and collaborate with external co-development partners, ensuring their work aligns with our creative vision, technical standards, and production goals.Please note that we do require someone to be onsite at our Brighton Studio at least 3 days a week.Duties And ResponsibilitiesDesignOwn the high-level world map to support key player paths and systemic gameplayDefine the World Design visual language (e.g., object density, traversal speeds, level of detail) and metrics, and ensure their consistent applicationPartner with the Art, Mission and Narrative Leads to ensure a cohesive blend of environmental storytelling, visual direction, state management, and gameplay across the World's Golden Path and all DistrictsSupervise the design and implementation of World Districts, World Activities, non-Mission areas and their PopulationEvangelize World features across the project, develop best practices for the designers to utilize in their contentAnalyse, validate and incorporate feedback from the team and external user testingAuthor and maintain design documentationLeadershipLead a team of designers to shape the game worldFoster a collaborative and high-performance culture by empowering the team to take ownership and deliver high-quality workReview, debug, and provide constructive critique on designer-created content, focusing on player experience, performance, and adherence to design guidelinesCollaborate with Production to ensure delivery of features, systems and assets, on time and to required qualityOversee and direct the workflow of external partners and co-development teams, ensuring their output integrates seamlessly with the internal World Design pipeline and meets internal quality standardsProvide coaching and mentoring to the teamEssential Skills, Attributes And ExperienceHelped shipped at least one AAA game in Unreal in a Lead World Design role or similarAbility to drive prioritization and scheduling of work for the whole departmentStrong collaboration skills, able to work well with team members from other disciplines and in other locationsProven experience in leadership topics and coaching individualsHighly Desirable Experience managing outsourced or distributed content teamsStrong documentation skills, proficiency with Wiki systems or Confluence is a plusBachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience, in Design or other related disciplineHangar 13 prides itself on the diversity of its team members, partners, and communities. For this reason, we remain committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all aspects of the employment relationship, from recruitment and hiring through compensation, benefits, discipline and termination.As an equal opportunity employer, we are also committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation(s) to participate in the job application and/or interview process, to perform their essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us if you need to request reasonable accommodation.SECURITY NOTICE - We have recently been made aware of increasing occurrences of bad actors posing as company HR personnel to gain information from "potential candidates", in the form of job interviews and offers. These scams can be quite sophisticated and appear legitimate.Please know that Hangar 13 and 2K never use instant messaging apps to contact prospective employees or to conduct interviews.If you believe you have been a victim of such a scam, you may fill out a complaint form at https://complaint.ic3.gov/ and https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/ detailing as much as possible. We are taking these matters very seriously and apologize for any inconvenience.#