We are looking for an experienced Game Design Director to join our team in Berlin. In this role, you will provide strategic leadership for the Game Design department, shaping the design vision and ensuring it is translated into actionable, high‑quality work. You will mentor and manage a team of designers, enabling them to deliver at a high level while fostering a healthy, collaborative, and growth‑oriented environment. 

As part of the project’s management team, you will work closely with other directors and leads to solve high‑level challenges, align on strategy, and ensure the project’s success from concept to live operations.

Department & Strategic Leadership 

• Spearhead and maintaina high‑performing Game Design department capable of delivering on the project’s creative and business goals
• Represent the Game Design discipline at the leadership level, advocating for departmental needs and resolving cross‑functional challenges
• Translate the project vision into clear design direction, ensuring alignment across teams and consistent execution

People Leadership & Team Development 

• Manage and mentor game designers of all seniority levels, supporting their career development and performance
• Conduct high‑quality 1:1s, provide constructive feedback, and address interpersonal or performance‑related issues with clarity and empathy
• Develop designers’ interpersonal and supervision skills, including communication, conflict resolution, and problem‑solving
• Foster a culture of ownership, trust, accountability, and craft excellence

Operational Excellence 

• Ensure design resources are allocated effectively, and designers are empowered to deliver their best work
• Establish and maintain high standards for design documentation, communication, and cross‑disciplinary collaboration
• Partner with production and other directors to define strategy, maintain alignment, and support a strong workplace culture
• Act as a bridge between management and individual contributors, ensuring clarity, transparency, and shared understanding

• Proven experience in the game industry, including leadership roles within Game Design
• Demonstrated ability tomanage, inspire, and grow design teams in complex, creative environments
• Strong strategic thinking skills, with the ability to balance individual, team, and project‑level goals
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, especially in cross‑disciplinary settings
• Self‑driven, highly motivated, and able to drive impactful outcomes with minimal supervision
• Deep passion for gaming culture and strong empathy for players and product needs
• Experience shipping successful AA/AAA titles or working on live games‑as‑a‑service
• Strong understanding of modern software development processes and cross‑disciplinary workflows

At YAGER we believe that the best gameplay stories are those shaped by other players. We know together is better and we celebrate the uniqueness and strength found in diversity. We know that an aligned and diverse team will outperform the sum of its parts.  

Market research shows that some people from less-represented groups in gaming only apply if they meet all the requirements. But we want to encourage everyone to apply, even if they don't think they meet every single requirement. We believe having different perspectives and backgrounds is what helps our teams do their best.  

Every hero has a backstory, and we welcome you to share yours with us, and become part of an inclusive team working on creating exhilarating and engaging socially emergent action games. We are committed to creating a safe working environment where a diverse mix of talented people come together to make great games for everyone and to increase diversity and inclusion in the game development industry.