Technical Design Director

The job overview for the Technical Design Director position is to serve as the link between the design vision and its technical implementation for a new AAA game. The role involves providing insights, tools, and strategic plans to support the game team in pushing boundaries and creating a groundbreaking game experience. Responsibilities include collaborating with other directors to establish the overall game vision, assessing risks, improving existing tools and pipelines, training content creators, bridging communication between design and programming, maintaining technical design documentation, staying updated on market trends and technological advancements, adapting to constraints, providing design coaching, and participating in the recruitment process for the technical design team.

Collaborate with other directors to develop and establish the overall game vision and determine its technical feasibility.

Identify and analyze risks.

Continuously assess existing tools and pipelines and be able to improve them or design new ones when needed.

Train data and content creators on tools, techniques, and best practices.

Bridge communication between design and programming.

Regularly update and maintain technical design documentation that will guide interdependent teams.

Align the game team on expectations, execution, and integration of game features.

Be up to date on market trends and technological advancements to define the best practices and share them with the studio.

Adapt to technical and production constraints, reworking your technical strategy when and as often as needed.

Provide design coaching for other technical designers.

Help to create a safe environment which allows for open dialogue and encourages new creative ideas.

Identify key hires for the technical design team and take an active role in the recruitment process.

• Extensive experience in technical design leadership or technical design direction positions in the production of large high-quality games
• Multiple shipped AAA titles
• In-depth knowledge of game engines and their limitations
• Innovative, collaborative, and solution-oriented mindset
• Exceptional organizational, interpersonal, and presentation skills
• Ability to work with pre-established constraints
• Great communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills

• Breakfast in the Office
• Restaurant Tickets: approx 180 € per month (2.160€/year)
• 23 vacation days per year + Christmas to the new year (the office is closed from 24th December to 2nd January)
• Fully stocked studio kitchen (Nescafe coffee, organic fruits, snacks, and beverages)
• 16 weeks Maternity and Paternity leave
• Hybrid work model (3 days in the office, 2 days work from home) and Flexible Friday
• Private Health insurance, including dental coverage
• Incredible office in Barcelona in Torre Glories, 15min from the beach and 1 min from Glories Mall
• Team Building Events
• Relocation Package with VISA support