Full-Time
Game Director
Confirmed live in the last 24 hours
Meta
10,001+ employees
Social media platforms and virtual reality solutions
Senior, Expert
Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship
Remote in UK
Includes remote options in Netherlands, Italy, France, Spain, Germany, and UK, with Prague as a required in-office location.
You match the following Meta's candidate preferences
Employers are more likely to interview you if you match these preferences:
- Game development experience shipping multiple titles, or equivalent, with experience in a leadership role (e.g., Creative Director, Game Director, Lead Game Designer or Executive Producer).
- Experience developing and/or championing a high level creative vision, empowering the development team to bring their creativity to development in support of that vision.
- Use of structured design principles, to support and coach the team to drive innovation and efficient process focused on the games high level vision.
- An understanding of game development documentation philosophies, pipelines, processes, and technologies.
- Demonstrable communication, collaboration, and leadership skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate cross-functional teams.
- Problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to make informed decisions quickly.
- Demonstrable experience seeking out feedback and critique, and an analytical approach to adapt concepts and designs based on feedback, data and round table discussion.
- Demonstrated enthusiasm for interactive entertainment and a dedication to crafting immersive experiences that cater to diverse player preferences and needs.
- Work with the Studio Leadership team to develop and maintain the creative vision and direction for our games, ensuring alignment with the studio's overall strategy and goals.
- Develop your game design direction, evangelize this with the design team and across the wider development team.
- Lead the studio design team providing coaching, mentoring, feedback and driving their personal and professional growth within the studio.
- Provide your team with the general guidelines to design their specific gameplay features and allow them the flexibility to experiment and iterate.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define game concepts, mechanics, and features, and ensure that they are implemented effectively.
- Lead the development of game prototypes, vertical slices, and other proof-of-concepts to validate game ideas and mechanics.
- Support your game design team developing their features and provide mentorship and constructive feedback to achieve quality.
- Adapt to technical and production constraints, feedback, and play test results, readjusting your design direction when need be.
- Review and assess features to improve, add, or remove components, interpreting data to inform decision-making.
- Partner with production to ensure that games are developed within budget, schedule, and quality constraints, and that they meet the studio's standards for innovation, creativity, and player engagement.
- Collaborate with Reality Labs’ various departments to ensure successful game launches and ongoing support.
- Stay up-to-date with industry trends, competitor activity, and emerging technologies, and identify opportunities for innovation and differentiation.
- Occasionally travel locally and abroad to present the game, meet with external and internal partners, visit co-dev studios, etc.
- Experience with VR/AR/MR game development.
- Experience or interest in developing rhythm based, music or action games.
- Knowledge of game engines (e.g., Unity, Unreal Engine).
- Familiarity with Agile development methodologies.
- Experience or knowledge of a structured approach to game design (e.g. Rational Game Design).
Meta Platforms Inc. focuses on social media, communication tools, and virtual reality. It operates popular platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, allowing users to connect, share content, and engage in communities. The Oculus division provides virtual reality hardware and experiences. Meta's primary revenue comes from advertising, offering businesses tools to target specific audiences using insights from its large user base. This advertising service is scalable and allows for tailored audience segmentation. Additionally, Meta explores revenue through virtual reality product sales and the metaverse, where it looks to monetize virtual goods and services. The company also invests in artificial intelligence and augmented reality to enhance its offerings, aiming to combine user engagement with advanced marketing tools.
Company Stage
IPO
Total Funding
$2.2B
Headquarters
Menlo Park, California
Founded
2004
6 month growth
↑ 8%1 year growth
↑ 10%2 year growth
↑ 4%
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Meta's collaboration with Oakley expands its reach into the wearable tech market.
- Development of a new high-end Quest headset enhances Meta's VR market position.
- Investment in Databricks supports Meta's AI capabilities with the Llama model.
What critics are saying
- EU scrutiny of Meta's ad-free service could lead to legal challenges.
- Rise of AI competitors like DeepSeek threatens Meta's AI market position.
- Consumer adoption challenges may affect Meta's new high-end Quest headset.
What makes Meta unique
- Meta's platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp dominate global social media engagement.
- Meta's Oculus division leads in virtual reality hardware and experiences.
- Meta's data-driven advertising tools offer unmatched audience targeting capabilities.
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Benefits
Stock Options
Company Equity
Mental Health Support
Flexible Work Hours