Game Director [Assassin's Creed]

Ubisoft is a global leader in gaming with teams across the world creating original and memorable gaming experiences, from Assassin’s Creed, Rainbow Six to Just Dance and more. We believe diverse perspectives help both players and teams thrive. If you’re passionate about innovation and pushing entertainment boundaries, join our journey and help create the unknown!

As aGame Director at Ubisoft Montreal, you will turn a creative vision into a cohesive and engaging game experience. You will guide the game design team by providing clear direction while encouraging experimentation, iteration, and collaboration. You will maintain a holistic view of the game, ensuring progression, pacing, balance, and overall quality align with the intended player experience.

What you’ll do:

• Partner withcreative leadership and studio leadership todefine the game vision and align teams.
• Develop and clearly communicate a stronggame design vision throughout production.
• Support and mentor game designers in buildinggameplay mechanics,progression systems,combat systems, andartificial intelligence behaviors.
• Provideconstructive feedback to help teams reach a high standard of quality.
• Collaborate withcross-functional teams to ensure cohesion across design, technology, art, and narrative.
• Work with production to reviewbudgets andschedules, and communicate progress and milestones.
• Adapt design direction based ontechnical constraints, production realities, andplaytest feedback.
• Overseepost-launch feature follow-up, analyze data, and guide improvements or adjustments.
• Stay informed onmarket trends andemerging technologies to evolve best practices and share knowledge across studios.

• Strong background ingame design anddesign leadership.
• Deep understanding ofgame engines such asUnity orUnreal and their limitations.
• Ability to communicate vision clearly andlead teams through decision-making.
• Collaborative,empathetic, and quality-driven mindset.
• Excellentcommunication,presentation,problem-solving, andorganizational skills.
• Ability toanalyze data and translate insights into design decisions.
• Familiarity withonline gaming communities and live streaming platforms likeTwitch.
• Curiosity, adaptability, and a strong passion for games and the game industry.

What to send our way

• Your CV highlighting relevant skills and experience.
• Examples of shipped games, design documentation, or other meaningful game design contributions.