Game Director

Are you a proven game leader with a passion for multiplayer experiences, systems-driven gameplay and building teams around a clear creative vision?

We're working with an ambitious AAA game studio seeking a Game Director to help shape and lead the next phase of development on a large-scale multiplayer title. This is a highly influential leadership role, responsible for defining the gameplay vision, guiding creative direction and ensuring the team delivers a compelling, commercially successful player experience.

About The Role

As Game Director, you will be responsible for defining and championing the game's core vision, ensuring gameplay systems, progression, player experience and long-term engagement all work together to create a cohesive and memorable product.

You'll work closely with Creative Leadership, Production, Design and Discipline Leads to align the team around a shared direction, balancing creative ambition with production realities, player feedback and commercial goals.

This is a hands-on role. We're looking for someone who enjoys spending time in the game, understanding the player experience first-hand and helping teams make confident decisions around gameplay, systems, quality and scope.

You'll act as a key decision-maker while fostering an environment where expertise is shared, ideas are challenged constructively and teams remain aligned around a common goal.

What You'll Do

Creative Vision & Game Direction

• Define and communicate the game's core gameplay vision, pillars and player fantasy.
• Champion the overall player experience across gameplay, progression and long-term engagement.
• Ensure alignment across disciplines around a shared creative direction.
• Maintain a clear and compelling vision throughout development.

Gameplay & Systems Leadership

• Guide the development of gameplay systems, features and mechanics.
• Review and provide direction on core gameplay design decisions.
• Shape session structure, progression, risk versus reward systems and long-term retention mechanics.
• Help establish quality benchmarks for gameplay, combat, onboarding and game feel.
• Drive continuous improvement through iteration and testing.

Multiplayer Design Strategy

• Oversee the balance and relationship between competitive and cooperative gameplay systems.
• Ensure gameplay experiences remain rewarding, fair and highly replayable.
• Evaluate how progression, economies, matchmaking and player behaviour interact with the overall experience.
• Support decisions that strengthen engagement and long-term player retention.

Data-Informed Development

• Use insights from:
• Analytics
• Internal playtests
• User research
• External testing
• Community feedback
• Identify opportunities to improve player experience and product performance.
• Promote evidence-based decision making without losing sight of creative vision.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Partner closely with Producers, Directors and Discipline Leads.
• Align creative goals with development realities and project priorities.
• Facilitate productive discussions across multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Create clarity when teams face ambiguity or competing priorities.
• Help teams navigate difficult trade-offs around scope, quality and timelines.

Live Product & Business Strategy

• Collaborate with publishing, community and commercial teams on long-term product strategy.
• Contribute to post-launch planning and content roadmaps.
• Support sustainable growth and player retention strategies.
• Balance player value with commercial objectives.

Team Development & Mentorship

• Mentor and support senior designers and creative leaders.
• Encourage ownership and accountability throughout the team.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, feedback and continuous learning.
• Help build and maintain high-performing multidisciplinary teams.

Communication & Advocacy

• Represent the game's vision to internal and external stakeholders.
• Communicate strategic direction clearly across all levels of the organisation.
• Support discussions with publishing partners and external stakeholders where required.
• Act as an ambassador for the project's creative direction.

What We're Looking For

Essential Experience

• Significant professional experience in game development.
• Experience in a senior creative, design or game leadership position.
• Experience shipping at least one multiplayer title.
• Proven ownership of gameplay systems, creative direction or overall game vision.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams through production.

Game Design Expertise

• Strong systems design background.
• Deep understanding of:
• Progression systems
• Game economies
• Risk and reward mechanics
• Session design
• Retention systems
• Long-term player engagement
• Ability to evaluate gameplay at both strategic and detailed levels.

Multiplayer Knowledge

• Strong understanding of multiplayer game development.
• Knowledge of player behaviour, telemetry and live-service design principles.
• Experience incorporating testing and feedback into design decisions.
• Appreciation for social systems and competitive player dynamics.

Leadership & Communication

• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to align diverse teams around a shared vision.
• Comfortable making difficult decisions when required.
• Strong collaborative leadership style.
• Ability to balance confidence with openness to feedback and expertise from others.

Delivery Mindset

• Experience balancing creativity with production constraints.
• Strong prioritisation and decision-making abilities.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and changing project requirements.
• Able to drive projects forward while maintaining quality standards.

Desirable Experience

Experience in any of the following areas would be advantageous:

• Multiplayer shooters or competitive action games.
• PvP, PvE or hybrid multiplayer experiences.
• Extraction-style gameplay systems.
• Live-service game development and post-launch operations.
• Progression systems, rewards and in-game economies.
• Unreal Engine development environments.
• Console and PC game development.
• Matchmaking and player retention systems.
• User research, analytics and player insights.
• Large-scale testing phases including alpha, beta or soft launch.
• Mentoring senior designers or design leadership teams.
• External presentations to partners, publishing stakeholders or player communities.

Success In This Role

• The project maintains a clear and compelling gameplay vision.
• Teams are aligned around common creative goals.
• Gameplay systems deliver meaningful and engaging player experiences.
• Development decisions balance creativity, quality and production realities.
• Testing and player feedback lead to measurable product improvements.
• The game is positioned for long-term player engagement and commercial success.

Why Join?

• Play a key role in shaping an ambitious AAA multiplayer title.
• Influence the creative direction of a major project.
• Work alongside experienced developers across multiple disciplines.
• Help build scalable systems that support both launch and long-term success.
• Significant ownership, visibility and impact.
• Opportunity to lead and mentor talented teams in a collaborative environment.

Location: Malmö, Sweden

Work Model: Hybrid, 4 days a week onsite

Level: Senior Leadership

Salary Range: €80,000-€90,000 EUR per annum