Design Director
Blackbird Interactive(11 days ago)
About this role
Design Director at Blackbird Interactive leading creative and strategic design for a large-scale science fiction game. The role focuses on shaping and communicating the gameplay vision across systems, narrative, and player experience while partnering with studio leadership and cross-disciplinary teams to guide the design organization from development through delivery.
Required Skills
- Design Leadership
- Gameplay Systems
- Team Management
- Mentoring
- Production Awareness
- Communication
- Prototyping
- Narrative Integration
- Collaboration
- Design Standards
About Blackbird Interactive
blackbirdinteractive.comBlackbird Interactive is a Vancouver-based game studio founded by industry veterans that develops narrative-driven strategy and simulation games with high technical fidelity. The studio is best known for reviving the Homeworld franchise with Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak and for the physics-driven ship‑salvage simulator Hardspace: Shipbreaker. Blackbird builds both original IP and collaborative projects, emphasizing strong worldbuilding, realistic physics, and player-focused tools. Their work is noted for combining cinematic storytelling with robust engineering and technical innovation.
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