Sony PlayStation: Manager, Game Design

Description

Manager, Game Design (Job Number: 01934)

Join the God of War team!

Be a part of the most exciting and innovative computer entertainment company in North America. Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) markets the PlayStation® family of products and develops, publishes, markets, and distributes software for the PS one™ console, PlayStation®2, PlayStation®3, and the PlayStation Portable (PSP™) computer entertainment systems.

Based in Foster City, California, SCEA serves as headquarters for all North American operations and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

Overall, the position of Manager, Game Design is expected to partner with the organization to:

* Oversee the Studio Design Team: hire, review, and mentor supervisors, leads, and individual designers
* Attract, develop, and retain top-talent within the industry to insure that the Studio maintains the highest possible standards for design in its games
* Work collaboratively with Producers and the Project Manager to facilitate organizing and project planning - including estimating, scheduling, resourcing, and workflow management within the Studio Design Team
* Support the creative vision of our Game Directors and, in turn, the lead designers, to insure that the efforts of the Design Team are consistent with that vision
* Represent Design production in studio management strategic planning, scheduling, and budgeting. Provide guidance to Director of Product Development to insure that the needs of the Design Team are being met
* Initiate research and implementation of new techniques and processes to improve quality and cost-effectiveness of design production
* Represent the Studio Design Team in Worldwide Studios information exchanges
* Maintain a visible presence in the game industry, representing Worldwide Studios interests with a high degree of professionalism