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• Associate Narrative Director/Narrative Director

  Arbetsgivare / Ort:Sharkmob AB / Malmö

  Omfattning / Varaktighet:Vanlig anställning / Tills vidare

  Lönetyp: Fast månads- vecko- eller timlön

  Ansök senast imorgon

  Publicerad: 2026-09-11

  Källa: Arbetsförmedlingen

  Ansök här

  Om jobbet

  What we are looking for

  We are looking for an Associate Narrative Director/Narrative Director to join the directors group working with Exoborne. This role will be a balance between safeguarding narrative strategy and IP vision, as well as, working closely with the narrative team on a tactical and day to day basis, to ensure that a solid narrative and lore foundation is laid out for Exoborne. We need you to be part of developing a story, world, and content that reinforces the IP and strengthens the overall player experience.

  This role reports to the Experience Director for people and delivery matters and will be part of the creative directors group. As such, the person will work collaboratively to ensure we deliver narratively interwoven experiences that fit our IP, using modern, iterative and player-focused design and product practices.

  You will own and drive the narrative strategy and vision with the narrative team ensuring that it fits within the overall game vision. You will ensure that the strategy can serve Exoborne for many years to come in its live phase. You will also serve as a link to teams, leads and feature owners that need support related to this area.

  We believe you are passionate about telling stories, narrative, lore and IP building, as well as innovative and iterative ways of working in delivering this experience to our players.

  You are highly communicative and driven, with a structured approach to goals, strategy, and delivery.

  Responsibilities

  • Direct the narrative effort and its implementation in the game.

  • Own and drive the narrative strategy and vision.

  • Collaborate closely with other directors to develop the IP and turn it into a solid foundation for many years of live service story telling.

  • Share insights and updates from your area towards the wider directors’ group and stakeholders.

  • Act as an evangelist for our world and lore within the studio and to our external partners.

  • Ensure the final, high-quality delivery of all aspects of narrative into the game.

  Requirements

  • You have experience working with narrative direction, design and writing on AAA games.

  • You have a background of developing comprehensive and believable worlds that appeal to a broad range of audiences.

  • You have proven capabilities as a writer, and an eye for cinematic delivery and timing.

  • You are eager to explore the full potential of emergent, player-based storytelling in a multiplayer PvPvE setting.

  • You have experience with environmental and non-linear storytelling, and a desire to facilitate organic player stories.

  • You have a keen awareness of current entertainment trends and relevant topics.

  • You have a passion and broad familiarity with science-fiction and/or post-apocalyptic settings.

  Good to have

  • Experience in narrative delivery within shooters or extraction shooters.

  • Experience telling stories through multiple narrative vehicles.

  • Working with narrative in live products or games and agile deliveries.

  • Experience working with Unreal.

  • Experience in insights and data informed or driven design and delivery.

  • Having worked with setting and executing on strategy and communicating visions. Either for products, teams, or both.

  • Experience in public speaking engagements.

  • Previous product and/or game launches.

  Who we are

  Sharkmob is a Swedish game developer founded in 2017. We create AAA-quality games for PC and console, using the Unreal Engine to power our ambitions of taking multiplayer games to new heights. We are currently developing Exoborne, our first original IP. In 2022, we released Bloodhunt, a battle royale set in the Vampire: The Masquerade universe.

  At Sharkmob, we believe great games are created by diverse teams with different perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. We are committed to building an inclusive and collaborative workplace where creativity can thrive. Our culture is built around shared ownership, a passion for creating great games, and, just as importantly, having fun along the way.

  We’d love for you to join us on our journey and become part of our crew. To learn more about Sharkmob, our projects, and the perks of being a crew member, visit our homepage.

  Arbetsgivare

  Sharkmob AB
  Stortorget 11
  21122 Malmö

  Webbplats: https://career.sharkmob.com
  

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  Ansök senast imorgon

  Ansök här

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• Game Director

  Arbetsgivare / Ort:Sharkmob AB / Malmö

  Omfattning / Varaktighet:Tillsvidareanställning (inkl. eventuell provanställning) / Tills vidare

  Lönetyp: Fast månads- vecko- eller timlön

  Ansök senast 21 oktober (1 månad kvar)

  Publicerad: 2026-09-21

  Källa: Arbetsförmedlingen

  Ansök här

  Om jobbet

  The role

  As Game Director, you will be a key creative and design leader on the project, responsible for defining and championing the vision for the game’s core loop, gameplay, and meta-game.

  You will work closely with the Chief Creative Officer, producers, directors, and discipline leads to turn that vision into a cohesive, engaging, shippable, and commercially successful game. You will balance creative ambition with production realities, player feedback, data, and the evolving needs of a live multiplayer game.

  This is a hands-on leadership role on site. We are looking for someone who enjoys spending time in the build, playing alongside the team, understanding the game at a detailed level, and helping teams make strong decisions about gameplay, systems, quality, and scope.

  You will not be expected to have every answer yourself. A big part of the role is creating clarity, bringing together expertise from across the team, and making decisions when the project needs them.

  
  

  Responsibilities

  As Game Director, you will be a key creative and design leader on the project, responsible for defining and championing the vision for the game’s core loop, gameplay, and meta-game.

  You will work closely with the Chief Creative Officer, producers, directors, and discipline leads to turn that vision into a cohesive, engaging, shippable, and commercially successful game. You will balance creative ambition with production realities, player feedback, data, and the evolving needs of a live multiplayer game.

  This is a hands-on leadership role on site. We are looking for someone who enjoys spending time in the build, playing alongside the team, understanding the game at a detailed level, and helping teams make strong decisions about gameplay, systems, quality, and scope.

  You will not be expected to have every answer yourself. A big part of the role is creating clarity, bringing together expertise from across the team, and making decisions when the project needs them.

  What you'll do:

  • Define and communicate the game’s gameplay vision, pillars, and player fantasy, helping every discipline work toward a shared experience
  • Guide, support, and review the development of core gameplay systems and features
  • Shape the balance between PvP, PvE, and PvPvE elements to create sessions that feel meaningful, fair, and replayable
  • Work with insights from analytics, internal playtests, focus tests, closed alphas, and player feedback to identify opportunities and improve the game
  • Partner with production and discipline leads to define scope, priorities, milestones, and content cadence
  • Establish clear quality bars for combat, game feel, onboarding, and the overall player experience
  • Collaborate with live operations, monetization, publishing, and community teams to develop a post-launch roadmap that creates long-term value for both players and the business
  • Communicate and represent the game’s vision internally and, when needed, with publishers, platform holders, press, and the community
  • Mentor and support design and creative leaders, helping them grow and take ownership
  • Help the team navigate difficult creative and production trade-offs, making clear decisions when needed and taking responsibility for their outcomes
  • Foster a culture of iteration, constructive feedback, and frequent hands-on play

  
  

  Requirements

  • Significant professional game development experience, including experience in a senior creative, design, or game leadership role
  • Experience shipping at least one multiplayer game, ideally with substantial ownership of gameplay, systems, or creative direction
  • Strong systems-design instincts and an ability to reason about areas such as progression, economies, risk and reward, encounter pacing, and session structure
  • Experience leading or working closely with multidisciplinary teams across areas such as design, art, engineering, UX, and production
  • A strong understanding of multiplayer game development and the ways player behaviour, telemetry, playtesting, and community feedback can inform design decisions
  • Excellent communication skills in English, with the ability to create alignment around a vision across both development teams and senior stakeholders
  • The ability to make thoughtful design and scope trade-offs while working within real production constraints
  • A collaborative leadership style, with the confidence to make decisions while drawing on the expertise of the people around you

  
  

  Bonus points

  Any of the following would be a bonus, but we don’t expect one person to bring all of them:

  • Deep knowledge of multiplayer shooters and a strong understanding of why different approaches within the genre work
  • Experience designing or directing games that combine PvP and PvE systems
  • Experience with extraction shooters or session-based multiplayer games
  • Experience working on a live-service game after launch
  • Experience with Unreal Engine or another large-scale proprietary game engine
  • A background in competitive FPS or TPS design, including areas such as weapon balance, movement, hit registration, networking constraints, or combat readability
  • Experience working closely with UX, user research, analytics, or player-insights teams
  • Experience taking a multiplayer game through alpha, beta, soft launch, or other large-scale external testing
  • Experience building games for console and PC audiences
  • An understanding of matchmaking, skill distribution, retention, and the social dynamics of multiplayer games
  • Experience growing or mentoring senior designers and design leads
  • Experience presenting a game or creative vision to external partners, press, or player communities

  Above all, we’re looking for someone with strong creative judgement, a genuine curiosity about how players experience games, and the ability to bring a team together around a clear and compelling vision.

  Who we are

  Sharkmob is a Swedish game developer founded in 2017. We create AAA-quality games for PC and console, using the Unreal Engine to power our ambitions of taking multiplayer games to new heights.

  We are currently developing Exoborne, our first original IP. In 2022, we released Bloodhunt, a battle royale set in the Vampire: The Masquerade universe.

  At Sharkmob, we believe great games are created by diverse teams with different perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. We are committed to building an inclusive and collaborative workplace where creativity can thrive. Our culture is built around shared ownership, a passion for creating great games, and, just as importantly, having fun along the way.

  Arbetslivserfarenhet

  • Game designer/Speldesigner (meriterande)

  Arbetsgivare

  Sharkmob AB
  20250 Malmö

  Webbplats: https://career.sharkmob.com/locations/malmo-sweden
  

  Ansökan

  Ansök senast 21 oktober (1 månad kvar)

  Ansök här

  Visa mer

• Game Director

  Arbetsgivare / Ort:Sharkmob AB / Malmö

  Omfattning / Varaktighet:Tillsvidareanställning (inkl. eventuell provanställning) / Tills vidare

  Lönetyp: Fast månads- vecko- eller timlön

  Ansök senast 21 oktober (1 månad kvar)

  Publicerad: 2026-09-21

  Källa: Arbetsförmedlingen

  Ansök här

  Om jobbet

  The role

  As Game Director, you will be a key creative and design leader on the project, responsible for defining and championing the vision for the game’s core loop, gameplay, and meta-game.

  You will work closely with the Chief Creative Officer, producers, directors, and discipline leads to turn that vision into a cohesive, engaging, shippable, and commercially successful game. You will balance creative ambition with production realities, player feedback, data, and the evolving needs of a live multiplayer game.

  This is a hands-on leadership role on site. We are looking for someone who enjoys spending time in the build, playing alongside the team, understanding the game at a detailed level, and helping teams make strong decisions about gameplay, systems, quality, and scope.

  You will not be expected to have every answer yourself. A big part of the role is creating clarity, bringing together expertise from across the team, and making decisions when the project needs them.

  
  

  Responsibilities

  As Game Director, you will be a key creative and design leader on the project, responsible for defining and championing the vision for the game’s core loop, gameplay, and meta-game.

  You will work closely with the Chief Creative Officer, producers, directors, and discipline leads to turn that vision into a cohesive, engaging, shippable, and commercially successful game. You will balance creative ambition with production realities, player feedback, data, and the evolving needs of a live multiplayer game.

  This is a hands-on leadership role on site. We are looking for someone who enjoys spending time in the build, playing alongside the team, understanding the game at a detailed level, and helping teams make strong decisions about gameplay, systems, quality, and scope.

  You will not be expected to have every answer yourself. A big part of the role is creating clarity, bringing together expertise from across the team, and making decisions when the project needs them.

  What you'll do:

  • Define and communicate the game’s gameplay vision, pillars, and player fantasy, helping every discipline work toward a shared experience
  • Guide, support, and review the development of core gameplay systems and features
  • Shape the balance between PvP, PvE, and PvPvE elements to create sessions that feel meaningful, fair, and replayable
  • Work with insights from analytics, internal playtests, focus tests, closed alphas, and player feedback to identify opportunities and improve the game
  • Partner with production and discipline leads to define scope, priorities, milestones, and content cadence
  • Establish clear quality bars for combat, game feel, onboarding, and the overall player experience
  • Collaborate with live operations, monetization, publishing, and community teams to develop a post-launch roadmap that creates long-term value for both players and the business
  • Communicate and represent the game’s vision internally and, when needed, with publishers, platform holders, press, and the community
  • Mentor and support design and creative leaders, helping them grow and take ownership
  • Help the team navigate difficult creative and production trade-offs, making clear decisions when needed and taking responsibility for their outcomes
  • Foster a culture of iteration, constructive feedback, and frequent hands-on play

  
  

  Requirements

  • Significant professional game development experience, including experience in a senior creative, design, or game leadership role
  • Experience shipping at least one multiplayer game, ideally with substantial ownership of gameplay, systems, or creative direction
  • Strong systems-design instincts and an ability to reason about areas such as progression, economies, risk and reward, encounter pacing, and session structure
  • Experience leading or working closely with multidisciplinary teams across areas such as design, art, engineering, UX, and production
  • A strong understanding of multiplayer game development and the ways player behaviour, telemetry, playtesting, and community feedback can inform design decisions
  • Excellent communication skills in English, with the ability to create alignment around a vision across both development teams and senior stakeholders
  • The ability to make thoughtful design and scope trade-offs while working within real production constraints
  • A collaborative leadership style, with the confidence to make decisions while drawing on the expertise of the people around you

  
  

  Bonus points

  Any of the following would be a bonus, but we don’t expect one person to bring all of them:

  • Deep knowledge of multiplayer shooters and a strong understanding of why different approaches within the genre work
  • Experience designing or directing games that combine PvP and PvE systems
  • Experience with extraction shooters or session-based multiplayer games
  • Experience working on a live-service game after launch
  • Experience with Unreal Engine or another large-scale proprietary game engine
  • A background in competitive FPS or TPS design, including areas such as weapon balance, movement, hit registration, networking constraints, or combat readability
  • Experience working closely with UX, user research, analytics, or player-insights teams
  • Experience taking a multiplayer game through alpha, beta, soft launch, or other large-scale external testing
  • Experience building games for console and PC audiences
  • An understanding of matchmaking, skill distribution, retention, and the social dynamics of multiplayer games
  • Experience growing or mentoring senior designers and design leads
  • Experience presenting a game or creative vision to external partners, press, or player communities

  Above all, we’re looking for someone with strong creative judgement, a genuine curiosity about how players experience games, and the ability to bring a team together around a clear and compelling vision.

  Who we are

  Sharkmob is a Swedish game developer founded in 2017. We create AAA-quality games for PC and console, using the Unreal Engine to power our ambitions of taking multiplayer games to new heights.

  We are currently developing Exoborne, our first original IP. In 2022, we released Bloodhunt, a battle royale set in the Vampire: The Masquerade universe.

  At Sharkmob, we believe great games are created by diverse teams with different perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. We are committed to building an inclusive and collaborative workplace where creativity can thrive. Our culture is built around shared ownership, a passion for creating great games, and, just as importantly, having fun along the way.

  Arbetslivserfarenhet

  • Game designer/Speldesigner (meriterande)

  Arbetsgivare

  Sharkmob AB
  20250 Malmö

  Webbplats: https://career.sharkmob.com/locations/malmo-sweden
  

  Ansökan

  Ansök senast 21 oktober (1 månad kvar)

  Ansök här

  Visa mer

• Game Director

  Arbetsgivare / Ort:Sharkmob AB / Malmö

  Omfattning / Varaktighet:Tillsvidareanställning (inkl. eventuell provanställning) / Tills vidare

  Lönetyp: Fast månads- vecko- eller timlön

  Ansök senast 21 oktober (1 månad kvar)

  Publicerad: 2026-09-21

  Källa: Arbetsförmedlingen

  Ansök här

  Om jobbet

  The role

  As Game Director, you will be a key creative and design leader on the project, responsible for defining and championing the vision for the game’s core loop, gameplay, and meta-game.

  You will work closely with the Chief Creative Officer, producers, directors, and discipline leads to turn that vision into a cohesive, engaging, shippable, and commercially successful game. You will balance creative ambition with production realities, player feedback, data, and the evolving needs of a live multiplayer game.

  This is a hands-on leadership role on site. We are looking for someone who enjoys spending time in the build, playing alongside the team, understanding the game at a detailed level, and helping teams make strong decisions about gameplay, systems, quality, and scope.

  You will not be expected to have every answer yourself. A big part of the role is creating clarity, bringing together expertise from across the team, and making decisions when the project needs them.

  
  

  Responsibilities

  As Game Director, you will be a key creative and design leader on the project, responsible for defining and championing the vision for the game’s core loop, gameplay, and meta-game.

  You will work closely with the Chief Creative Officer, producers, directors, and discipline leads to turn that vision into a cohesive, engaging, shippable, and commercially successful game. You will balance creative ambition with production realities, player feedback, data, and the evolving needs of a live multiplayer game.

  This is a hands-on leadership role on site. We are looking for someone who enjoys spending time in the build, playing alongside the team, understanding the game at a detailed level, and helping teams make strong decisions about gameplay, systems, quality, and scope.

  You will not be expected to have every answer yourself. A big part of the role is creating clarity, bringing together expertise from across the team, and making decisions when the project needs them.

  What you'll do:

  • Define and communicate the game’s gameplay vision, pillars, and player fantasy, helping every discipline work toward a shared experience
  • Guide, support, and review the development of core gameplay systems and features
  • Shape the balance between PvP, PvE, and PvPvE elements to create sessions that feel meaningful, fair, and replayable
  • Work with insights from analytics, internal playtests, focus tests, closed alphas, and player feedback to identify opportunities and improve the game
  • Partner with production and discipline leads to define scope, priorities, milestones, and content cadence
  • Establish clear quality bars for combat, game feel, onboarding, and the overall player experience
  • Collaborate with live operations, monetization, publishing, and community teams to develop a post-launch roadmap that creates long-term value for both players and the business
  • Communicate and represent the game’s vision internally and, when needed, with publishers, platform holders, press, and the community
  • Mentor and support design and creative leaders, helping them grow and take ownership
  • Help the team navigate difficult creative and production trade-offs, making clear decisions when needed and taking responsibility for their outcomes
  • Foster a culture of iteration, constructive feedback, and frequent hands-on play

  
  

  Requirements

  • Significant professional game development experience, including experience in a senior creative, design, or game leadership role
  • Experience shipping at least one multiplayer game, ideally with substantial ownership of gameplay, systems, or creative direction
  • Strong systems-design instincts and an ability to reason about areas such as progression, economies, risk and reward, encounter pacing, and session structure
  • Experience leading or working closely with multidisciplinary teams across areas such as design, art, engineering, UX, and production
  • A strong understanding of multiplayer game development and the ways player behaviour, telemetry, playtesting, and community feedback can inform design decisions
  • Excellent communication skills in English, with the ability to create alignment around a vision across both development teams and senior stakeholders
  • The ability to make thoughtful design and scope trade-offs while working within real production constraints
  • A collaborative leadership style, with the confidence to make decisions while drawing on the expertise of the people around you

  
  

  Bonus points

  Any of the following would be a bonus, but we don’t expect one person to bring all of them:

  • Deep knowledge of multiplayer shooters and a strong understanding of why different approaches within the genre work
  • Experience designing or directing games that combine PvP and PvE systems
  • Experience with extraction shooters or session-based multiplayer games
  • Experience working on a live-service game after launch
  • Experience with Unreal Engine or another large-scale proprietary game engine
  • A background in competitive FPS or TPS design, including areas such as weapon balance, movement, hit registration, networking constraints, or combat readability
  • Experience working closely with UX, user research, analytics, or player-insights teams
  • Experience taking a multiplayer game through alpha, beta, soft launch, or other large-scale external testing
  • Experience building games for console and PC audiences
  • An understanding of matchmaking, skill distribution, retention, and the social dynamics of multiplayer games
  • Experience growing or mentoring senior designers and design leads
  • Experience presenting a game or creative vision to external partners, press, or player communities

  Above all, we’re looking for someone with strong creative judgement, a genuine curiosity about how players experience games, and the ability to bring a team together around a clear and compelling vision.

  Who we are

  Sharkmob is a Swedish game developer founded in 2017. We create AAA-quality games for PC and console, using the Unreal Engine to power our ambitions of taking multiplayer games to new heights.

  We are currently developing Exoborne, our first original IP. In 2022, we released Bloodhunt, a battle royale set in the Vampire: The Masquerade universe.

  At Sharkmob, we believe great games are created by diverse teams with different perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. We are committed to building an inclusive and collaborative workplace where creativity can thrive. Our culture is built around shared ownership, a passion for creating great games, and, just as importantly, having fun along the way.

  Arbetslivserfarenhet

  • Game designer/Speldesigner (meriterande)

  Arbetsgivare

  Sharkmob AB
  20250 Malmö

  Webbplats: https://career.sharkmob.com/locations/malmo-sweden
  

  Ansökan

  Ansök senast 21 oktober (1 månad kvar)

  Ansök här

  Visa mer

• Game Director

  Arbetsgivare / Ort:Sharkmob AB / Malmö

  Omfattning / Varaktighet:Tillsvidareanställning (inkl. eventuell provanställning) / Tills vidare

  Lönetyp: Fast månads- vecko- eller timlön

  Ansök senast 21 oktober (1 månad kvar)

  Publicerad: 2026-09-21

  Källa: Arbetsförmedlingen

  Ansök här

  Om jobbet

  The role

  As Game Director, you will be a key creative and design leader on the project, responsible for defining and championing the vision for the game’s core loop, gameplay, and meta-game.

  You will work closely with the Chief Creative Officer, producers, directors, and discipline leads to turn that vision into a cohesive, engaging, shippable, and commercially successful game. You will balance creative ambition with production realities, player feedback, data, and the evolving needs of a live multiplayer game.

  This is a hands-on leadership role on site. We are looking for someone who enjoys spending time in the build, playing alongside the team, understanding the game at a detailed level, and helping teams make strong decisions about gameplay, systems, quality, and scope.

  You will not be expected to have every answer yourself. A big part of the role is creating clarity, bringing together expertise from across the team, and making decisions when the project needs them.

  
  

  Responsibilities

  As Game Director, you will be a key creative and design leader on the project, responsible for defining and championing the vision for the game’s core loop, gameplay, and meta-game.

  You will work closely with the Chief Creative Officer, producers, directors, and discipline leads to turn that vision into a cohesive, engaging, shippable, and commercially successful game. You will balance creative ambition with production realities, player feedback, data, and the evolving needs of a live multiplayer game.

  This is a hands-on leadership role on site. We are looking for someone who enjoys spending time in the build, playing alongside the team, understanding the game at a detailed level, and helping teams make strong decisions about gameplay, systems, quality, and scope.

  You will not be expected to have every answer yourself. A big part of the role is creating clarity, bringing together expertise from across the team, and making decisions when the project needs them.

  What you'll do:

  • Define and communicate the game’s gameplay vision, pillars, and player fantasy, helping every discipline work toward a shared experience
  • Guide, support, and review the development of core gameplay systems and features
  • Shape the balance between PvP, PvE, and PvPvE elements to create sessions that feel meaningful, fair, and replayable
  • Work with insights from analytics, internal playtests, focus tests, closed alphas, and player feedback to identify opportunities and improve the game
  • Partner with production and discipline leads to define scope, priorities, milestones, and content cadence
  • Establish clear quality bars for combat, game feel, onboarding, and the overall player experience
  • Collaborate with live operations, monetization, publishing, and community teams to develop a post-launch roadmap that creates long-term value for both players and the business
  • Communicate and represent the game’s vision internally and, when needed, with publishers, platform holders, press, and the community
  • Mentor and support design and creative leaders, helping them grow and take ownership
  • Help the team navigate difficult creative and production trade-offs, making clear decisions when needed and taking responsibility for their outcomes
  • Foster a culture of iteration, constructive feedback, and frequent hands-on play

  
  

  Requirements

  • Significant professional game development experience, including experience in a senior creative, design, or game leadership role
  • Experience shipping at least one multiplayer game, ideally with substantial ownership of gameplay, systems, or creative direction
  • Strong systems-design instincts and an ability to reason about areas such as progression, economies, risk and reward, encounter pacing, and session structure
  • Experience leading or working closely with multidisciplinary teams across areas such as design, art, engineering, UX, and production
  • A strong understanding of multiplayer game development and the ways player behaviour, telemetry, playtesting, and community feedback can inform design decisions
  • Excellent communication skills in English, with the ability to create alignment around a vision across both development teams and senior stakeholders
  • The ability to make thoughtful design and scope trade-offs while working within real production constraints
  • A collaborative leadership style, with the confidence to make decisions while drawing on the expertise of the people around you

  
  

  Bonus points

  Any of the following would be a bonus, but we don’t expect one person to bring all of them:

  • Deep knowledge of multiplayer shooters and a strong understanding of why different approaches within the genre work
  • Experience designing or directing games that combine PvP and PvE systems
  • Experience with extraction shooters or session-based multiplayer games
  • Experience working on a live-service game after launch
  • Experience with Unreal Engine or another large-scale proprietary game engine
  • A background in competitive FPS or TPS design, including areas such as weapon balance, movement, hit registration, networking constraints, or combat readability
  • Experience working closely with UX, user research, analytics, or player-insights teams
  • Experience taking a multiplayer game through alpha, beta, soft launch, or other large-scale external testing
  • Experience building games for console and PC audiences
  • An understanding of matchmaking, skill distribution, retention, and the social dynamics of multiplayer games
  • Experience growing or mentoring senior designers and design leads
  • Experience presenting a game or creative vision to external partners, press, or player communities

  Above all, we’re looking for someone with strong creative judgement, a genuine curiosity about how players experience games, and the ability to bring a team together around a clear and compelling vision.

  Who we are

  Sharkmob is a Swedish game developer founded in 2017. We create AAA-quality games for PC and console, using the Unreal Engine to power our ambitions of taking multiplayer games to new heights.

  We are currently developing Exoborne, our first original IP. In 2022, we released Bloodhunt, a battle royale set in the Vampire: The Masquerade universe.

  At Sharkmob, we believe great games are created by diverse teams with different perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. We are committed to building an inclusive and collaborative workplace where creativity can thrive. Our culture is built around shared ownership, a passion for creating great games, and, just as importantly, having fun along the way.

  Arbetslivserfarenhet

  • Game designer/Speldesigner (meriterande)

  Arbetsgivare

  Sharkmob AB
  20250 Malmö

  Webbplats: https://career.sharkmob.com/locations/malmo-sweden
  

  Ansökan

  Ansök senast 21 oktober (1 månad kvar)

  Ansök här

  Visa mer

• Game Director

  Arbetsgivare / Ort:Sharkmob AB / Malmö

  Omfattning / Varaktighet:Tillsvidareanställning (inkl. eventuell provanställning) / Tills vidare

  Lönetyp: Fast månads- vecko- eller timlön

  Ansök senast 21 oktober (1 månad kvar)

  Publicerad: 2026-09-21

  Källa: Arbetsförmedlingen

  Ansök här

  Om jobbet

  The role

  As Game Director, you will be a key creative and design leader on the project, responsible for defining and championing the vision for the game’s core loop, gameplay, and meta-game.

  You will work closely with the Chief Creative Officer, producers, directors, and discipline leads to turn that vision into a cohesive, engaging, shippable, and commercially successful game. You will balance creative ambition with production realities, player feedback, data, and the evolving needs of a live multiplayer game.

  This is a hands-on leadership role on site. We are looking for someone who enjoys spending time in the build, playing alongside the team, understanding the game at a detailed level, and helping teams make strong decisions about gameplay, systems, quality, and scope.

  You will not be expected to have every answer yourself. A big part of the role is creating clarity, bringing together expertise from across the team, and making decisions when the project needs them.

  
  

  Responsibilities

  As Game Director, you will be a key creative and design leader on the project, responsible for defining and championing the vision for the game’s core loop, gameplay, and meta-game.

  You will work closely with the Chief Creative Officer, producers, directors, and discipline leads to turn that vision into a cohesive, engaging, shippable, and commercially successful game. You will balance creative ambition with production realities, player feedback, data, and the evolving needs of a live multiplayer game.

  This is a hands-on leadership role on site. We are looking for someone who enjoys spending time in the build, playing alongside the team, understanding the game at a detailed level, and helping teams make strong decisions about gameplay, systems, quality, and scope.

  You will not be expected to have every answer yourself. A big part of the role is creating clarity, bringing together expertise from across the team, and making decisions when the project needs them.

  What you'll do:

  • Define and communicate the game’s gameplay vision, pillars, and player fantasy, helping every discipline work toward a shared experience
  • Guide, support, and review the development of core gameplay systems and features
  • Shape the balance between PvP, PvE, and PvPvE elements to create sessions that feel meaningful, fair, and replayable
  • Work with insights from analytics, internal playtests, focus tests, closed alphas, and player feedback to identify opportunities and improve the game
  • Partner with production and discipline leads to define scope, priorities, milestones, and content cadence
  • Establish clear quality bars for combat, game feel, onboarding, and the overall player experience
  • Collaborate with live operations, monetization, publishing, and community teams to develop a post-launch roadmap that creates long-term value for both players and the business
  • Communicate and represent the game’s vision internally and, when needed, with publishers, platform holders, press, and the community
  • Mentor and support design and creative leaders, helping them grow and take ownership
  • Help the team navigate difficult creative and production trade-offs, making clear decisions when needed and taking responsibility for their outcomes
  • Foster a culture of iteration, constructive feedback, and frequent hands-on play

  
  

  Requirements

  • Significant professional game development experience, including experience in a senior creative, design, or game leadership role
  • Experience shipping at least one multiplayer game, ideally with substantial ownership of gameplay, systems, or creative direction
  • Strong systems-design instincts and an ability to reason about areas such as progression, economies, risk and reward, encounter pacing, and session structure
  • Experience leading or working closely with multidisciplinary teams across areas such as design, art, engineering, UX, and production
  • A strong understanding of multiplayer game development and the ways player behaviour, telemetry, playtesting, and community feedback can inform design decisions
  • Excellent communication skills in English, with the ability to create alignment around a vision across both development teams and senior stakeholders
  • The ability to make thoughtful design and scope trade-offs while working within real production constraints
  • A collaborative leadership style, with the confidence to make decisions while drawing on the expertise of the people around you

  
  

  Bonus points

  Any of the following would be a bonus, but we don’t expect one person to bring all of them:

  • Deep knowledge of multiplayer shooters and a strong understanding of why different approaches within the genre work
  • Experience designing or directing games that combine PvP and PvE systems
  • Experience with extraction shooters or session-based multiplayer games
  • Experience working on a live-service game after launch
  • Experience with Unreal Engine or another large-scale proprietary game engine
  • A background in competitive FPS or TPS design, including areas such as weapon balance, movement, hit registration, networking constraints, or combat readability
  • Experience working closely with UX, user research, analytics, or player-insights teams
  • Experience taking a multiplayer game through alpha, beta, soft launch, or other large-scale external testing
  • Experience building games for console and PC audiences
  • An understanding of matchmaking, skill distribution, retention, and the social dynamics of multiplayer games
  • Experience growing or mentoring senior designers and design leads
  • Experience presenting a game or creative vision to external partners, press, or player communities

  Above all, we’re looking for someone with strong creative judgement, a genuine curiosity about how players experience games, and the ability to bring a team together around a clear and compelling vision.

  Who we are

  Sharkmob is a Swedish game developer founded in 2017. We create AAA-quality games for PC and console, using the Unreal Engine to power our ambitions of taking multiplayer games to new heights.

  We are currently developing Exoborne, our first original IP. In 2022, we released Bloodhunt, a battle royale set in the Vampire: The Masquerade universe.

  At Sharkmob, we believe great games are created by diverse teams with different perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. We are committed to building an inclusive and collaborative workplace where creativity can thrive. Our culture is built around shared ownership, a passion for creating great games, and, just as importantly, having fun along the way.

  Arbetslivserfarenhet

  • Game designer/Speldesigner (meriterande)

  Arbetsgivare

  Sharkmob AB
  20250 Malmö

  Webbplats: https://career.sharkmob.com/locations/malmo-sweden
  

  Ansökan

  Ansök senast 21 oktober (1 månad kvar)

  Ansök här

  Visa mer

• Game Director

  Arbetsgivare / Ort:Sharkmob AB / Malmö

  Omfattning / Varaktighet:Tillsvidareanställning (inkl. eventuell provanställning) / Tills vidare

  Lönetyp: Fast månads- vecko- eller timlön

  Ansök senast 21 oktober (1 månad kvar)

  Publicerad: 2026-09-21

  Källa: Arbetsförmedlingen

  Ansök här

  Om jobbet

  The role

  As Game Director, you will be a key creative and design leader on the project, responsible for defining and championing the vision for the game’s core loop, gameplay, and meta-game.

  You will work closely with the Chief Creative Officer, producers, directors, and discipline leads to turn that vision into a cohesive, engaging, shippable, and commercially successful game. You will balance creative ambition with production realities, player feedback, data, and the evolving needs of a live multiplayer game.

  This is a hands-on leadership role on site. We are looking for someone who enjoys spending time in the build, playing alongside the team, understanding the game at a detailed level, and helping teams make strong decisions about gameplay, systems, quality, and scope.

  You will not be expected to have every answer yourself. A big part of the role is creating clarity, bringing together expertise from across the team, and making decisions when the project needs them.

  
  

  Responsibilities

  As Game Director, you will be a key creative and design leader on the project, responsible for defining and championing the vision for the game’s core loop, gameplay, and meta-game.

  You will work closely with the Chief Creative Officer, producers, directors, and discipline leads to turn that vision into a cohesive, engaging, shippable, and commercially successful game. You will balance creative ambition with production realities, player feedback, data, and the evolving needs of a live multiplayer game.

  This is a hands-on leadership role on site. We are looking for someone who enjoys spending time in the build, playing alongside the team, understanding the game at a detailed level, and helping teams make strong decisions about gameplay, systems, quality, and scope.

  You will not be expected to have every answer yourself. A big part of the role is creating clarity, bringing together expertise from across the team, and making decisions when the project needs them.

  What you'll do:

  • Define and communicate the game’s gameplay vision, pillars, and player fantasy, helping every discipline work toward a shared experience
  • Guide, support, and review the development of core gameplay systems and features
  • Shape the balance between PvP, PvE, and PvPvE elements to create sessions that feel meaningful, fair, and replayable
  • Work with insights from analytics, internal playtests, focus tests, closed alphas, and player feedback to identify opportunities and improve the game
  • Partner with production and discipline leads to define scope, priorities, milestones, and content cadence
  • Establish clear quality bars for combat, game feel, onboarding, and the overall player experience
  • Collaborate with live operations, monetization, publishing, and community teams to develop a post-launch roadmap that creates long-term value for both players and the business
  • Communicate and represent the game’s vision internally and, when needed, with publishers, platform holders, press, and the community
  • Mentor and support design and creative leaders, helping them grow and take ownership
  • Help the team navigate difficult creative and production trade-offs, making clear decisions when needed and taking responsibility for their outcomes
  • Foster a culture of iteration, constructive feedback, and frequent hands-on play

  
  

  Requirements

  • Significant professional game development experience, including experience in a senior creative, design, or game leadership role
  • Experience shipping at least one multiplayer game, ideally with substantial ownership of gameplay, systems, or creative direction
  • Strong systems-design instincts and an ability to reason about areas such as progression, economies, risk and reward, encounter pacing, and session structure
  • Experience leading or working closely with multidisciplinary teams across areas such as design, art, engineering, UX, and production
  • A strong understanding of multiplayer game development and the ways player behaviour, telemetry, playtesting, and community feedback can inform design decisions
  • Excellent communication skills in English, with the ability to create alignment around a vision across both development teams and senior stakeholders
  • The ability to make thoughtful design and scope trade-offs while working within real production constraints
  • A collaborative leadership style, with the confidence to make decisions while drawing on the expertise of the people around you

  
  

  Bonus points

  Any of the following would be a bonus, but we don’t expect one person to bring all of them:

  • Deep knowledge of multiplayer shooters and a strong understanding of why different approaches within the genre work
  • Experience designing or directing games that combine PvP and PvE systems
  • Experience with extraction shooters or session-based multiplayer games
  • Experience working on a live-service game after launch
  • Experience with Unreal Engine or another large-scale proprietary game engine
  • A background in competitive FPS or TPS design, including areas such as weapon balance, movement, hit registration, networking constraints, or combat readability
  • Experience working closely with UX, user research, analytics, or player-insights teams
  • Experience taking a multiplayer game through alpha, beta, soft launch, or other large-scale external testing
  • Experience building games for console and PC audiences
  • An understanding of matchmaking, skill distribution, retention, and the social dynamics of multiplayer games
  • Experience growing or mentoring senior designers and design leads
  • Experience presenting a game or creative vision to external partners, press, or player communities

  Above all, we’re looking for someone with strong creative judgement, a genuine curiosity about how players experience games, and the ability to bring a team together around a clear and compelling vision.

  Who we are

  Sharkmob is a Swedish game developer founded in 2017. We create AAA-quality games for PC and console, using the Unreal Engine to power our ambitions of taking multiplayer games to new heights.

  We are currently developing Exoborne, our first original IP. In 2022, we released Bloodhunt, a battle royale set in the Vampire: The Masquerade universe.

  At Sharkmob, we believe great games are created by diverse teams with different perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. We are committed to building an inclusive and collaborative workplace where creativity can thrive. Our culture is built around shared ownership, a passion for creating great games, and, just as importantly, having fun along the way.

  Arbetslivserfarenhet

  • Game designer/Speldesigner (meriterande)

  Arbetsgivare

  Sharkmob AB
  20250 Malmö

  Webbplats: https://career.sharkmob.com/locations/malmo-sweden
  

  Ansökan

  Ansök senast 21 oktober (1 månad kvar)

  Ansök här

  Visa mer

• Game Director

  Arbetsgivare / Ort:Sharkmob AB / Malmö

  Omfattning / Varaktighet:Tillsvidareanställning (inkl. eventuell provanställning) / Tills vidare

  Lönetyp: Fast månads- vecko- eller timlön

  Ansök senast 21 oktober (1 månad kvar)

  Publicerad: 2026-09-21

  Källa: Arbetsförmedlingen

  Ansök här

  Om jobbet

  The role

  As Game Director, you will be a key creative and design leader on the project, responsible for defining and championing the vision for the game’s core loop, gameplay, and meta-game.

  You will work closely with the Chief Creative Officer, producers, directors, and discipline leads to turn that vision into a cohesive, engaging, shippable, and commercially successful game. You will balance creative ambition with production realities, player feedback, data, and the evolving needs of a live multiplayer game.

  This is a hands-on leadership role on site. We are looking for someone who enjoys spending time in the build, playing alongside the team, understanding the game at a detailed level, and helping teams make strong decisions about gameplay, systems, quality, and scope.

  You will not be expected to have every answer yourself. A big part of the role is creating clarity, bringing together expertise from across the team, and making decisions when the project needs them.

  
  

  Responsibilities

  As Game Director, you will be a key creative and design leader on the project, responsible for defining and championing the vision for the game’s core loop, gameplay, and meta-game.

  You will work closely with the Chief Creative Officer, producers, directors, and discipline leads to turn that vision into a cohesive, engaging, shippable, and commercially successful game. You will balance creative ambition with production realities, player feedback, data, and the evolving needs of a live multiplayer game.

  This is a hands-on leadership role on site. We are looking for someone who enjoys spending time in the build, playing alongside the team, understanding the game at a detailed level, and helping teams make strong decisions about gameplay, systems, quality, and scope.

  You will not be expected to have every answer yourself. A big part of the role is creating clarity, bringing together expertise from across the team, and making decisions when the project needs them.

  What you'll do:

  • Define and communicate the game’s gameplay vision, pillars, and player fantasy, helping every discipline work toward a shared experience
  • Guide, support, and review the development of core gameplay systems and features
  • Shape the balance between PvP, PvE, and PvPvE elements to create sessions that feel meaningful, fair, and replayable
  • Work with insights from analytics, internal playtests, focus tests, closed alphas, and player feedback to identify opportunities and improve the game
  • Partner with production and discipline leads to define scope, priorities, milestones, and content cadence
  • Establish clear quality bars for combat, game feel, onboarding, and the overall player experience
  • Collaborate with live operations, monetization, publishing, and community teams to develop a post-launch roadmap that creates long-term value for both players and the business
  • Communicate and represent the game’s vision internally and, when needed, with publishers, platform holders, press, and the community
  • Mentor and support design and creative leaders, helping them grow and take ownership
  • Help the team navigate difficult creative and production trade-offs, making clear decisions when needed and taking responsibility for their outcomes
  • Foster a culture of iteration, constructive feedback, and frequent hands-on play

  
  

  Requirements

  • Significant professional game development experience, including experience in a senior creative, design, or game leadership role
  • Experience shipping at least one multiplayer game, ideally with substantial ownership of gameplay, systems, or creative direction
  • Strong systems-design instincts and an ability to reason about areas such as progression, economies, risk and reward, encounter pacing, and session structure
  • Experience leading or working closely with multidisciplinary teams across areas such as design, art, engineering, UX, and production
  • A strong understanding of multiplayer game development and the ways player behaviour, telemetry, playtesting, and community feedback can inform design decisions
  • Excellent communication skills in English, with the ability to create alignment around a vision across both development teams and senior stakeholders
  • The ability to make thoughtful design and scope trade-offs while working within real production constraints
  • A collaborative leadership style, with the confidence to make decisions while drawing on the expertise of the people around you

  
  

  Bonus points

  Any of the following would be a bonus, but we don’t expect one person to bring all of them:

  • Deep knowledge of multiplayer shooters and a strong understanding of why different approaches within the genre work
  • Experience designing or directing games that combine PvP and PvE systems
  • Experience with extraction shooters or session-based multiplayer games
  • Experience working on a live-service game after launch
  • Experience with Unreal Engine or another large-scale proprietary game engine
  • A background in competitive FPS or TPS design, including areas such as weapon balance, movement, hit registration, networking constraints, or combat readability
  • Experience working closely with UX, user research, analytics, or player-insights teams
  • Experience taking a multiplayer game through alpha, beta, soft launch, or other large-scale external testing
  • Experience building games for console and PC audiences
  • An understanding of matchmaking, skill distribution, retention, and the social dynamics of multiplayer games
  • Experience growing or mentoring senior designers and design leads
  • Experience presenting a game or creative vision to external partners, press, or player communities

  Above all, we’re looking for someone with strong creative judgement, a genuine curiosity about how players experience games, and the ability to bring a team together around a clear and compelling vision.

  Who we are

  Sharkmob is a Swedish game developer founded in 2017. We create AAA-quality games for PC and console, using the Unreal Engine to power our ambitions of taking multiplayer games to new heights.

  We are currently developing Exoborne, our first original IP. In 2022, we released Bloodhunt, a battle royale set in the Vampire: The Masquerade universe.

  At Sharkmob, we believe great games are created by diverse teams with different perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. We are committed to building an inclusive and collaborative workplace where creativity can thrive. Our culture is built around shared ownership, a passion for creating great games, and, just as importantly, having fun along the way.

  Arbetslivserfarenhet

  • Game designer/Speldesigner (meriterande)

  Arbetsgivare

  Sharkmob AB
  20250 Malmö

  Webbplats: https://career.sharkmob.com/locations/malmo-sweden
  

  Ansökan

  Ansök senast 21 oktober (1 månad kvar)

  Ansök här

  Visa mer

• Game Director

  Arbetsgivare / Ort:Sharkmob AB / Malmö

  Omfattning / Varaktighet:Tillsvidareanställning (inkl. eventuell provanställning) / Tills vidare

  Lönetyp: Fast månads- vecko- eller timlön

  Ansök senast 21 oktober (1 månad kvar)

  Publicerad: 2026-09-21

  Källa: Arbetsförmedlingen

  Ansök här

  Om jobbet

  The role

  As Game Director, you will be a key creative and design leader on the project, responsible for defining and championing the vision for the game’s core loop, gameplay, and meta-game.

  You will work closely with the Chief Creative Officer, producers, directors, and discipline leads to turn that vision into a cohesive, engaging, shippable, and commercially successful game. You will balance creative ambition with production realities, player feedback, data, and the evolving needs of a live multiplayer game.

  This is a hands-on leadership role on site. We are looking for someone who enjoys spending time in the build, playing alongside the team, understanding the game at a detailed level, and helping teams make strong decisions about gameplay, systems, quality, and scope.

  You will not be expected to have every answer yourself. A big part of the role is creating clarity, bringing together expertise from across the team, and making decisions when the project needs them.

  
  

  Responsibilities

  As Game Director, you will be a key creative and design leader on the project, responsible for defining and championing the vision for the game’s core loop, gameplay, and meta-game.

  You will work closely with the Chief Creative Officer, producers, directors, and discipline leads to turn that vision into a cohesive, engaging, shippable, and commercially successful game. You will balance creative ambition with production realities, player feedback, data, and the evolving needs of a live multiplayer game.

  This is a hands-on leadership role on site. We are looking for someone who enjoys spending time in the build, playing alongside the team, understanding the game at a detailed level, and helping teams make strong decisions about gameplay, systems, quality, and scope.

  You will not be expected to have every answer yourself. A big part of the role is creating clarity, bringing together expertise from across the team, and making decisions when the project needs them.

  What you'll do:

  • Define and communicate the game’s gameplay vision, pillars, and player fantasy, helping every discipline work toward a shared experience
  • Guide, support, and review the development of core gameplay systems and features
  • Shape the balance between PvP, PvE, and PvPvE elements to create sessions that feel meaningful, fair, and replayable
  • Work with insights from analytics, internal playtests, focus tests, closed alphas, and player feedback to identify opportunities and improve the game
  • Partner with production and discipline leads to define scope, priorities, milestones, and content cadence
  • Establish clear quality bars for combat, game feel, onboarding, and the overall player experience
  • Collaborate with live operations, monetization, publishing, and community teams to develop a post-launch roadmap that creates long-term value for both players and the business
  • Communicate and represent the game’s vision internally and, when needed, with publishers, platform holders, press, and the community
  • Mentor and support design and creative leaders, helping them grow and take ownership
  • Help the team navigate difficult creative and production trade-offs, making clear decisions when needed and taking responsibility for their outcomes
  • Foster a culture of iteration, constructive feedback, and frequent hands-on play

  
  

  Requirements

  • Significant professional game development experience, including experience in a senior creative, design, or game leadership role
  • Experience shipping at least one multiplayer game, ideally with substantial ownership of gameplay, systems, or creative direction
  • Strong systems-design instincts and an ability to reason about areas such as progression, economies, risk and reward, encounter pacing, and session structure
  • Experience leading or working closely with multidisciplinary teams across areas such as design, art, engineering, UX, and production
  • A strong understanding of multiplayer game development and the ways player behaviour, telemetry, playtesting, and community feedback can inform design decisions
  • Excellent communication skills in English, with the ability to create alignment around a vision across both development teams and senior stakeholders
  • The ability to make thoughtful design and scope trade-offs while working within real production constraints
  • A collaborative leadership style, with the confidence to make decisions while drawing on the expertise of the people around you

  
  

  Bonus points

  Any of the following would be a bonus, but we don’t expect one person to bring all of them:

  • Deep knowledge of multiplayer shooters and a strong understanding of why different approaches within the genre work
  • Experience designing or directing games that combine PvP and PvE systems
  • Experience with extraction shooters or session-based multiplayer games
  • Experience working on a live-service game after launch
  • Experience with Unreal Engine or another large-scale proprietary game engine
  • A background in competitive FPS or TPS design, including areas such as weapon balance, movement, hit registration, networking constraints, or combat readability
  • Experience working closely with UX, user research, analytics, or player-insights teams
  • Experience taking a multiplayer game through alpha, beta, soft launch, or other large-scale external testing
  • Experience building games for console and PC audiences
  • An understanding of matchmaking, skill distribution, retention, and the social dynamics of multiplayer games
  • Experience growing or mentoring senior designers and design leads
  • Experience presenting a game or creative vision to external partners, press, or player communities

  Above all, we’re looking for someone with strong creative judgement, a genuine curiosity about how players experience games, and the ability to bring a team together around a clear and compelling vision.

  Who we are

  Sharkmob is a Swedish game developer founded in 2017. We create AAA-quality games for PC and console, using the Unreal Engine to power our ambitions of taking multiplayer games to new heights.

  We are currently developing Exoborne, our first original IP. In 2022, we released Bloodhunt, a battle royale set in the Vampire: The Masquerade universe.

  At Sharkmob, we believe great games are created by diverse teams with different perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. We are committed to building an inclusive and collaborative workplace where creativity can thrive. Our culture is built around shared ownership, a passion for creating great games, and, just as importantly, having fun along the way.

  Arbetslivserfarenhet

  • Game designer/Speldesigner (meriterande)

  Arbetsgivare

  Sharkmob AB
  20250 Malmö

  Webbplats: https://career.sharkmob.com/locations/malmo-sweden
  

  Ansökan

  Ansök senast 21 oktober (1 månad kvar)

  Ansök här

  Visa mer

• Game Director

  Arbetsgivare / Ort:Sharkmob AB / Malmö

  Omfattning / Varaktighet:Tillsvidareanställning (inkl. eventuell provanställning) / Tills vidare

  Lönetyp: Fast månads- vecko- eller timlön

  Ansök senast 21 oktober (1 månad kvar)

  Publicerad: 2026-09-21

  Källa: Arbetsförmedlingen

  Ansök här

  Om jobbet

  The role

  As Game Director, you will be a key creative and design leader on the project, responsible for defining and championing the vision for the game’s core loop, gameplay, and meta-game.

  You will work closely with the Chief Creative Officer, producers, directors, and discipline leads to turn that vision into a cohesive, engaging, shippable, and commercially successful game. You will balance creative ambition with production realities, player feedback, data, and the evolving needs of a live multiplayer game.

  This is a hands-on leadership role on site. We are looking for someone who enjoys spending time in the build, playing alongside the team, understanding the game at a detailed level, and helping teams make strong decisions about gameplay, systems, quality, and scope.

  You will not be expected to have every answer yourself. A big part of the role is creating clarity, bringing together expertise from across the team, and making decisions when the project needs them.

  
  

  Responsibilities

  As Game Director, you will be a key creative and design leader on the project, responsible for defining and championing the vision for the game’s core loop, gameplay, and meta-game.

  You will work closely with the Chief Creative Officer, producers, directors, and discipline leads to turn that vision into a cohesive, engaging, shippable, and commercially successful game. You will balance creative ambition with production realities, player feedback, data, and the evolving needs of a live multiplayer game.

  This is a hands-on leadership role on site. We are looking for someone who enjoys spending time in the build, playing alongside the team, understanding the game at a detailed level, and helping teams make strong decisions about gameplay, systems, quality, and scope.

  You will not be expected to have every answer yourself. A big part of the role is creating clarity, bringing together expertise from across the team, and making decisions when the project needs them.

  What you'll do:

  • Define and communicate the game’s gameplay vision, pillars, and player fantasy, helping every discipline work toward a shared experience
  • Guide, support, and review the development of core gameplay systems and features
  • Shape the balance between PvP, PvE, and PvPvE elements to create sessions that feel meaningful, fair, and replayable
  • Work with insights from analytics, internal playtests, focus tests, closed alphas, and player feedback to identify opportunities and improve the game
  • Partner with production and discipline leads to define scope, priorities, milestones, and content cadence
  • Establish clear quality bars for combat, game feel, onboarding, and the overall player experience
  • Collaborate with live operations, monetization, publishing, and community teams to develop a post-launch roadmap that creates long-term value for both players and the business
  • Communicate and represent the game’s vision internally and, when needed, with publishers, platform holders, press, and the community
  • Mentor and support design and creative leaders, helping them grow and take ownership
  • Help the team navigate difficult creative and production trade-offs, making clear decisions when needed and taking responsibility for their outcomes
  • Foster a culture of iteration, constructive feedback, and frequent hands-on play

  
  

  Requirements

  • Significant professional game development experience, including experience in a senior creative, design, or game leadership role
  • Experience shipping at least one multiplayer game, ideally with substantial ownership of gameplay, systems, or creative direction
  • Strong systems-design instincts and an ability to reason about areas such as progression, economies, risk and reward, encounter pacing, and session structure
  • Experience leading or working closely with multidisciplinary teams across areas such as design, art, engineering, UX, and production
  • A strong understanding of multiplayer game development and the ways player behaviour, telemetry, playtesting, and community feedback can inform design decisions
  • Excellent communication skills in English, with the ability to create alignment around a vision across both development teams and senior stakeholders
  • The ability to make thoughtful design and scope trade-offs while working within real production constraints
  • A collaborative leadership style, with the confidence to make decisions while drawing on the expertise of the people around you

  
  

  Bonus points

  Any of the following would be a bonus, but we don’t expect one person to bring all of them:

  • Deep knowledge of multiplayer shooters and a strong understanding of why different approaches within the genre work
  • Experience designing or directing games that combine PvP and PvE systems
  • Experience with extraction shooters or session-based multiplayer games
  • Experience working on a live-service game after launch
  • Experience with Unreal Engine or another large-scale proprietary game engine
  • A background in competitive FPS or TPS design, including areas such as weapon balance, movement, hit registration, networking constraints, or combat readability
  • Experience working closely with UX, user research, analytics, or player-insights teams
  • Experience taking a multiplayer game through alpha, beta, soft launch, or other large-scale external testing
  • Experience building games for console and PC audiences
  • An understanding of matchmaking, skill distribution, retention, and the social dynamics of multiplayer games
  • Experience growing or mentoring senior designers and design leads
  • Experience presenting a game or creative vision to external partners, press, or player communities

  Above all, we’re looking for someone with strong creative judgement, a genuine curiosity about how players experience games, and the ability to bring a team together around a clear and compelling vision.

  Who we are

  Sharkmob is a Swedish game developer founded in 2017. We create AAA-quality games for PC and console, using the Unreal Engine to power our ambitions of taking multiplayer games to new heights.

  We are currently developing Exoborne, our first original IP. In 2022, we released Bloodhunt, a battle royale set in the Vampire: The Masquerade universe.

  At Sharkmob, we believe great games are created by diverse teams with different perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. We are committed to building an inclusive and collaborative workplace where creativity can thrive. Our culture is built around shared ownership, a passion for creating great games, and, just as importantly, having fun along the way.

  Arbetslivserfarenhet

  • Game designer/Speldesigner (meriterande)

  Arbetsgivare

  Sharkmob AB
  20250 Malmö

  Webbplats: https://career.sharkmob.com/locations/malmo-sweden
  

  Ansökan

  Ansök senast 21 oktober (1 månad kvar)

  Ansök här

  Visa mer

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