Stormind Games is seeking a Game Director to lead a new project based on an established IP.  This is a key role responsible for leading a team toward outstanding results, ensuring that the project reaches its full market potential and reflects Stormind Games’ creative and quality pillars.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the game’s vision, in line with the overall direction established by the CCO.
• Translate the vision into gameplay mechanics and features, ensuring coherence among narrative, design, art and gameplay.
• Oversee all stages of development, from concept to post-launch, ensuring quality and adherence to milestones.
• Lead and motivate the development team, fostering collaboration,  and innovation.
• Collaborate with Production and Marketing to ensure clear and consistent communication of the game’s vision.
• Manage resources and operational planning with Producers, maintaining a balance among creative ambition, production sustainability and project performance goals.
• Provide constructive feedback and guide iteration to maximise product quality.
• Analyze player and critic feedback to improve the game and inform future projects.
• Ensure compliance with quality standards and company pillars related to IPs.
• Contribute to achieving the project’s financial and ROI objectives, ensuring that creative and production choices support commercial success.

Requirements

• Minimum 7 years of experience in the video game industry, including at least 2 years in a creative leadership role.
• Proven experience working on AA/AAA titles or recognized IPs.
• Solid knowledge of Unreal Engine, Jira, Google Drive Suite, and version control tools (Git, Perforce, SVN).
• Familiarity with visual collaboration tools (Miro or similar).
• Strong leadership, problem-solving, and time-management skills.
• Fluency in Italian and English, both written and spoken.
• Deep understanding of development pipelines, the video game market, and the economic and production dynamics that drive a game’s success.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience directing projects with strong critical and commercial recognition.
• Experience managing international or distributed teams.
• Ability to balance creative vision and economic sustainability, maximizing the project’s value within production constraints.

Competencies

• Creative vision and ability to translate it into tangible gameplay experiences.
• Effective management of priorities and resources.
• Empathetic and collaboration-oriented leadership.
• Strong, goal-oriented decision-making.
• Ability to maintain high quality standards in complex development contexts.

Soft Skills

• Clear, confident, and authoritative communication style.
• Adaptability and resilience in dynamic environments.
• Proactive and solution-oriented attitude.
• Genuine passion for the world of video games.
• Ability to inspire and empower team talent.

Submit your resume and a short cover letter in English to join Stormind Games.

About the company

We are the Italian fully independent studio focused on PC/console original IPs and helping AAA IP holders develop their own games. All our titles feature intense stories, profound gameplay and lore-rich universes to develop transmedia franchises, with distinctive visual style for instant recognition. We are the developer of the survival horror saga Remothered, the story-driven action RPG Batora: Lost Haven, A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead, 1st-person horror adventure based on the Paramount Pictures franchise, and contributed to Mafia: The Old Country alongside Hangar 13.