Game Design Director (World of Warships, PC)

The role

You will define and champion the long-term creative vision for World of Warships. You will work with Product Development and Publishing to align creative direction with the product roadmap and business goals.

What you will do

• Drive the Game Design direction and translate product strategy into gameplay priorities and quality standards.
• Define, communicate, and maintain the creative vision and experience pillars for World of Warships.
• Work closely with game designers, providing creative direction, feedback, and guidance.
• Collaborate with Product Development and Publishing to align creative decisions with the product roadmap, audience strategy, and business goals.
• Review and validate major gameplay features, systems, content, and design deliverables.
• Balance creative ambition with scope, technology, timelines, player needs, and production realities.
• Use player feedback, research, market insights, and product data to make design decisions.
• Represent the creative and Game Design vision to senior leadership, internal stakeholders, and external partners.
• Foster a collaborative culture that encourages innovation, accountability, and constructive feedback.

Required qualifications

• Significant experience as a Creative Director, Game Director, Design Director, or in a comparable senior Game Design leadership role.
• Proven track record of shipping at least one AAA or comparable PC/console title in a creative or Game Design leadership position.
• Strong experience leading and developing Game Design teams.
• Experience defining and delivering a cohesive creative and gameplay vision for a large-scale game.
• Strong understanding of live-service development, player experience, gameplay systems, and modern game-production pipelines.
• Ability to make clear design decisions and resolve cross-discipline trade-offs through collaboration and influence.
• Strong Game Design skills, with experience using BI and AI tools to inform decisions, analyze player behavior, and support game development.
• Strong people-management, communication, presentation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• The ability to make ships emotionally compelling and memorable by bringing their history, scale, and character to life.
• The ability to define and uphold clear creative principles, team standards, and a strong development culture.
• Fluent in English, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice to have

• Experience working on a successful free-to-play or long-running live-service game.
• Experience with multiplayer, tactical, vehicle-based, or military-themed games.
• Understanding of the World of Warships product, audience, and community.
• Experience evolving an established global game or IP.
• Proficiency in Russian

Benefits

• 5 weeks of Annual Leave per calendar year
• Additional paid time off
• Career development and education opportunities within the company
• Home internet reimbursement
• Gym membership through Urban Sports Club - Package M
• Mental well-being program (iFeel)
• Monthly public transportation ticket
• Language classes
• Company pension scheme with a company contribution up to 150 EUR per month
• Personal Gaming Account
• Coffee, fruits, and snacks in the office
• Company events

Before you apply

• Please submit your CV in English

About the company

Wargaming is an award-winning online game developer and publisher headquartered in Nicosia, Cyprus. Their flagship products include free-to-play hits World of Tanks, World of Warships and World of Tanks Blitz.