Design Director

Blackbird Interactive is a creative-fueled, future-driven, independent game studio where the best talent in the industry can find long-term careers to help grow their abilities while working on a wide range of projects, which encompass world-class IPs as well as our own creations across multiple genres. Our studio operates as a remote-first workplace, offering flexible work arrangements. PLEASE NOTE: At this time, we are only able to hire candidates who are legally eligible to work in Canada and reside within Canada. Blackbird Interactive is looking for an experienced Design Director to help shape and deliver a narrative-driven investigative storytelling game. This role is responsible for defining and championing the game's creative vision, ensuring its narrative, characters, gameplay, world, and presentation come together to deliver a cohesive, emotionally engaging player experience. You’ll work closely with production, art, and engineering to translate creative vision into clear design goals, while leading and supporting a team of developers through implementation, iteration, and polish. This role blends hands-on design sensibility with creative leadership, owning quality, consistency, and cohesion across the game while working closely with a small development team to bring the vision to life. If you enjoy leading teams, solving complex design problems, and bringing ambitious, narratively driven game worlds to life, this role could be a great fit!