Lead Game Designer [Disney Dreamlight Valley]

Lead the design vision for Disney Dreamlight Valley, creating engaging life-simulation gameplay, memorable player experiences, and exciting new content that brings iconic Disney worlds and characters to life.

What it means on a daily basis

• Define and evolve the gameplay vision together with the Creative Director and design leadership.
• Own the design of new gameplay features, mechanics, activities, and content updates from concept to release.
• Pitch innovative features and content packs, then lead their prototyping and implementation.
• Collaborate closely with Art, UI/UX, Economy, Engineering, and Production teams to ensure features meet both creative and gameplay goals.
• Create and maintain clear game design documentation, balancing data, and implementation guidelines.
• Implement and iterate game content using engine tools while testing, debugging, and refining the player experience.
• Mentor and support Game Designers, helping grow the team's expertise and design quality. What success will look like
• Players enjoy meaningful, polished gameplay updates that enhance the Disney Dreamlight Valley experience.
• Features are delivered on time while meeting creative, technical, and quality expectations.
• The design team is aligned around a clear vision and continuously raising the quality of the game.
• Cross-functional teams collaborate efficiently under your design leadership.

Who you would be working with

You'll work closely with the Creative Director, Game Manager, Designers, Artists, UI/UX Designers, Economy Designers, Gameplay Programmers, Producers, QA, and Disney licensors to bring new experiences to millions of players worldwide.

Your recruitment journey

• First interview: Recruiter
• Test assessment: Test task/ Portfolio / Design discussion
• Team interview: Hiring Manager & Team

Where this role can take you

This role offers the opportunity to shape one of Gameloft's flagship Disney titles while growing into broader creative leadership and influencing the future direction of live-service game development.

What you need to succeed

• Proven experience shipping successful PC and/or console games as a Game Designer.