Devoted Studios is a globally remote game development company specializing in Co-development, Porting, and End-to-End Art Production for the global gaming industry. We collaborate across time zones to support projects on all major platforms, engines and styles - from AAA titles to emerging technologies.
Our team includes world-class talents who bring deep expertise in external development, pipeline optimization, and creative problem-solving. Whether it’s porting games to new systems, enhancing gameplay features, or crafting stunning visuals, Devoted Studios operates as a trusted, flexible extension of our partners’ internal teams.
We are proud to be the development partner of choice for industry leaders such as:
- Epic Games
- Xbox
- Meta
- Obsidian Entertainment
- Riot
- Gearbox Software
We are looking for a Lead Designer to drive design quality, gameplay cohesion, and player-facing impact across one or more co-development projects. This role combines hands-on design leadership with close client collaboration, guiding multidisciplinary teams to deliver features, content, and improvements that support both development goals and live player needs.
You will act as the senior design voice within a client partnership, aligning creative direction, production realities, and player experience outcomes across ongoing development and live operations.
Major Responsibilities:
- Lead the game design function across one or more projects, setting design direction and ensuring consistent execution across the team.
- Own and maintain design documentation, including pillars, feature specs, tuning goals, content guidelines, and playtesting frameworks.
- Partner with client stakeholders, internal discipline leads, and production to align on scope, priorities, milestones, and design quality.
- Guide a team of designers across gameplay, systems, UX, and content design, providing feedback, mentorship, and day-to-day direction.
- Support the development and upkeep of live content, feature updates, and seasonal or rotating gameplay initiatives.
- Work closely with engineering, art, QA, and production to implement, iterate, and polish gameplay systems and player-facing content.
- Drive design reviews, playtests, and feedback loops that improve clarity, usability, balance, and overall player experience.
- Help triage gameplay issues, regressions, exploits, and live player-impacting problems, partnering with QA and cross-functional teams on solutions.
- Use player feedback, qualitative insights, and available data to identify opportunities to improve engagement, clarity, and sentiment.
- Identify design risks early and propose practical solutions that protect quality, schedule, and maintainability.
- Contribute to internal design standards, best practices, and team process improvements across the studio.
