Game Director

Responsibilities

• Set and steward the long-term creative and gameplay direction of MCoC, defining design pillars for combat, progression, and the player journey.
• Lead and mentor the Design discipline, including senior designers across combat, economy, content, and systems.
• Partner with the Director of Product on roadmap strategy, monetization, and prioritization for a multi-year live service.
• Collaborate daily with Production, Engineering, Live Operations, Marketing, and Community to deliver coordinated outcomes.
• Translate live performance data into actionable creative direction while balancing short-term commercial goals with long-term game health.
• Represent the player experience and game health in senior leadership decisions.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience working on a Games as a Service (GaaS) product.
• 5+ years in a Game Director, Design Director, or principal-level design leadership capacity on a live-service mobile title at scale.
• Deep experience in action-RPG, collection RPG, gacha-driven live service, or hero-roster combat.
• Advanced understanding of game economics, monetization design, and live ops cadence.
• Strong communication skills for interacting with executive leadership, cross-functional teams, and player-facing channels.
• Proven track record of leading and developing high-performing design teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience shipping or operating a tentpole live-service title for three or more years in-market.
• Experience evolving a long-running live service through a strategic step-up.
• Passion for Marvel, fighting games, or both.

Benefits

• Extended health, dental, and paramedical coverage effective from day one.
• Flexible spending accounts and RRSP matching.
• Comprehensive DEIB benefits, including gender-affirming and fertility care.
• Flexible paid time off, parental leave, and volunteer days.
• Commuter benefits to support in-person collaboration at our Vancouver studio.
• Learning and growth support through education stipends and lunch & learns.

About the Company

Kabam is a world leader in developing entertaining, immersive, and highly social multiplayer games. With award-winning titles like Marvel Contest of Champions and Shop Titans, we bring high-quality graphics and revolutionary gameplay to players globally. Founded in 2006, Kabam is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Netmarble Games.