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Are you a person that wants to evolve yourself as well as the people you work with? Do you believe in empowering and supporting your teams to achieve the product goals? Do you enjoy sharing your experience and guiding your team through the development? Starbreeze is now looking for a Producer to join our award-winning team in Stockholm. As a Producer you are acting as the PO and PM for an area of or for an entire product. You set, ensure, and verify execution against product and studio goals. Along with development you are responsible for budget, coordinating and communicating staffing needs with discipline directors as well as working closely with our marketing and community team. You will work closely with all disciplines and through all stages of a production and live service. Job Tasks: · Act as PO and PM · Generate and maintain schedules with the department Leads · Track progress and be responsible for product quality · Establish and work against product and production KPI’s · Ensure alignment on product goals · Report to the team and studio management · Establish and follow up on budget with our finance department · Ensure transparency, awareness, and excitement within the team Must have: Experience working as a Scrum Master Being a certified Scrum Master Experience working in and leading teams in Favro Excellent verbal and written communication, multi-tasking, and scheduling skills Strong time management skills with the ability to multitask across disciplines, assess risk, define priorities, and resolve problems while meeting deadlines Player first mentality At least 5 years' experience within the game industry To be successful in this position you: · Are able to manage, motivate and work with a team under pressure · Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills · Feature a great passion for developing people and products · Are a team player, and demonstrate the motivation and initiative to be proactive, strategic and transparent. Still reading? Great, because here comes the good part bit: We offer you a position at a dynamic and rapidly growing company where we live and die by gameplay. While we grow, we want you to grow with us and to evolve in your professional development and make our games kick-ass within the gaming industry. Sounds good? Then we can’t wait to see your resumé and meet you! We recommend that you apply as soon as possible, as interviews are held continuously. Send your application with a resumé and a personal letter in English. All applications must include a resumé and personal letter to be considered.

Are you passionate about making great games and delivering unforgettable player experiences? Then this might just be the job for you! Starbreeze is now looking for a Senior Game Designer to join our team in Stockholm, Sweden. As a leader within the Game Design group, you will work closely with technical and creative leadership to design, develop, maintain and balance engaging game features within the Payday franchise. You will be involved at every stage of the process, from early inception through to implementation. This is truly a once in a career opportunity! Job Tasks: Serve as a collaborative leader and coordinator within cross-disciplinary teams. Work together with your directors and lead to formulate and carry through the game vision and desired player experience. Design, implement, iterate, balance, and tune game mechanics and systems. Work closely with the rest of the game design team to ensure a cohesive player experience. Work closely with other departments to produce game design documentation and validate experiences through prototyping, playtesting, and iteration. Mentor and coach other game designers. Must Have: At least 6+ years experience as game designer within the games industry. At least 2+ years of experience working as game designer in AAA games. Shipped at least 1 title as a Senior Game Designer. Passionate about the player experience and committed to a cross-disciplinary and playtest-driven development environment. Self-motivated and proactive with a commitment to ensuring a constructive and collaborative work environment. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Experience coordinating a game design team to deliver a major gameplay feature. Good to Have: Game design experience in multiplayer/co-op shooter games. Experience in game design for networked multiplayer games, such as player progression, balancing, social systems, economies, or customization/in-game editors. Knowledge of progression, metagame and economy systems in AAA and live service games. Experience with prototyping in Unreal or similar 3D Engines. Experience with programming and scripting languages (e.g. C++, C#, Lua, etc.). Experience managing cross-disciplinary teams. Still reading? Good...because here’s the good part of this job ad: We offer you a position at a company where we value empowerment, agility and ownership. While we evolve we want you to grow with us and to develop as a professional. What more do we offer? Competitive salaries with yearly reviews Yearly wellness benefit Referral bonuses 6 weeks paid vacation per year Pension on top of salary, ≈50% above collective agreement standard 90% of your salary will be covered while on Parental leave for up to 6 months Relocation support if you move from abroad Ideal office location in central Stockholm Sounds good? Then we can’t wait to see your CV and portfolio and look forward to meeting you. We recommend that you apply as soon as possible as selection and interviews are held continuously. Send your application with a resumé, portfolio and cover letter in English. All applications must include a resumé and cover letter to be considered.

Starbreeze Entertainment is looking for an Associate Art Director to refine and lead the artistic vision of a new unannounced project. This role will require you to inspire others, both as a leader and as an artist. You will report to our Studio Art Director. As a key production member, you’ll serve as a motivational catalyst and conduit of communication for all departments. As an artist and visionary, your concepts, guidance and support will define the look and ensure that all teams are creating a cohesive game experience. The ideal candidate will have experience developing AAA games in an Art Director role. With a deep understanding of art pipelines and look development, you will be adept at facilitating cross-team development and collaboration. Our team is ripe with opportunities to take on and this candidate must possess a desire to embrace new challenges and nurture a fun and inspiring environment! This role is open to applications onsite in Stockholm, or remote in Europe. Responsibilities: Collaborate closely with the Studio Art Director to help develop the artistic vision of the game; Create and champion visual direction and serve as an ambassador for our new brands; Assist the Studio Art Director in setting the creative vision, including style, tone and visual language across all facets of our games and universes; Create concepts and other benchmark assets that inspire, and set the bar for production; Collaborate with functional Leads to facilitate and manage alignment between our departments and project needs; Compile or produce reference material which shapes the visual narrative and guides content teams in it’s execution; Make presentations regarding art direction, process, goals and results; Organize with other directors reviewing and validating in-game assets to guarantee consistency and quality; Manage overall progress of our project’s development, assuring that all disciplines support each other. Requirements: A strong track record working in art leadership as Art Director A strong art portfolio, with particular emphasis on conceptual design; Proven capacity to visualize and evolve existing brands, and successfully delivering them from concept to execution; Strong inter-departmental communication skills with a deep understanding of how all disciplines collaborate on a production pipeline (narrative, programming, design, animation, etc); Broad-mindedness, you’re open to new ideas following established art direction; Excellent written, verbal and visual communication skills in English. Desirables: A background in or strong knowledge of 3D modeling and sculpting pipelines, with a willingness to teach through doing. To be successful in this position you are: An experienced people leader and follower, who understands the competencies of your team, what they and you need to excel, and how to inspire great performance. Still reading? Good, because here’s the best part: We offer you a position at a company where we value empowerment, agility and ownership. While we evolve we want you to grow with us and to develop as a professional. What more do we offer? Competitive salaries with annual reviews Private medical insurance Annual wellness benefit Referral bonuses Long term incentive bonus scheme Pension on top of salary (≈50% above collective agreement standard for Sweden employees) Relocation support if you move from abroad to Stockholm Ideal office location in central Stockholm Massage sessions once a month in the Stockholm office Sounds good? Then we can’t wait to see your CV and look forward to meeting you. We recommend that you apply as soon as possible as selection and interviews are held continuously. Please submit your CV and cover letter in English. Starbreeze values diversity and inclusion, and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome you as who you are, no matter where you are from or what games you play. If there are preparations or accommodations that we can make to help ensure that you have a comfortable and positive interview experience, please let us know. Recruitment agencies may not submit CVs through this website or directly to hiring managers. Starbreeze Entertainment does not accept unsolicited recruitment agency CVs, and will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with us.