Development Director (Contract)

🏢 Kabam · 📍 Vancouver · 💼 hybrid · ⏰ Contractor 💰 $40 - $50 / yr

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Position Summary & Responsibilities

At Kabam, we’re constantly raising the bar of excellence in free-to-play gaming. We hire for passion and diversity so that we can triumph in our collective skill. Our teams are made up of a fusion of personalities and interests bound together by a collaborative nature, fun-loving culture, and a drive to do what it takes to make great games. And this is where you come in…

We are looking for a contract Development Director to support a new project through to launch, keeping the project schedule and helps move the development team from one project phase to the next while ensuring collaboration and communication both on the immediate team and with other partner teams within the studio. A Development Director manages a variety of disciplines including artists, designers, software engineers, QA and other production staff. Reporting to the Executive Producer, you will partner with team members to ensure that they are managing the project on time, to quality, and within budget. This contract is expected to last at minimum 4 months, with possibility of extension.

🎯 Candidate Preparation Guide For Kabam Applicants

Key Role Competencies & Evaluation Highlights

Key Role Focus:

Live-ops monetization mastery, free-to-play (F2P) game design intuition, and the ability to scale AAA mobile game franchises.

📋 Preparation Priorities (Key Areas to Clarify):

1. Designing games purely around monetization at the expense of core gameplay loop retention
2. Being out of touch with current mobile gaming market trends and competitor titles
3. Friction with cross-functional art, engineering, and product teams

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