Director of Game Design Play Hard Sports Inc. is North America’s first casual sports network focused exclusively on developing and publishing exceptional sports games and entertainment across the Internet. Headquartered in the shadow of the world-famous stadium at Foxboro, Massachusetts, this exciting new start-up is backed and funded by some of the biggest names in the sporting industry. Our team of executives consists of proven entrepreneurs that have previously started and grown online companies. And we are looking for *you* to join our team! We are looking for a Director of Game Design to define our flagship sports titles and ensure that we produce well-balanced, compelling, strategically rich and playable games. We offer an amazing salary, excellent benefits, stock options and the opportunity to work in a great work environment with competent, motivated and interesting people. We are looking for the best out there – if that’s you, we’d love to get your resume, meet you and introduce ourselves in person. Get in on the ground floor of a well-funded, high-octane startup in the online games industry! Position Requirements: This position reports to the Network Vice President. The Director of Game Design is responsible for overseeing and helping develop specifications for all game systems, balanced formulas for team stats and advancement and scripted rules for specific titles. The position is also responsible for providing feedback and guidance on the playability, entertainment value and quality of the game. It is critical that this position have the ability to communicate their vision to the technology team, the art team and the executive staff. Examples of the various game systems include: team AI, team stats and advancement, tournaments and leagues, skills and items, playbooks and penalties and rules. Our team is first and foremost a team of entrepreneurs. The ideal candidate must be able to think fast on their feet, entrepreneurial, creative and willing to adapt to a fast-moving market. Candidates should be comfortable leading teams of designers, hiring and firing, prioritizing tasks, managing multiple projects and work-streams and working with other departments (e.g. marketing, art, game design etc.). A passion for sports and a deep-knowledge of sports games is a must. Particular depth in football is a plus. Qualifications: • 3-5 years of professional game design experience with at least 2 at a senior level. • Deep-knowledge of sports, particularly football • Prior experience designing a team AI , stats and advancement curves • Prior experience designing a project from the ground-up • Prior experience designing a sports title or an RTS (real-time strategy game) • Excellent verbal and written communication skills and proven ability to write high-quality specifications • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent certification Valued Skills: • Prior experience as a programmer and familiarity with a programming language • Prior experience as an artist and familiarity with modeling, texturing and animation. If you want to join our team email hr@playhard.net with your resume and this position title in the subject line. © 2008 Play Hard Sports, Inc. All Rights Reserved.