Head of Studio nDreams Studio Compass
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Job Location:
Farnborough - UK
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Were looking for a Head of Studio to lead our talented multidisciplinary Compass studio in a fast-paced competitive environment championing a team-led ethos and driving the studios mission to deliver market-appropriate evolving fun games.
Compass is one of nDreams distinct studios operating as a semi-autonomous development group focused on creating innovative culturally relevant games for teen and young adult audiences (TAYA) on VR platforms.
Youll be responsible for the studios organisation creative inspiration financial health and strategic direction evolving Compass mission to stay ahead of market trends in partnership with key stakeholders.
The rundown:
- Permanent role
- Full time (37.5 hours per week)
- Hybrid / Remote
- Salary is competitive and dependent on experience.
Key responsibilities:
- Lead a fast-paced culturally relevant studio delivering innovative audience-focused VR titles.
- Define and champion the studios mission and roadmap in alignment with Compass and company goals.
- Build and nurture a distinct inclusive studio culture that thrives within a distributed remote-friendly environment.
- Coach and empower a team of Directors to deliver creative high-quality projects with strong team engagement.
- Own the studios product roadmap P&L and delivery performance balancing ambition with velocity regularly reporting to and consulting with the Executive team.
- Drive innovation through rapid prototyping trend analysis and strategic alignment with VR platform partners.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to align development with audience insights platform opportunities and KPIs.
- Foster team growth inclusive hiring and a safe feedback-rich environment that supports career progression.
Requirements
The skills youll need:
- Proven experience leading multiple simultaneous game development teams and shipping successful titles ideally including VR or immersive experiences.
- Demonstrates a commercial mindset with the ability to grow agile teams and apply resources strategically.
- Understands agile development methodologies rapid prototyping and iterative design processes.
- Has led multi-project teams and built high-performing creatively driven development environments.
- Communicates clearly and confidently across creative technical and business stakeholders.
- Manages multiple fast-paced priorities with strong organisational and adaptability skills.
- Thinks strategically balancing short-term delivery needs with long-term vision and risk awareness.
- Technically literate across game engines (especially Unreal) development tools and pipelines relevant to VR.
The nice to haves:
- Proven leadership of VR/ XR game teams or studios with a strong track record of delivery.
- Experienced in managing remote or distributed teams fostering connection and momentum.
- Background in creative direction production or business development in fast-paced studios.
- Previously held senior roles such as Game Director Creative Director Studio Lead or Executive Producer.
- Passionate about games that resonate with younger or trend-aware audiences.
Benefits
We are nDreams we develop and publish the worlds most immersive VR games. You may know us as the team behind Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord Synapse Phantom: Covert Ops Fracked and the recently released FRENZIES. With humble beginnings as an independent studio we combine amazing projects and considerable scale with a personal caring touch.
We believe the best workplaces and games are created by diverse happy and safe teams. Were committed to building a culture centred on respect wellbeing and balance. Its crucial we make our games and industry more accessible to underrepresented communities. We strive to live this through the people we hire the experiences we create and the causes we support.
We want everyone to have the opportunity to bring their best authentic self to work. Please let us know if you require reasonable adjustments during the interview process by emailing or speaking to your nDreams recruiter. For more information about reasonable adjustments check out this guidance from Scope.
We offer great perks including flexible hours duvets days your birthday off dedicated personal development time and support as well as regular socials. Beyond this theres an excellent holiday offering pension scheme health insurance life cover and much more.
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Sales Experience
- Customer Service
- Google Docs
- Management Experience
- Millennium
- Retail Sales
- Data Management
- Salon Software
- MINDBODY
- Sales Management
- Leadership Experience
- Yoga
About Company
nDreams is an award-winning virtual reality developer and publisher, with a proven track record in creating commercially successful and memorable experiences for the leading VR platforms: High end, mobile, arcades and location-based entertainment. With our rich heritage in video game ... View more
