Principal Design Director - Keywords Americas (Creative Centre of Excellence)
Keywords Studios • montreal (administrative region), qc • Posted July 16, 2026
Position Overview
About Keywords Studios
Keywords Studios is a leading provider of technical and creative services to the global gaming industry, with over 13,000 staff across 70+ studios in 26 countries, serving more than 950 clients worldwide.
We partner with many of the industry's leading developers and publishers across the full game development lifecycle—from concept and production through launch and live operations. Within our Create Service Line, world‑class studios including Snowed In Studios, High Voltage, Volta, Hardsuit Labs, GameSim, Liquid Development, and Smoking Gun Interactive deliver exceptional art, game development, and audio services across every major genre and platform.
To unify and elevate this capability, we are establishing a lean, highly senior Creative Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Montreal. This marks a strategic shift from traditional co‑development support toward end‑to‑end creative ownership of game vision, systems, and execution strategy acros...