Gamasutra notes their job board now includes a listing for a Design Director
position at id Software. Tim Willits has served for several years as the
company's Creative Director, but to our knowledge, Design Director is a role
that nobody has filled before. Here's how the job is described:
Managing
a team of designers through every phase of development – from concept and
prototyping, through full production Working with producer to determine tasks
and schedules while meeting milestones Collaborate with other team leads to
design and build game systems and logic Head design meetings and group game
review sessions Continually review the game and provide feedback to designers
and artists Collaborate on game design documentation, writing proposals, and
final docs for all aspects of the game’s design