CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Location – Austin, TX

CREATE AN UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE

• Founded in 1996, our client is a well-established video game publishing and development partner focused on maximizing the potential of games
• Be part of a team who has successfully brought some of the biggest PC gaming franchises such as Call of Duty, Sid Meier’s Civilization and Star Wars to Mac
• Enjoy an excellent company culture where the average tenure is 8 years

MAKE AN IMPACT

• Provide creative vision and guidance, shape the overall style of games, including gameplay, visual and audio element
• Lead, manage and develop the creative resources (internal and external – art, game design and story teams) for a portfolio of games ensuring on time, on budget delivery
• Present innovative ideas to drive to enhance gameplay and player engagement
• Partner with Publishing and Product teams to create strategies that include prototypes, a funnel of new games for diverse audiences and communities of players
• Develop a system and creative framework that supports the development and publishing of a myriad collection of games and genres utilizing both internal and external resources
• Assess challenges, set and effectively communicate guidelines, accountability and resolution progress to team, partners and leadership
• Make creative, innovative, data informed decisions that stay on track with company objectives and strategies

SHOW US YOUR SKILLS

• Degree in Art, Design, Game Development or related discipline
• 10+ years video game industry experience
• 5+ years experience defining creative game design direction and leading multi-disciplinary teams
• Experience taking games AAA and Indies games from concept to completion, ideally across multiple genres and platform
• Ability to inspire people and work in a highly collaborative, team-based environment
• Strong understanding of game design principles, player motivations, and game mechanics that impact player engagement and retention
• Experience developing processes that enable data driven commercially successful design decisions
• Lead through influence and build consensus while balancing momentum and agility