Creative Director

Description

As the creative head of the project, the team will look to you for inspiration and guidance. A passion for working with a team, creativity, and patience are all required to excel in this role.

Responsibilities:

• Oversee and guide the team towards shared creative goals
• Use your vision of the ideal customer experience to drive your decision-making
• Work closely with Production and Executives to understand, influence, and adapt to the constraints of Time, Budget, and Scope
• Write design documents that communicate concepts clearly to multiple disciplines
• Create project development milestones by working with department leads and Production

  Required Skills:

• Have an enthusiasm for growth and mastery by both mentoring and learning from other designers on the team
• Demonstrate an understanding of the state of the industry and customer expectations; analyse  and defend your view on what works and what doesn’t work in competing games, where applicable
• Must be proficient in all aspects of game design such as gameplay, balancing, and reward system, etc.
• Must have experience using Photoshop, MS Excel, and MS Word
• Extremely creative with a passion for developing video games
• Must work well under pressure
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skill
• Provide samples demonstrating ability to understand, communicate, and/or create gameplay experiences
• 3+ years of experience as a Game Designer or Creative Director
• Must have shipped at least 2 AAA titles
• Must have 3+ years of Lead/Management experience
• Degree preferred
• Must live in or be willing to relocate to the Dallas, TX area