Description
Game
Director
Deck
Nine Games is growing! We are looking for an outstanding Game Director to join
our award-winning narrative adventure teams. The person we are looking for is
both a storyteller, and a game designer, plus a creative engine and an
inspirational leader. Could this be you? Well, do you love single player
games? Do you enjoy crafting narrow but deep experiences? Can you
love a game equally for both its gameplay and the relationships between its
characters? Do you hunger to stand in front of a large team, inspire them
and lead them in creating a deeply personal game that fans talk about for
years? If so, then you’re the right person for the job.
Apply through our website: https://deckninegames.com/careers/
Responsibilities
• Nurture, maintain, and evangelize the creative vision for the
game
• Collaborate with the gameplay team to create innovative gameplay
with an eye toward story
• Collaborate with the story team to break the story with an eye
toward gameplay
• Collaborate with the art team to craft visually impressive
artwork
• Collaborate with the production team to ensure all of your
wildly creative ideas can actually get done
• Listen to all the ideas, coherently answer all questions and
protect the core vision
• Work closely with everyone to create clear creative strategies
and solve creative problems
• Be willing to get your hands dirty with prototypes, builds, and
schedules
• Be a passionate leader every day
Requirements
• 8+ years of overall game development experience
• 3+ years of experience as a Lead Game Designer, Lead Writer, Art
Director, Creative Director or Game Director
• Must have shipped at least 1 title in that role
• A desire to work and support a diverse
and inclusive environment
Extra Credit
• Experience with narrative adventure games
• Experience with cinematic pipelines
and workflow
• Worked in another discipline: programming, art, design, narrative,
animation, or production
Benefits
• Remote work eligible
• Competitive salary
• Generous PTO including paid parental leave
• Health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family
• Growth opportunities for your career
If you are a talented and passionate game developer and you are
looking to challenge yourself, please apply today! Full-time position
available, onsite at our Westminster, Colorado studio or remote.
Salary
Range: $100k-$150k DOE
**Please
note that the compensation information is a good faith estimate for this
position only and is provided pursuant to the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work
Act and Equal Pay Transparency Rules. It is estimated based on what a
successful Colorado applicant might be paid. It assumes that the successful
candidate will be in Colorado or perform the position from Colorado. Similar
positions located outside of Colorado will not necessarily receive the same
compensation. **
About
Deck Nine
Here at Deck Nine Games our
passion is storytelling games. We are an independent game developer
dedicated to crafting AAA interactive story games that
inspire, transform, and entertain players. In 2021 we released Life
is Strange True Colors, which went on to win multiple awards for storytelling
and visuals, including best storytelling for 2021 and a VGA for Games for
Impact. Recently we announced that we are developing a game for the hit sci-fi
Amazon series, The Expanse. Our prior titles have won multiple awards,
including Game of the Year and nominations for VGA and BAFTA awards. The studio
is 100+ amazing people both located in our headquarters in sunny Westminster,
Colorado and spread throughout the world permanently remote.
As the crafters of stories that encompass the full breadth of
life’s experiences, Deck Nine is committed to building a diverse, inclusive,
and multicultural team in which people from all walks of life feel inspired to
do their best work. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and
believe deeply in the creativity and strength built from diversity of race,
religion, disability, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual
orientation, nationality, and the many other qualities that make us different.
If this sounds appealing to you, please apply now!