Description
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.
This is a full-time, remote
position. Please 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
· Competitive salary depending
on experience
· Generous vacation time and
paid parental leave
· Health insurance for you and
your family at a low cost to you
· Dental and Vision
insurance for you and your family at NO cost to you
· Life and Disability benefits
at NO cost to you
· Optional Flexible Spending
Account (including Healthcare and Limited Purpose), Dependent Care
Account, and Health Savings Account available
· Optional Supplemental Health
and Life Insurance
· 401(k) Plan with an Employer
Match
· Growth opportunities for your
career
Salary Range: DOE
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 150+ 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!