Creative Director

Creative Director
The Creative Director will imagine, develop, implement, and drive understanding of the project’s design. You will collaborate with studio management, publishing partners, and project leads while ensuring that project requirements are met, and a great player experience is kept at the forefront. You will act as both a manager and a mentor, fostering a team culture of collaboration, inclusivity, and empowerment. You will strive to develop processes and solutions that help to support a sustainable work life for your team.


Essential Functions/Responsibilities

 
Craft the game’s design vision and rally the development team and external partners around the vision
 
Collaborate with project leads and directors to balance priorities and set clear objectives for development
 
Provide leadership and guidance to design team members to help them reach their optimum performance levels
 
Manage performance within the team in a way that encourages innovation and creativity, while establishing and codifying best practice and process
 
Work with all disciplines to ensure that game features and systems meet specifications and Boss Fight’s high-quality bar
 
Continuously drive understanding, alignment, and excitement for design features within the team and with external partners
 
Continuously provide feedback to all stakeholders and team members in a constructive manner, with suggestions and solutions for improvement to process and project
 
Serve as a player advocate on the team, drawing from experience, research, playtest data and feedback to forge an outstanding player experience
 
Be accountable for the project quality targets as well as the results achieved
 
Manage shared library of resources including game design and process documentation 
 
Own the design of the next generation of major features for Boss Fight products 
 
Exemplify reliability, accountability, and professionalism in all work-related interactions 
 
Lead by example, creating a strong sense of purpose and community, promoting a culture of excellence and inclusivity, encouraging a sustainable work/life balance


Skills and Abilities:

 
Demonstrated fundamentals of leadership, including clear and proactive communication, exceptional mentoring and supervisory skills, and meeting moderation
 
Able to manage multiple, competing tasks and be self-directed to meet responsibilities in a quickly evolving environment with little to no direction
 
Ability to coordinate effectively drive the roadmap for the Design team
 
Ability to coach, manage, mitigate, and prioritize through stressful situations for you and your team
 
Excellent attention to detail and strong desire to iterate and improve on processes 
 
Strong critical thinking, problem solving
 
Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Comfortable interacting and presenting to all levels of the company, especially key stakeholders, and publishers 
 
Ability to review and create game design documentation including core game systems, game mechanics, interface design, and narrative content


Education and Experience

 
3 years directing projects and teams at the creative leadership level 
 
10 years’ experience in game design
 
Experience working on games with Product Management/Analytics to design systems and features that respond to real-world user data and player behaviors
 
At least one full design cycle, from inception through live ops, on a high profile F2P title in the role of either Design Director or Creative Director or equivalent


Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, 
duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and 
activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Compensation
At Netflix, we carefully consider a wide range of compensation factors to determine your personal top of market. We rely on market indicators to determine compensation and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to get it right. These considerations can cause your compensation to vary and will also be dependent on your location. 

The overall market range for roles in this area of Netflix is typically $150,000.00 - 500,000.00

This market range is based on total compensation (vs. only base salary), which is in line with our compensation philosophy. Netflix is a unique culture and environment. Learn more here.