Sr. Director, Creative Direction - TFT
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Responsibilities:
- Serve as a creative partner to the Executive Producer (EP) and Game Director, ensuring alignment and parity with product strategy and creative direction.
- Define, maintain, and communicate the creative vision for Teamfight Tactics in support of the overall game vision.
- Shepherd the creative direction of the product from concept through completion.
- Accountable for the consistency, cohesion, fidelity and overall excellence of the total creative experience.
- Communicate the IP internally and externally in ways that inspire developers and players.
- Provide a creative and IP lens to product, portfolio, and ecosystem decisions as a member of the Game Leadership Team.
- Collaborate with production to build and improve processes that support timely, high-quality creative work.
- Establish & uphold creative direction expectations, feedback philosophies, priorities and quality standards across the product for all creative craft leads.
- Build and lead a strong creative leadership team representing key creative crafts, including Art, Audio, and Narrative.
- Ensure creative leadership collaborates effectively across the team, including with product, production, engineering, quality, design, and publishing creative leadership.
- Be accountable for the hiring, development, performance, growth, and overall culture of creative leaders and direct reports.
- Ensure performance measurement and best practices are consistent with product leadership and the creative department.
Required Qualifications:
10+ years industry experience in holistic game development process
7+ years of management experience
Proven record of driving and delivering quality work in collaboration with art, narrative, audio and design
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Experience managing multiple direct reports in Lead roles or higher
Knowledge of current game development and creative trends
Desired Qualifications:
Has shipped multiple full-games as a Creative Director or key Creative decision maker
Demonstrated experience, passion for, and understanding of strategy games
Experience with stylized multiplatform games, particularly on PC and mobile
Experience and passion for the League of Legends IP
Experience managing multiple direct reports in Director roles or higher
Experience managing franchise level product and creative decisions affecting multiple platforms and diverse audience needs
Experience developing a global game with an understanding of different regional gaming cultures
Experience collaborating with publishing or marketing teams and driving creative decisions across development and publishing
For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this could be your role!
Our Perks:
Riot focuses on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy and other perks such as flexible work schedules. We offer medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children, and a 401k with company match. Check out our benefits pages for more information.
At Riot Games, we put players first. That mission drives every decision in our quest to create games and experiences that make it better to be a player. Whether you’re working directly on a new player-facing experience or you’re supporting the company as a whole, everyone at Riot is part of our mission. And just like in our games, we’re better when we work together. Our goal is to create collaborative teams where you are empowered to bring your unique perspective everyday. If that sounds like the kind of place you want to work, we’re looking forward to your application.
It’s our policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and members of Riot Games, Inc. Riot Games makes reasonable accommodations for handicapped and disabled Rioters and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, handicap, veteran status, marital status, criminal history, or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law. We consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law, including the California Fair Chance Act, the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the Washington Fair Chance Act.
Per the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the following core duties may create a basis for disqualifying candidates with relevant criminal histories:
Safeguarding confidential and sensitive Company data
Communication with others, including Rioters and third parties such as vendors, and/or players, including minors
Accessing Company assets, secure digital systems, and networks
Ensuring a safe interactive environment for players and other Rioters
These duties are directly related to essential operations, safety, trust, and compliance obligations within our organization. Please note that job duties may evolve based on business needs and additional responsibilities may be assigned as necessary to maintain operational efficiency and security.
About Riot Games
Video game developer and publisher behind League of Legends, VALORANT, and Teamfight Tactics, with a major global esports operation.
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