Game Creative Directors at Riot define and oversee the overall creative strategy for a product. You'll create inspiring creative direction across experiences that genuinely surprise and delight ...
Game Creative Directors at Riot define and oversee the overall creative strategy for a product. You'll create inspiring creative direction across experiences that genuinely surprise and delight ...
Game Creative Directors at Riot define and oversee the overall creative strategy for a product. You'll create inspiring creative direction across experiences that genuinely surprise and delight ...
Game Creative Directors at Riot define and oversee the overall creative strategy for a product. You'll create inspiring creative direction across experiences that genuinely surprise and delight ...
Game Creative Directors at Riot define and oversee the overall creative strategy for a product. You'll create inspiring creative direction across experiences that genuinely surprise and delight ...
Game Creative Directors at Riot define and oversee the overall creative strategy for a product. You'll create inspiring creative direction across experiences that genuinely surprise and delight ...
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Sr. Director, Creative Direction - TFT
Los Angeles, CA • On-site
Riot Games
• Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing • 1 - 5K employees1,001 - 5,000 employees
Full-time
Medical, Dental, Life, Retirement, PTO
Posted 13 days ago
Key responsibilities
Define, maintain, and communicate the creative vision for Teamfight Tactics.
Oversee the creative direction of the product from concept through completion and ensure consistency and quality of the creative experience.
Build and lead a creative leadership team, collaborate across disciplines, and ensure effective communication and alignment with product and team goals.
Job description
Game Creative Directors at Riot define and oversee the overall creative strategy for a product. You'll create inspiring creative direction across experiences that genuinely surprise and delight players. You will help build the product strategy and tie the product's goals to the target audience. Creative direction is for the team; as the Creative Director acts as the intersection between aesthetics, story, and brand that evokes a visceral response in players. At that intersection you'll lead with vision and demonstrate incredible taste with a high quality bar.
As a Senior Creative Director, you will be front and center in defining the creative direction of Teamfight Tactics, the world's largest strategy game. In this role you will help lead a passionate, multi-discipline development team to own the Autobattler genre on PC and mobile by hyper-serving Teamfight Tactics players globally. Game Creative Directors are the most senior creative team leaders who define, communicate, align and maintain the overall creative direction of a product. Game Creative Directors will drive a holistic vision across all aspects of a game, working with every discipline and team to bring that creative vision to life. Game Creative Directors will manage the careers of developers and leaders from many creative crafts (art, audio, narrative, and technical art). You will be fostering a creative culture that focuses on players and delivering quality content.
Responsibilities:
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:
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.
As a Senior Creative Director, you will be front and center in defining the creative direction of Teamfight Tactics, the world's largest strategy game. In this role you will help lead a passionate, multi-discipline development team to own the Autobattler genre on PC and mobile by hyper-serving Teamfight Tactics players globally. Game Creative Directors are the most senior creative team leaders who define, communicate, align and maintain the overall creative direction of a product. Game Creative Directors will drive a holistic vision across all aspects of a game, working with every discipline and team to bring that creative vision to life. Game Creative Directors will manage the careers of developers and leaders from many creative crafts (art, audio, narrative, and technical art). You will be fostering a creative culture that focuses on players and delivering quality content.
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.
- 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
- 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
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Riot Games was founded in 2006 by Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill with the intent to change the way video games are made and supported for players. In 2009, Riot released its debut title League of Legends to worldwide acclaim. The game has since gone on to become the most played PC game in the world and a key driver of the explosive growth of esports. Players are the foundation of our community and it's for them we continue to evolve and improve the League of Legends experience.
Industry
Computer and electronic product manufacturing
Company size
1,001 - 5,000 Employees
Headquarters location
Los Angeles, CA, US
Year founded
2006