Game Director

Mob Entertainment  is a startup multimedia studio that is best known for our hit indie horror game "Poppy Playtime".  This franchise is one of the hottest new properties in gaming, and our team is naturally expanding as our ambition expands.  To give a taste of our brand's popularity, more than 200 billion YouTube views of Poppy Playtime related content have occurred since the game's launch 6 years ago. 

As Game Director, you will own the overall creative and gameplay vision of a new game, ensuring that all game systems and design elements work cohesively to deliver the intended player experience.

You will lead a small development team and partner with key stakeholders, including the VP/General Manager of Games and CCO, to translate strategic creative and artistic objectives into the game. While guiding individual design disciplines, you will oversee the bigger picture, including gameplay progression, pacing, balance, and overall quality, to ensure the final experience is cohesive, engaging, and fun.

What you’ll do

• Work with the VP, General Manager of Games and CCO to ensure that the game design, Art and Story meets the vision that was set out.
• Define best methods for the project and inform all teams.
• Communicate quality and content expectations to the design team on a regular basis so that the systems take constraints onto account in order to ultimately create the optimum user experience for target players.
• Translate the rational game design elements and gameplay elements into things that Level Design and Engineering can bring to life
• harmonize design across all departments, making sure design has ready answers and Jira requests for Engineering, Art, Sound, fx, etc so that the project does not run behind schedule.
• Work hand in hand with other areas of the team: Art, Engineering, and Production to insure smooth operations
• Reports to VP of Games and insure they and upper management is aware of the status of the project on a regular basis
• Analyzing the different aspects and objectives of the game and communicating them clearly to the creative teams
• Developing and implementing a global vision and creative foundations for the game (visual effects, theme, context, gameplay, etc…)
• Developing the creative vision of the game in line with the product vision
• Participating in the proposal development process aka brainstorming
• Participating in project follow-up meetings at all phases (pre-production, production, live)
• Writing clear documentation including required visual references

What you bring

• 4+ years of leadership experience in the video game industry (or other relevant experience): you’re a creative leader with a vision for the future of games
• 10+ years of Design experience in a lead or Management role
• Knowledge of Unreal and their limitations
• Knowledge on prototyping game ideas and working in a small team to bring ideas to life so they can go into production and then move on to the next idea and design.  
• Familiarity with project management software (e.g. Jira)Exceptional organizational, interpersonal, and presentation skills
• Effective cross-departmental communication: you have the know-how to comfortably communicate with all disciplines (programming, art, design, marketing, and so on)
• A highly collaborative and innovative spirit
• The ability to take technical and production feasibility into account when coming up with concepts
• Mentorship: you’re motivated to share your expertise to guide the next generation of creatives
• Autonomy in using presentation and design tools (e.g. PowerPoint, Photoshop, Google slides, etc.)
• A solid understanding of the market & a (fiery) passion for video games

What to send our way

• Your CV highlighting your education, experience, skills, and games shipped

Salary Range

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Final compensation within the applicable salary range will be determined based on factors such as the applicant’s experience, qualifications, and work location.

San Francisco, CA; New York City, NY; Los Angeles, CA; Seattle, WA; Boston, MA; & Seattle, WA DC Metropolitan Areas:   $200,000 - $257,000 USD annually

Austin, TX; Denver, CO; Nashville, TN; Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX;  Miami, FL,  Portland, OR, Raleigh-Durham, NC, Philadelphia, PA, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN, Phoenix, AZ, Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Areas:  $174,000 - $223,000 USD annually

All Other U.S. Locations: $148,000 - $190,000 USD annually

Benefits

Mob Entertainment offers the following benefits to all eligible U.S.-based full-time employees: profit sharing; medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) matching; FSA/HSA; paid time off; sick time; holidays; and parental leave.

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