Creative Director - Games Studio

Job Description

We're looking for a creative and highly-skilled Creative Director to help us forge the creative direction and vision on a brand-new unpublished AAA game. As Creative Director, you will be the creative leader of one of Netflix's first generation of internally developed original games. You will provide the vision and direction for the game from the concept phase through production, launch, and live operations. The right candidate will bring industry-leading craft expertise and attention to detail to generate the vision for a game that is emotionally resonant, iconic, and full of heart. You will have a unique opportunity to develop a game that has no in-game monetization and will be made free to hundreds of millions of people.

You will help form a small, scrappy team with big ambitions and an obsession to deliver memorable game moments that leave players telling their own stories for years to come. We're looking for new teammates who care deeply about the experiences they create and the people they make them with. Those who bias towards action and are energized by the learning that comes with bold experimentation at an agile pace. As a part of Netflix, we strive to hire the best and value integrity, excellence, respect, inclusion, and collaboration.

Now is an amazing time to join Netflix as we seek to entertain the world. We have over 200 million paid members in over 190 countries, and we won't stop there.

Responsibilities Include:
• Deeply understanding and synthesizing all the unique advantages and opportunities provided by the Netflix Games platform into a cohesive vision for a massively successful game
• Either developing a world/narrative that is worthy of a Netflix film/TV series or establishing a relationship with top-tier Hollywood creators to either leverage upcoming or existing IP
• Collaborating closely with the team to develop the concept into a prototype that builds conviction in the vision
• Helping scale the team into full production and launching and operating the game.
• Collaborate with teammates by providing and receiving creative/team feedback, improving others' creative contributions, and providing clear creative goals

The Ideal Candidate:
• At least 10 years of game design experience, including experience as a Creative Director, Game Director, or comparable design leadership role
• Can balance innovation with what is tried and true to develop a game that can appeal to 10's or 100's of millions of players around the world
• Extensive experience working on free-to-play, live service games
• Deeply passionate about social systems and gameplay
• Proven track record of delivering clear and consistent creative feedback that elevates other team members' work
• Thrives as a member of a cross-functional multidisciplinary team
• Communicates with authenticity, intention, and curiosity
• Gets excited by learning new skills, dashing to pitch in, even if this means flexing beyond this role's core responsibilities if it can help us win

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g4zk57-18-221-129-145-42 in your application.