Creative Director in Ontario by NetEase Games

Role Overview: 
The Creative Director will work for a new first party studio in charge of developing New IPs. Your main responsibility will be to successfully establish a new studio and secure its games by providing a creative direction for its products that are not only seen as innovative by players but also "Must Plays" by the wider industry . You must make key creative decisions with the development team while nurturing the industries best talent.
 
Role Responsibilities:
General:
Represent and nurture our studio in your area
Establish the studio/project strategy in your area
Help recruit a best in class, results driven team
Work collaboratively with other directors, leads and developers to support project and studio strategies
Own our games creative vision and carry forward our studio’s culture/ideology
Become the role model through your knowledge, inspiration, and behaviour for all who work around you
Specifics:
Provide a loud & clear Creative Direction that leaves little room for misinterpretation while inspiring and engaging your teams
Application of current and historical cultural media references (movies, TV, literature, games, pop culture , music etc.)
Application of various industry/further afield business models that can support your ideas
Unite Narrative, Cinematic, Universe Building, Game Mechanics, Graphics, Audio and Technical with your creative recipe
Inspired, never forced, selling of your ideas to others on its creative merit.
 
Role Requirements
Experience as Creative Director for two years or more
8 years + of game development experience on Game Consoles
General understanding of all creative and technical elements used for developing a game
Expert in identifying what is markable, fun and must have for players
Avid gamer who keeps abreast of current trends
Ability to self-organize and organize others autonomously
Ability to cooperate and construct positive relationships with other directors, leads, and staff. 
Ability to communicate digestible ideas to others with simplicity, creativity, and logic
Ability to prepare, present and document material for others
Ability to hands on review and give low level feedback on the game to the team
Strong presentation and sales skills
Experience in marketing creative ideas a plus

 NetEase Games
https://www.projectcasting.com/job/21052-creative-director

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