Creative Director, Game Studio

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The Pokémon Company International, a subsidiary of The Pokémon Company in Japan, manages the property outside of Asia and is responsible for brand management, licensing, marketing, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the animated TV series, home entertainment, and the official Pokémon website. Pokémon was launched in Japan in 1996 and today is one of the most popular children's entertainment properties in the world.

 

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Get to know the role

• Job Title: Creative Director, Game Studio
• Job Summary: Leads the creative team (Design, Art, UX, UI, Audio) within the game studio at TPCi. 
• FLSA Classification (US Only): Exempt
• People Manager: Yes

 

What you’ll do

• Vision and Strategy 
  • Partner with Studio Leadership to set the long-term vision and creative strategy for TCG Live and future games produced by TPCi, model and uphold our core creative principles, measuring our progress towards our strategic goals.
  • Formulate and implement creative processes and plans that empower our creative team to do their best work and empower the studio to execute against that vision.
  • Be a champion for our fans by exploring new opportunities for TPCi through research and development and creating strategies for ongoing improvement and game accessibility.  
  • Set clear goals and guide the team to achievement within our quarterly and annual planning processes.  

• Communication and collaboration
  • Effectively communicate the established vision to key internal stakeholders, including studio leadership, the development team and marketing partners.
  • Provide clear, concise direction, feedback, and guidance to the team enabling our team to do their best work.  

• Review and Quality Assurance
  • Regularly review creative assets as well as the functional implementation to ensure alignment with product goals and objectives.
  • Lead regular reviews of internal projects keeping up to date with market trends across the industry. 

• Project Management and Leadership
  • Provide Career Management to a team of Managers and Individual contributors within the creative disciplines (Art, Design, UX, UI, Audio).
  • Demonstrate strong project management skills and ability to maintain a strategic overview of work happening in game design, UX, UI, art, audio and User Research
  • Inspire passion and creativity within the team through motivational and inspirational leadership.
  • Input and lead projects at the game studio leadership level such as workshops, events and strategic planning.  
  • Balance creative needs with the needs for performance, visual appeal, scheduling, and fan experience requirements. 

               

What you’ll bring

• Twelve or more (12+) years of relevant professional experience, plus five (5) years of management experience or a demonstrated equivalent level of expertise.
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities, both as a leader of teams and as a leader of projects - dynamic, strategic, and resourceful.
• Bring extensive experience in leading Design, User Experience, UI, Audio, and Art teams, with a solid understanding of all creative disciplines.
• Successfully shipped at least one major title in a leadership role.
• Ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical audiences, and influence at all levels.
• Ability to work in a highly matrixed environment and identify, define, and resolve organizational issues.
• Driven Creative leader with exceptional attention to detail.
• Have a growth mindset with the ability to adopt new practices and spearhead adoption with emphasis on quality and execution.
• Possess strong experience with Pokémon TCG and a deep understanding of the Pokémon brand.
• Experience with Unity strongly desired. 

 

How you’ll be successful

• Passion for Pokémon: Develops an understanding of the