Associate Creative Director

2 months ago


London United Kingdom King Full time

Craft:
Games Design & Production

Job Description:

We are seeking a dynamic and visionary Associate Creative Director to join our team at Catalog Games. As a key player in the product team, you will be responsible for defining the creative direction for our tier 1 titles and leading an exceptional art and UX team towards the successful execution of this strategy. You will work closely with the Product Director and peers in design to ensure our games are innovative, engaging, and visually stunning.

Your Role within Our Kingdom:

  • Define Creative Vision: Develop and articulate the creative direction for our biggest titles, ensuring alignment with the overall vision and goals of Catalog Games.
  • Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and inspire a multidisciplinary team of artists and UX designers, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment.
  • Strategy Execution: Oversee the implementation of the creative strategy, ensuring high-quality execution across all visual and user experience aspects of the games.
  • Collaboration: Work closely with the Product Director and design peers to integrate creative concepts with game design and development.
  • Innovation: Drive continuous improvement and innovation within the team, exploring new creative trends and technologies to keep our games at the forefront of the industry.
  • Stakeholder Management: Communicate effectively with stakeholders, presenting creative ideas and progress updates, and incorporating feedback into the creative process.


Skills to Create Thrills:
  • Leadership and Mentoring: Proven experience in leading and mentoring creative teams, with a strong ability to inspire and motivate others.
  • Creative Vision: Strong sense of visual aesthetics and a deep understanding of UX principles, with the ability to translate creative concepts into compelling game experiences.
  • Collaboration: Excellent collaboration skills, with experience working closely with product and design teams to achieve a unified vision.
  • Innovation: Passion for innovation and staying ahead of industry trends, with a track record of implementing cutting-edge creative solutions.
  • Communication: Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex ideas clearly and effectively to various stakeholders.
  • Experience: Extensive experience in a creative leadership role within the gaming industry, with a portfolio showcasing successful projects and creative achievements.


About Us:

At Catalog Games, we lead a portfolio of 9 live King games, delivering entertainment to millions of players worldwide. We believe in challenging the standard lifecycle of mobile games, constantly striving to innovate and push boundaries. Our team is diverse, passionate, and dedicated to creating games that are not only fun but also set new benchmarks in the industry.

About King

At King, we're Making the World Playful. Heard of Candy Crush? We're the creators behind it. With game studios in Stockholm, Malmö, London, Barcelona and Berlin, and offices in Dublin, San Francisco, New York, and Malta, we have a 20-year history of delivering some of the world's most iconic games in the mobile gaming industry and are on a mission to level-up the little moments for our more than 200 million active monthly users. But we aren't just crushing it with candies, we're also behind Farm Heroes, Bubble Witch, Pet Rescue and loads of other sweet games. As a leading interactive entertainment company for the mobile world, King is part of Activision Blizzard, which was acquired by Microsoft.

A Great Saga Needs All Sorts of Heroes

King strives to be a place where everyone can be their most authentic self. We recognize that diversity, equity and inclusion is a vital and continuous conversation, and that change only happens when we all come together. It's our mission to build a diverse and inclusive Kingdom for our people, players, and community.

Making the World Playful

Making the World Playful is our mission - it's the thread that connects our people, our players, and our passion for our games. Let's face it, who doesn't love a bit of fun?

Kingsters are seriously playful: creative thinkers who balance art and science to bring moments of magic to millions daily. But our players aren't the only ones that can level-up. We're always looking for ways to champion each other and make what's already great, even better.

So, if this feels like a fun way to spend your days, and you share our passion, our values, and our hunger to shape the future, join us in Making the World Playful.

Applications need to be in English.
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