Creative Director - Darkpaw Games

About the role

The Creative Director will provide creative leadership for game aesthetics, mechanics, design, and story for Darkpaw Games, located in San Diego, CA. In partnership with the Darkpaw Games Creative and Leadership teams, this person will also help attract and retain the best creative gaming talent around.

Responsibilities

• Provide visionary oversight and creative direction for an unannounced title within Darkpaw Games.
• Establish and refine the high-level core gameplay loops.
• Advise on and develop supplementary systems that reinforce gameplay loops focusing on core pillars: Community and Teamwork, Fairness, Escape and Exploration.
• Maintain knowledge of the global game market and use to influence and add value to our product offerings.
• Aid with the recruitment of key talent and grow and mentor the Design team.
• Lead creative teams to establish and meet key milestones with expected quality, budget, and time standards.

Requirements

• 10+ years of direct game development experience.
• Proven success from previously released titles.
• Relevant experience in achieving results via strong leadership.
• Ability to motivate teams and build consensus.
• Ability to design and elaborate on core gameplay loops and design systems that reinforce the loop from end-to-end.
• Effective and positive interpersonal skills.
• Proven problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience developing MMO games.
• Strong portfolio of work in current game engines UE4/5.
• Experience developing procedurally generated content.

Preferred Skills

• Experience developing games on pre-existing IP.
• Previous experience with building a game from concept to release.

Benefits

Daybreak Game Company LLC is a recognized worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online games. Best known for blockbuster hits and franchises such as DC Universe™ Online, PlanetSide®, EverQuest®, and Dungeons and Dragons Online®, Daybreak creates, develops, and provides compelling online entertainment for millions of gamers worldwide. We are the game publisher for Darkpaw Games, Dimensional Ink Games, and Standing Stone Games. To top it off, we are making games in three of the coolest cities in the United States: San Diego, Austin, and Boston. We make games that bring people together and build lasting communities and are totally devoted to delivering the ultimate gaming experience!

Pay

$125,000 - $160,000, pay may vary on location.

Schedule

Full Time, Regular

Contact

To apply, please visit www.daybreakgames.com/careers.