Senior Director, Creative Services

Position Summary

The Senior Director Creative Services oversees the creative development and execution of game designs, bids, and marketing materials. They are responsible for ensuring quality and adherence to industry best practices, leading the creative team, and collaborating with other departments to achieve company goals.

Job Duties / Key Accountabilities

• Innovation and Trends: Monitor industry trends and technologies in game design and creative services and integrate these into the company's creative strategy. Foster a culture of innovation, promoting brainstorming sessions and the development of cutting-edge game designs and marketing strategies.
• Strategic Vision: Develop and implement a long-term creative vision that aligns with the company's strategic goals and market demands. Ensure all creative outputs maintain brand consistency and meet the company's standards.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Regularly engage with clients and stakeholders to gather feedback, present new ideas, and ensure their needs are met through creative solutions. Work closely with internal departments (e.g., R&D, Sales, Marketing) to ensure cohesive and effective creative strategies.
• Performance Metrics: Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success of creative projects, making adjustments as necessary to meet objectives. Provide regular reports on the performance of creative initiatives to senior management.
• Budget and Resource Management: Oversee the budget for the Creative Services department, ensuring projects are delivered within financial constraints. Allocate resources efficiently to maximize productivity and project impact.
• Team Development: Provide mentorship and professional development opportunities for team members to foster growth and retain top talent. Implement performance improvement plans for underperforming team members, ensuring continuous improvement.
• Other duties assigned.

Qualifications

• Strong background in creative design and game development.
• Proven leadership experience in managing a creative team.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and project management skills.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Applications and Microsoft Office.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Positive, high-energy, and enthusiastic attitude.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in the lottery or gaming industry, with at least 5 years in game design (desired).
• Broader industry experience in gaming, entertainment, or digital media (desired).
• Technical proficiency in additional design and development tools relevant to game creation (desired).

Authority / Decision Making

• Develop and implement creative strategies and projects.
• Oversee budget and resource allocation for the Creative Services team.
• Approve final creative assets and game designs.

Key Contacts

• Internal: Sales and Account Teams, Product Development, Marketing, Manufacturing.
• External: Clients and Key Account Managers, External Agencies.

Job Conditions

Office environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, use hands, operate a computer, and have specific vision abilities to include close and distance vision, and ability to adjust focus working with computer and business equipment.