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Creative Director - MMO Games (f/m/d)
3 years ago
KLANG IS AN ENTERTAINMENT STUDIO EXPLORING THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY THROUGH VARIOUS FORMS OF MEDIA. WE AIM TO PRESENT DEEP, MEANINGFUL SUBJECT MATTER AND GAMEPLAY IN A WAY THAT'S CAPTIVATING, EASY-TO-DIGEST, AND ENTERTAINING FOR ALL AGES.
At the heart of Klang is SEED, a large-scale, persistent virtual world that we believe will redefine the MMO landscape and have a positive impact on our species.
We aspire to bring people together through engaging media experiences and by building strong communities.
Klang is looking for a Creative Director - MMO Games (f/m/d) who enjoys working in a collaborative and creative work environment. As Creative Director you coordinate and align all creative disciplines, to ensure the delivery of a cohesive experience that upholds the vision of SEED. If you’re looking to join a team that offers strong career growth, and you want to work on an ambitious and ground-breaking project we have an amazing opportunity for you!
Requirements
What you will do:
Creative Leadership
- Ensure the vision of SEED, our product strategy and audience is reflected and upheld throughout the creative process to implementation
- Lead a cross-disciplinary senior creative team
- Work with the core team to determine priorities and make scope adjustments
- Identify and manage relationships with stakeholders and customers, communicating key strategic choices and their implications
- Accountable for the entire look and feel of SEED
People Leadership
- Actively participate in people management and recruitment for the creative teams
- Foster a creative work environment that enables cross-disciplinary collaboration
Audience
- Work with the player research team to develop an audience definition
- Maintain an active understanding of the audiences of SEED
Who we think will be a great fit:
- 5+ years experience as a professional Lead game designer, game director, art director, producer, or similar senior role
- Shipped at least one successful AAA game
- Effective at overseeing art, game design, and content in pursuit of a cohesive experience
- Ability to translate vision and product strategy into concrete goals, outcomes, and actionable work
- Strong people management skills, able to lead and guide a team of senior creatives
Bonus:
- Free-to-play experience
- MMO and/or Games as a Service (GaaS) experience
- Sandbox, simulation game genre experience
Benefits
- An opportunity to work on a groundbreaking project from its inception with a lot of room for professional and personal development
- Competitive salary and 27 days of paid vacation
- Monthly public transport travel reimbursement
- Monthly company co-contributions to private pensions
- Reimbursement for physical health activities
- Employee Assistance Program
- Mental health support
- Flexible office hours (with core hours)
- Our own cafeteria serving free lunches daily - once we are back at the office
- Monthly team events and activities
- A dog-friendly office, adjustable standing desks, ergonomic chairs and mobile aircon units for hot summers
- Healthy snacks and drinks in the office
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