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Design Director
2 years ago
GSN Games is looking for a Design Director to join our fabulous team in London!
Jackpot! About the GSN Games Casino Studio:
Slots, bingo, cards, and more! Work on incredible games, including a top-10 grossing app, alongside the best in the business.
What You’ll Do:
- Work with the General Manager, the Director of Product, and other senior Casino Division executives to develop a strategy and roadmap for the app’s development that aligns with the division’s business goals
- Ensure that the creative design team owns and drives a cohesive vision for the app’s look, feel, user experience, audio, choreography, messaging, and market position
- Research, document, and communicate competitive trends in casual games, social casino industry and real-money gaming
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation, pushing the game studio to meet or exceed the experiences and production values of land-based, real-money casino games
- Partner with the Analytics and Player Insights teams to A/B test features, game designs, slot themes and maths, optimizing for business-driven KPIs
- Identify and champion licensing opportunities for consumer brands as well as other intellectual property in the casino space
- Manage, mentor, coach, and assign tasks to the creative design team, supervising their timely completion of projects
- Develop and evangelise the standards for both the user experience and the game design process
About You:
- Must have 10+ years of experience designing and/or producing successful mass-market casual games, preferably with experience in the social casino market
- Must have experience in leading game design organization and initiatives Must be incredibly self-motivated and innovative
- Must be creative with a unique approach to persistent problems, adding value to existing products and deriving positives from negatives
- Must be able to take charge of any situation, exerting a dominant vision and encouraging others to support that vision
- Must have exceptional communication skills and be able to bridge the gap between the business and creative sides of the division
- Must be able to multitask and manage a number of different projects at once
- Must be able to translate ideas into actionable projects
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