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Director of Creative Services
2 years ago
JOIN OUR TEAM
Mediatonic is a team of over 300 exceptionally talented and seriously hardworking people. We devote our careers to crafting awesome original games in the hopes of bringing a little more joy into the world.
As a creative business, we recognise that creativity is best inspired by different experiences and perspectives. We strive to create a culture of belonging, where all our colleagues feel welcome, supported and diversity is celebrated. We passionately believe that games are for everyone, whether we’re playing or creating them.
WHAT WE DO
We are looking for a Director of Creative Services to join Mediatonic. Mediatonic is the game developer behind Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout and a new member of the Epic Games family. We’re aiming to build "the Greatest Gameshow on Earth"; as part of our mission to connect people through massively-multiplayer game experiences.
We take pride in crafting original titles that bring people together. Our quest is to create joyful experiences that are open to all by investing in ideas, technologies, and people that can bring our vision to life.
We’re looking for fantastic people to join our world-class team to help grow Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout into an entertainment platform
WHAT YOU’LL DO
- Develop, plan and lead the creative strategy for Fall Guys marketing.
- A highly creative thinker who establishes and maintains a strong artistic direction, aligning to the style of our games and stretching
ambitions within the Marketing Dept. - Experienced in directing work across all aspects of digital art, including stills and animation/video/cinematography; able to do so in
a manner that encourages staff involvement and empowerment. - Translate the product vision and consumer goals into best-in-class marketing materials.
- Multi-disciplined creative with vast experience across Art, Graphic Design, Trailer creation, Websites, Social assets etc.
- Work in collaboration with Paid Media/UA, Social; Community, and Influencers to develop data-driven creative solutions across Digital Marketing.
- Set briefs and work with outsource houses/agencies to deliver content to a deadline.
- Contribute to the studio’s efforts to maintain a sustainable and highly creative working environment.
- Forge links between Creative Services and the wider studio to ensure a single culture and working ethos is maintained.
What we are looking for
- 4-7 years experience leading the Creative Services team at either a leading games publisher/developer or within a Creative/Marketing agency.
- Extensive craft experience, understand the “How” and can get hands-on and help elevate creative execution.
- Senior Management experience with a proven track record of leading and mentoring high-performance teams.
- Highly organized and able to time-manage, delegate, and deliver complex projects working with multiple departments across various time zones.
- Passion for video games and all things Fall Guys.
- User-focused, passionate, scrappy, solutions-focused, and innovative. These traits equal success at Epic and influence everything we do.
Remaining Skills Needed
- An experienced and respected manager of teams with an inherently positive disposition.
- Excellent and sensitive communication skills.
How to apply & really impress us:
As a people first company, our biggest priority is to hire the right person.
A cover letter that tells us a bit about you and what you’re passionate about really helps to get our attention and distinguish your application from the crowd.
Successful applicants will usually have a phone chat before being invited to a full interview and in some cases a panel interview with colleagues across Mediatonic & Epic. We look forward to hearing from you!
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