Sr. Director, Creative Direction - TFT

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riotgames.com

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Raised $21M

• Serve as a creative partner to the Executive Producer (EP) and Game Director,
• ensuring alignment and parity with product strategy and creative direction.
• Define, maintain, and communicate the creative vision for Teamfight Tactics
• in support of the overall game vision.
• Shepherd the creative direction of the product from concept through
• completion.
• Accountable for the consistency, cohesion, fidelity and overall excellence of
• the total creative experience.
• Communicate the IP internally and externally in ways that inspire developers
• and players.
• Provide a creative and IP lens to product, portfolio, and ecosystem decisions
• as a member of the Game Leadership Team.
• Collaborate with production to build and improve processes that support
• timely, high-quality creative work.
• Establish & uphold creative direction expectations, feedback philosophies,
• priorities and quality standards across the product for all creative craft
• leads.
• Build and lead a strong creative leadership team representing key creative
• crafts, including Art, Audio, and Narrative.
• Ensure creative leadership collaborates effectively across the team,
• including with product, production, engineering, quality, design, and
• publishing creative leadership.
• Be accountable for the hiring, development, performance, growth, and overall
• culture of creative leaders and direct reports.
• Ensure performance measurement and best practices are consistent with product
• leadership and the creative department.

• 7+ years of management experience
• Proven record of driving and delivering quality work in collaboration with
• art, narrative, audio and design
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience managing multiple direct reports in Lead roles or higher
• Knowledge of current game development and creative trends
• decision maker
• Demonstrated experience, passion for, and understanding of strategy games
• Experience with stylized multiplatform games, particularly on PC and mobile
• Experience and passion for the League of Legends IP
• Experience managing multiple direct reports in Director roles or higher
• Experience managing franchise level product and creative decisions affecting
• multiple platforms and diverse audience needs
• Experience developing a global game with an understanding of different
• regional gaming cultures
• Experience collaborating with publishing or marketing teams and driving
• creative decisions across development and publishing
• For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative
• spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be
• looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with
• games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this
• could be your role!
• Riot focuses on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy and
• other perks such as flexible work schedules. We offer medical, dental, and life
• insurance, parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children,
• and a 401k with company match. Check out our benefits pages
• It’s our policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and
• Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance
• Ordinance for Employers, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the
• Washington Fair Chance Act.
• Per the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the following core duties may
• create a basis for disqualifying candidates with relevant criminal histories
• Communication with others, including Rioters and third parties such as
• vendors, and/or players, including minors
• Accessing Company assets, secure digital systems, and networks
• Ensuring a safe interactive environment for players and other Rioters
• These duties are directly related to essential operations, safety, trust, and
• compliance obligations within our organization. Please note that job duties may
• evolve based on business needs and additional responsibilities may be assigned
• as necessary to maintain operational efficiency and security.

• Paid time off
• Flexible work schedules
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Parental leave
• 401k with company match
• Short and long-term disability
• Vision insurance