At Wizards of the Coast, we connect people around the world through play and imagination. From our genre defining games like Magic: The Gathering® and Dungeons & Dragons® to our growing multiverse, we continue to innovate and build new ways to foster friendship and connection. That’s where you come in!
Join Our Team
Are you a creative visionary with a kids-eye view of the world?
We’re seeking a Creative Director to join our newly formed kids games studio and help us craft the next big kids gaming and entertainment IP. Reporting to the Studio Head of the Wizards Kids Studio, we will initially work as a small strike team as we iterate on and define our vision. We'll explore treatments of existing Wizards/Hasbro brands in addition to completely new ideas to entertain a new generation of gamers. Then you'll build a diverse team of creatives to bring our shared vision to life across game, entertainment, and product executions. Share your passion for crafting engaging and funny storytelling for kids and guide us into the future of kids interactive entertainment!
What You'll Do
- Drive the visual and storytelling development of IP for kids 6-12, collaborating with peers to cultivate awesomeness and business impact across gameplay, entertainment, and merchandizing
- Hire, manage, encourage, and nurture a diverse group of kids gaming creatives to be leaders in their craft and grow in their careers
- Provide creative vision and leadership, empowering internal and external teams to bring the IP to varied expressions
- Build positive relationships with internal teams and external partners by seeking shared success
What You'll Bring
- Excellent understanding of the building blocks of content creation, especially for kids animation, game development, or similar
- Insight into the entertainment preferences of kids 6-12, coupled with a test-and-learn approach as you seek creative elements that contribute to happiness
- Ability to communicate ideas in a way that is creative, inspiring, and elegant
- Rapid iteration of ideas: eager to seek out new perspectives, absorb feedback, pare it back to its core, and then fuel even better ideas
- Empowering and inspiring leadership with a diplomatic and collaborative approach and seeking diverse perspectives
- A tuned “kids-eye-view” and sense of humor along with a love of kids entertainment and games including foundational knowledge of leading properties and staying on top of current trends
- Care about being excellent at your craft, helping others to succeed, and contributing to raising the bar on what it means for Wizards to be an industry leader
Requirements:
- Able to efficiently work from home, collaborating and sharing virtually until we return to the office
- When it is considered safe to do so, be willing to travel to meet with development partners
- Please share design work via a portfolio or website
- Extensive creative experience in either kids entertainment or video games with multiple shipped titles and including creative and team leadership: 5+ years required, 10+ years preferred
- Completed at least 1 complete development cycle in a Creative/Design/Narrative Director or comparable position
- Experience managing a full spectrum of artists, designers and writers across varied IP expressions: 2+ years required, 5+ years preferred
We are an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer
The above is intended to describe the general content of and the requirements for satisfactory performance in this position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of the duties, responsibilities, or requirements of the position.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
