Director - Creative Design Lab (Games)

July 26

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B2C • eCommerce • Media

Netflix is a global streaming service that offers a wide variety of award-winning television shows, movies, anime, documentaries, and more on thousands of internet-connected devices. It allows users to watch instantly and provides original content produced by Netflix itself, catering to diverse tastes. As a pioneer in original programming since its first series in 2013, Netflix aims to entertain audiences worldwide through immersive storytelling and innovative technology.

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Founded 1997

👥 B2C

🛍️ eCommerce

📱 Media

💰 $20M Post-IPO Equity on 2022-01

📋 Description

• Manage, mentor, and inspire a central team of designers by fostering a culture of excellence, experimentation, and player empathy. • Evaluate and validate milestones and provide external developers with design, art, audio, and narrative feedback • Lead creative design and development of game concepts, transmedia initiatives, and experimental prototypes • Work with external partners to ensure that Netflix IP is authentically represented in game adaptations • Evaluate and improve game pitches and proposals to reach their maximum potential • Collaborate with leadership across production, product and technology, content acquisition, and marketing teams • Review the creative and design capabilities of second and third party teams, as well as M&A opportunities • Represent design thinking at the leadership level and across the broader games organization.

🎯 Requirements

• A deep passion for gaming and a strong understanding of the gaming industry • A minimum of 10 years of design experience in the gaming industry, including at least 5 years in design leadership/management roles • Experience in leading geographically distributed and/or global teams • Experience with licensed IP games development • Extensive knowledge of game design principles, user experience, and design tools • Strong organizational and communication skills, with the ability to manage relationships with both internal and external stakeholders • A collaborative, creative, and entrepreneurial spirit, with a proven track record of leading design teams to success

🏖️ Benefits

• Health Plans • Mental Health support • 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match • Stock Option Program • Disability Programs • Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts • Family-forming benefits • Life and Serious Injury Benefits • paid leave of absence programs • Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off • Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off