Senior Game Design Director

Requisition Number: 166531

Position Title: Senior Game Design Director I

External Description:

Creative Director (The Sims)

At Maxis, we excel at outrageous thinking. It's the fuel that inspires the best games in the world. We're creators and great storytellers. Our mission is not just about amazing our peers – it's about amazing our fans. Taking risks. Working with each other. Daring to dream big. Together, we can improve the way millions play every day.

As a Creative Director for The Sims, you'll work with a large (but tight-knit) team of enthusiastic industry craftspeople from all walks of life. Your job will be to use your passion, knowledge, and leadership to inspire creativity, provide and communicate vision, and create incredible experiences that surprise and delight millions of gamers around the world.

You will report to the Studio Creative Director.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Champion the creative direction for The Sims on an ongoing basis, inspiring the team through progressive creative design and leadership.
• Oversee design vision and implementation, working directly with designers, producers, programmers, artists, and development.
• Work with leadership and brand to establish the creative direction for our games.
• Understand new trends driving player expectations and behaviors.
• Sensitivity to mass-market appeal, and the ability to create new experiences within it.
• Partner with consumer insights to break down and understand the underlying motivations, and then driving solutions to problems and opportunities.
• Understand how user-generated content and experiences are shaping products in the market.
• Track and communicate progress and resolution of problems with the ability to set guidelines for peers and external support groups.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to peers and junior design staff, help them resolve complex problems, and growing their careers.
• Represent the game including delivering presentations, taking responsibility for internal reviews, and handling external interviews with the media.

Recommended Skills and Experience:

• 10+ years experience in a creative role within the gaming/entertainment industry.
• 5+ years of experience leading game teams and defining game design and narrative direction.
• Experience designing, launching, monitoring, and evolving a live service.
• Experience designing and launching cross-platform titles (PC/Mac, Console, Mobile)
• Experience creating simulation and life experiences that surprise and delight players
• Experience creating social experiences that bring players and player creations together in new ways
• Experience developing games that support user-generated content

• Experience inspiring an organization irrespective of reporting lines; a vocal champion of the work that knows when to defend the work and when feedback will make the idea stronger.
• Welcome feedback and criticism, and enjoy working in a collaborative, iterative, and agile process.
• Organized, and can break down complex problems into consumable pieces for others.
• Experience working with research departments to establish tests and interpret data to improve the design.

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Company Profile:

Electronic Arts Inc.는 세계를 선도하는 인터랙티브 엔터테인먼트 소프트웨어 기업입니다. EA는 인터넷 콘솔, 개인용 컴퓨터, 휴대전화, 태블릿용 게임과 콘텐츠 및 온라인 서비스를 제공합니다.

EEOText: EA는 균등한 기회의 제공을 실천합니다. 모든 채용은 인종, 피부색, 출신 국가, 혈통, 생물학적/사회적 성별, 성 정체성 또는 표현, 성적 성향, 나이, 유전 정보, 종교, 장애 여부, 질병 유무, 임신 여부, 혼인 상태, 가족 상황, 군 복무 여부, 또는 법으로 금지된 기타 요인을 고려하지 않고 결정됩니다. 또한, 해당 직책에 합당한 능력을 갖추고 있다면 범죄 기록이 있는 지원자도 관련 법률을 준수하는 방식으로 채용 여부를 고려합니다. EA는 관련 법률에서 명시하는 대로 업무 공간에 장애가 있는 입사 지원자 또는 예정자를 위한 시설을 마련해두고 있습니다.

Days Open: 88

Can this position be remote?: 1

EEO Employer Verbiage:

EA는 균등한 기회의 제공을 실천합니다. 모든 채용은 인종, 피부색, 출신 국가, 혈통, 생물학적/사회적 성별, 성 정체성 또는 표현, 성적 성향, 나이, 유전 정보, 종교, 장애 여부, 질병 유무, 임신 여부, 혼인 상태, 가족 상황, 군 복무 여부 등의 요인을 고려하지 않고 결정됩니다. EA는 관련 법률에서 명시하는 대로 업무 공간에 장애가 있는 입사 지원자 또는 예정자를 위한 시설을 마련해두고 있습니다.