Lead Creative

About the role & Team:

Disney Digital Entertainment is looking for a uniquely talented Lead Creative to join us on an ambitious and exciting new project. If you are an imaginative creator with the ability to envision and actualize the bridging of the physical and digital world in a gaming environment, and have a love of Disney/Pixar, ESPN, Star Wars, 20th Century and Marvel properties, you’ll want to check out this opportunity! We are building an experienced development team that will help create a groundbreaking game experience that will herald the next generation of Disney to the world. Working with top-class industry talent, this role is perfect for an imaginative experience creator looking to craft something epic - guiding and collaborating with a robust group of developers focusing on individual experiences to create a wonderfully rich and cohesive product that is truly “Disney”.

This is a remote opportunity and will report to the Director, Creative

What you will do:

• Be a team leader and hands-on developer in the creation of content for several interactive games and experiences based on Disney’s robust portfolio of characters and worlds including Disney/Pixar, ESPN, Marvel and Star Wars.
• Work closely with various parts of the Walt Disney company to conceptualize engaging experiences that will highlight new content releases and activations.
• Guide, collaborate and manage the implementation of creative content across multiple disciplines including art, narrative, and gameplay both internally and through third-party developers. 
• Build and rally an energetic creative team to achieve their best, while having lots of fun along the way!
• Create and communicate ideas for interactive experiences, settings and concepts using Miro, mood boards, PowerPoint and other image creation tools like Photoshop.
• Engage with internal and external partners while leading an internal team, to produce high-quality audience interactions across the entire experience.
• Champion the creative vision for the project within Disney, working with various internal partners to bring our content to life within the game experience.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• 5 years of development experience, including holding a position of Creative Lead for 2 years.
• Are always full of ideas and look at a blank page as an exciting opportunity to dream and ideate with others!
• Possess a broad and deep understanding of the art and science of interactive experience development, including familiarity with various methodologies, prototyping approaches, tools, and how to work with the different development disciplines to iteratively build engaging content.
• Excel at partnering and collaborating with key stakeholders, working through challenging problems and reaching consensus to achieve great things.
• Have been a leader and developer on multiple shipped products and have familiarity with the unique aspects of game/interactive development.
• Demonstrate exceptional product design knowledge, and judgment; experience guiding a compelling creative vision to reality.
• Have a special appreciation of Disney’s IP, including characters and lore, linear media and movie franchises, theme parks design, and overall aesthetics.
• Inspire passion and creativity in others with motivational and supportive leadership.
• Enjoy creative problem-solving and building something new and innovative.
• Can translate your passion and understanding of what makes something uniquely Disney into a creative new vision in an interactive space.
• Understand the importance of reaching different generational audiences by tailoring content to meet them where they live and play.
• Provide clear and concise direction, mentoring, feedback, and guidance.
• Present ideas with clarity and conviction leveraging crisp examples that are compelling and understandable.
• Value building an inclusive and positive team culture.
• Balance the needs of conceptual designs with budget, schedule, technical limitations, and various audience requirements.
• Know how to constructively push past perceived boundaries and limitations while never losing sight of the big picture and ultimate goal.

Education:

• A Bachelor’s degree in a creative field such as Arts/Design/Media or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Our Benefits: Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits 

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The hiring range for this remote position is $126,800 to $170,000 per year, which factors in various geographic regions. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.