Creative Director
Scopely
Job Summary
The Creative Director will own the creative direction and design vision for the evolution of Bingo Bash, the second biggest Bingo game globally. This role involves shaping the player experience, partnering with cross-functional leaders to translate vision into engaging systems and content, and managing a team of designers. The director will define goals, ensure alignment with art direction, and champion a culture of iteration to achieve excellence in a modern, accessible, and character-driven casual game experience.
Must Have
- Define and champion creative vision for Bingo Bash evolution
- Partner with product and feature leads to translate vision into game systems and content
- Manage and develop a team of designers/creatives
- Ensure creative and design consistency across the game
- Proven design and creative leadership in free-to-play games
- Strong ability to craft and communicate compelling creative direction
- Deep empathy for players and taste for modern, accessible experiences
- Confident decision-maker with excellent partnership skills
- Willingness for extensive travel to Bangalore if not based there
Job Description
What You’ll Do
You will own the creative direction and design vision for a paramount evolution of the 2nd biggest Bingo game in the world: Bingo Bash. This role sits at the center of product, design, and narrative, shaping the envelope of the experience while partnering closely with cross-functional leaders to bring it to life. You’ll craft experiences that are engaging, intuitive, and rewarding for a huge audience every day.
- Define and champion the creative vision across world/setting, narrative framing, core/meta design direction, and player experience.
- Partner with product and feature leads to translate vision into clear systems, features, and content that move KPIs.
- Define and prioritize goals, provide guidance during development, and approve completed design work
- Ensure alignment with art direction; safeguard consistency, taste, and cohesion across the game.
- Directly manage and develop a small team of designers/creatives (3-4 initially), growing the function over time.
- Provide crisp decision-making on creative and design matters, while fostering strong partnerships across the studio.
- Drive the MAYA balance: modern, fresh, and globally appealing while still accessible and familiar to existing Bingo Bash players.
- Elevate the emotional and experiential qualities of the game; charm, character, clarity, and momentum.
- Champion a culture of iteration, playtesting, and refinement to achieve excellence.
Success Looks Like
- A clear, energizing creative vision that unifies teams and guides execution.
- A modern casual games experience that aligns with the Bingo Bash goals.
- Systems, features, and narrative framing that deepen player motivation, improve retention, and open new avenues for long-term growth.
- A high-performing design/creative team that feels empowered, aligned, and inspired.
About You
- Proven design and creative leadership in free-to-play games, with experience at both inception and scale.
- Strong ability to craft and communicate compelling creative direction.
- Ability to learn and master new tools and techniques
- Deep empathy for players and a clear taste for modern, accessible, character-driven experiences.
- Confident decision-maker with excellent partnership skills.
- Thrives in collaborative environments and brings energy, clarity, and purpose to teams
- If not based in Bangalore India, ability and willingness for extensive travel to Bangalore (expect > 40% travel days during the first months in the role).