Marketing Creative Director

1 Day ago • 7 Years +

About the job

SummaryBy Outscal

Lead creative direction for an unannounced AAA game. 7+ years experience in digital advertising, marketing design, and creative direction, preferably in gaming or entertainment. Strong portfolio showcasing high-quality trailers, digital campaigns, and branded content for AAA or high-profile games. Experience leading large-scale, multi-channel marketing campaigns.

Description

We are looking for an experienced and visionary Marketing Creative Director to lead the creative direction and execution of marketing strategies for an unannounced AAA multi-platform game on a remote basis.
As the Marketing Creative Director, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the brand and advertising vision, ensuring that all creative assets, campaigns, and initiatives align with the game’s brand identity and drive meaningful player engagement across PC, console, and mobile platforms. You will lead a cross-functional creative team in delivering high-quality, innovative, and effective content that connects with players and amplifies the game's global presence.
What You Will Do:
  • Lead the creative vision for the AAA game's marketing initiatives, including CGI trailers, digital campaigns, advertising, and brand partnerships.
  • Oversee the design and development of world-class creative assets across multiple channels, including social, mobile, and ensuring all content aligns with the game's brand identity and drives key performance indicators (KPIs).
  • Collaborate closely with marketing, user acquisition, and game development teams to craft and refine marketing campaigns, utilizing data-driven insights to optimize creative strategies.
  • Manage and inspire a multidisciplinary creative team consisting of designers, animators, writers, and marketing professionals to develop compelling content that enhances player engagement.
  • Drive innovation in advertising, ensuring the game’s marketing materials remain ahead of industry trends and are both engaging and high-performing across all platforms.
  • Develop and maintain brand guidelines, ensuring consistency in messaging and visual identity across all touch points, including digital media, trailers, social media, and in-game integrations.
  • Utilize data and analytics to inform creative decisions, continuously optimizing campaigns based on player feedback, performance metrics, and market trends.
  • Lead the production of high-impact trailers and other video content, with an emphasis on storytelling and cinematic presentation that resonates with the target audience.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with external partners, including creative agencies, developers, and IP holders, ensuring the successful execution of creative projects.
What You Need:
  • 7+ years of experience in a senior-level creative role, with proven expertise in digital advertising, marketing design, and creative direction, preferably in the gaming or entertainment industry.
  • A strong portfolio showcasing a range of creative projects, including high-quality trailers, digital campaigns, and branded content for AAA or high-profile games.
  • Experience leading large-scale, multi-channel marketing campaigns, with a deep understanding of cross-platform marketing strategies (PC, console, and mobile).
  • Hands-on leadership skills, capable of managing and mentoring a diverse creative team, while fostering a culture of excellence and accountability.
  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with internal teams and external partners, and to articulate creative concepts and strategies clearly.
  • Experience managing external creative agencies, ensuring high-quality output and efficiency in production processes.
  • A deep passion for gaming, with an understanding of player behavior, motivations, and how to craft content that appeals to a diverse gaming audience.
Bonus Points:
  • Proven experience working on AAA, cross-platform games, or large-scale entertainment properties.
  • Expertise in producing CGI trailers and understanding the 3D creative pipeline, from conceptualization to final output.
  • Knowledge of real-time consumer data, A/B testing, and how to leverage insights to optimize creative performance.
For candidates in CA, CO, NJ, NY and WA, the annual salary range is $139,400 - $205,000 plus equity, bonus and benefits, including healthcare benefits, retirement benefits, pet insurance, paid holidays, paid Scopely free days, and unlimited paid time off. Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
About Us:
Scopely is a global interactive entertainment and mobile-first video game company, home to many top, award-winning experiences such as "MONOPOLY GO!," “Star Trek™ Fleet Command,” “Stumble Guys,” “MARVEL Strike Force,” and “Yahtzee® With Buddies,” among others.
Scopely creates, publishes, and live-operates immersive games that empower a directed-by-consumer™ experience across multiple platforms--from mobile, web, PC and beyond.
Founded in 2011, Scopely is fueled by a world-class team and a proprietary technology platform Playgami that supports one of the most diversified portfolios in the games industry.
Recognized multiple times as one of Fast Company’s “World’s Most Innovative Companies,” Scopely is a multi-billion-dollar business due to its ability to create long-lasting game experiences that players enjoy for years.
Scopely has global operations in more than a dozen markets across Asia, EMEA, and North America, and is home to many internal game development teams, referred to as Scopely Studios, with additional game studio partners across four continents.
Scopely was acquired by Savvy Games Group in July 2023 for $4.9 billion, and is now an independent subsidiary of Savvy.
For more information on Scopely, visit: scopely.com.
Notice to candidates: Scopely, Inc and its affiliates will never request payment or ask for financial information as a condition for applying to a position or receiving an offer of employment.
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Our official website is www.scopely.com. Please only apply to positions posted on our official website and ensure the recruiter only communicates via the official email domain.

 

$139.4K - $205.0K/yr (Outscal est.)
$172.2K/yr avg.
United States

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