Creative Assembly are looking for a Project Creative Director to join the Total War team at our studio in (Horsham, in the heart of West Sussex / Sofia, Bulgaria).
This role focuses on defining groundbreaking immersive player experiences, guiding the development of the entire gameplay, visual, and audio aesthetics in a manner that best-exemplifies the project direction as defined by the game Game Director. You will leverage your deep knowledge of games and game development to help define the game vision, and to inspire and empower the creative development team to deliver this vision, collaborating closely with the project Game Director, Development and Technical Directors, and project creative discipline leads and experts – alongside shared gameplay area product owners - to ensure that their efforts and output align with project and franchise goals. You will report to the Game Director, working closely with them and the Franchise Creative Director to help ensure consistency and excellence of the player experience not only within your project, but across the entire Total War franchise.
Flexible working at Creative Assembly includes hybrid, fully remote for eligible roles, and in-studio. We recognise that there is no one-size-fits-all approach and empower our teams to define the working patterns which work best for them, which may mean different things for different teams and roles and at different times.
This role is Hybrid and has an expectation of 2 days per week in our Horsham studio. This role cannot offer fully remote working. Further details can be discussed during the recruitment process.
Key Responsibilities
As Creative Director, your focus is on shaping the entire player experience, including gameplay interaction, visual representation, audio style, narrative tone, and more. To this end, you will work closely with the Game Director to help define and realise the game vision, coordinating with Design, Art, and Audio leads and experts to deliver an exceptional player experience that is immersive, engaging, authentic, and consistent in its execution. You will champion the game vision both within the project and across the studio, advocating for the creative efforts of the development team whilst inspiring them to deliver excellence all the while.
On a day-to-day basis you will:
Knowledge, Skill and Experience
Essential
Desirable
Creative Assembly is one of Europe's leading games development studios, founded in 1987 and located in West Sussex, UK, Newcastle, UK and Sofia, Bulgaria.
England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)
Sofia City Province, Bulgaria (On-Site)
Sofia City Province, Bulgaria (On-Site)
Berlin, Germany (Remote)
England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)
California, United States (Hybrid)
Florida, United States (On-Site)
California, United States (On-Site)
State Of São Paulo, Brazil (On-Site)
Vilnius County, Lithuania (Remote)
Yerevan, Armenia (Remote)
Limassol, Cyprus (Remote)
Tbilisi, Georgia (Remote)
Stockholm County, Sweden (Hybrid)
Worldwide (Remote)
Île-de-France, France (Hybrid)
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (On-Site)
Quebec, Canada (Remote)
Quebec, Canada (Remote)
California, United States (Hybrid)
New York, United States (On-Site)
North Holland, Netherlands (Hybrid)
North Holland, Netherlands (Hybrid)
England, United Kingdom (On-Site)
England, United Kingdom (On-Site)
England, United Kingdom (On-Site)
England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)
England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)
England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)
England, United Kingdom (On-Site)
England, United Kingdom (On-Site)
England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)
England, United Kingdom (On-Site)
Worldwide (On-Site)
Île-de-France, France (Hybrid)
British Columbia, Canada (On-Site)
Europe (On-Site)
North Carolina, United States (On-Site)
Quebec, Canada (On-Site)
California, United States (On-Site)
North Carolina, United States (On-Site)
Europe (On-Site)
England, United Kingdom (On-Site)