The Vice President, Creative, UPG Games & Digital Platforms is an exciting role responsible for creating and developing the creative vision of all games in order to drive the business forward. The successful candidate will need to encompass both a creative and business acumen in order to evolve and build the overall team and function for Universal’s Brand Development area. S/he will be charged with creating an inclusive, collaborative creative culture where the strongest ideas succeed and are propelled forward. The Vice President will lead a team of creative staff for Universal’s Gaming effort, overseeing both the creative culture and product quality; s/he will need to grow and manage a team of concept developers, creative directors, artists, writers, and designers. In addition, the VP will need drive the team to be more hands on with ideation, concept creation, story development, and game design in order to create a formidable publishing business to take creative management of NBCU titles.
- Work across platforms – PC, console, mobile, and emerging platforms such as AR and VR
- Evolve and build a team that will consist of audio, writers, illustrators, game designers, concept developers, prototypers, and artists
- Infect the team with a collaborative spirit to creatively lead
- Create a strategy that supports culture of games
- Determine what kind of games and genres are to be created, see a strategy, and find the right partners to create innovative, popular, and successful games
- Set up creative and innovative process in order to move gaming visions forward
- Communicate the vision to the production team
- Seek talented indies and 3rd party developers to partner and nurture
- Validate the content, jointly with the producer and editing department, while simultaneously integrating feedback
Qualifications/Requirements - 11+ years of mobile and/or console creative game design
- History of launching and overseeing top grossing games
- Proven success and direct experience working with IP holders as a custodian of their stories
Desired Characteristics - Strong track record in game ideation with existing IP and creating new ideas
- Deep experience with Free-to-Play monetization and games-as-a-service on both mobile and console/OC
- Diverse experience in multiple platforms- console, mobile, VR, free to play, and live games as a service
- Exceptional creative vision and game making skills with the ability to advocate for quality and substance
- Deep and broad knowledge of games
- Ability to identify and attract top talent
- Leadership experience in building, nurturing, and managing creative teams
- Team player who will infect the team with a collaborative spirit to creatively lead while being commercially savvy to deliver great games
- Ability to balance creativity with a strong business acumen
- Ability to navigate a complex matrix
- Excellent communication and presentation skills; high comfort interfacing with senior personnel both internally and externally
- Bachelor’s Degree
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