Creative Lead, IP Games Studio (Hybrid)

Hasbro; Plum (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 151.000 - 235.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Hasbro’s Wizards of the Coast is seeking a Creative Lead to guide the creative direction of a slate of video games based on their IPs, collaborating with external developers across mobile and PC/console. This hybrid role is based in Renton, WA with some travel, reporting to the Head of Franchise Development.

You’ll lead strategy, incubation and prototyping, ensure franchise integrity, and work with internal teams to bring bold game concepts to life while maintaining high quality and authenticity.

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years of director-level creative leadership with internal and external partners to ship titles on mobile or PC/console.
• Hands-on design, narrative or art skills to contribute directly when a project needs it.
• Track record managing projects through external developers and building strong relationships across studios, cultures, time zones, and matrixed organizations.
• Sharp judgement on authenticity and quality, and the ability to explain them clearly to partners and leaders.
• Working knowledge of game industry trends, market analysis, and emerging technology (including AI).
• Experience turning existing IP into new game concepts and familiarity with Magic: The Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons, or both.

Aufgaben

• Set and maintain the creative vision for each game, grounded in what players love about our brands, from early concept through launch.
• Lead and manage projects through multidisciplinary partner teams across game design, narrative, UX, art and audio, with clear feedback, reviews, and approvals.
• Advocate for quality by setting creative intent and world-class standards for each project.
• Incubate and prototype new play experiences with our IP, and champion them inside Wizards, from early concepts and pitches through development.
• Translate franchise direction into materials partners can build from, such as aspirational targets, kickoff guides, guardrails and franchise bibles.
• Help develop strategy for Wizards IP in games, including which opportunities to pursue, which partners to build them with, and the frameworks Wizards uses to evaluate and support them.

Kenntnisse

Creative leadership

Project management

External partnerships

IP strategy

AI awareness

Jobbeschreibung

Hasbro’s Wizards of the Coast is seeking a Creative Lead to guide the creative direction of a slate of video games based on their IPs, collaborating with external developers across mobile and PC/console. This hybrid role is based in Renton, WA with some travel, reporting to the Head of Franchise Development.

You’ll lead strategy, incubation and prototyping, ensure franchise integrity, and work with internal teams to bring bold game concepts to life while maintaining high quality and authenticity.