Remote Creative Director, Digital Games Design

Pollard Digital Solutions; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Profit sharing program

Professional development opportunities

Employee & Family Assistance Program

Job summary

Pollard Digital Solutions, a division of Pollard Banknote, is seeking a Creative Director / Senior Game Designer to lead the Digital Games Studio’s creative and math direction for lottery games with remote work options.

You will mentor a team of artists and game mathematicians, collaborating with product and development teams to shape the games roadmap while embedding responsible gambling principles throughout the design process.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of proven experience in lottery/casino game design or art.
• 5+ years of experience bringing games from concept to launch.
• Experience mobile and online channels; land-based channels preferred.
• Strong understanding of pacing and entertainment flow in lottery/casino gameplay.
• Strong knowledge of lottery/casino game math and its play impact.
• Experience using visual design or storyboarding tools to communicate concepts.
• Proficient with JIRA and Confluence; able to drive consensus.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, coach and motivate a team of artists and game design mathematicians.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define, maintain, and ignite creative processes within the Digital Games Studio.
• Define, evolve, and champion the creative art and game math direction across all Digital Games Studio titles.
• Lead ideation and development of new game concepts in partnership with art, math, product, and external stakeholders.
• Establish and evolve the studio's creative identity and quality standards across graphics, gameplay, player experience, and math.
• Partner with stakeholders to ensure alignment across all stages of game creation.
• Lead creative review and feedback from concept through development; prioritize stakeholder input.
• Use market research and performance data to inform decisions across design, art direction, math, and portfolio planning.
• Advocate for the player experience by assessing game clarity, entertainment flow, and usability.

Skills

Creative leadership

Game design

Storytelling

Data-driven

Communication

Collaboration

Mentoring

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Job description

Pollard Digital Solutions, a division of Pollard Banknote, is seeking a Creative Director / Senior Game Designer to lead the Digital Games Studio’s creative and math direction for lottery games with remote work options.

You will mentor a team of artists and game mathematicians, collaborating with product and development teams to shape the games roadmap while embedding responsible gambling principles throughout the design process.