Ubisoft

Creative Director [Assassin's Creed: Codename Invictus]

Ubisoft$90K — $130K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Strong creative leadership for long-term vision
  • Exceptional organizational, interpersonal, and presentation skills
  • Effective cross-departmental communicator across various disciplines
  • Highly collaborative and innovative spirit
  • Ability to consider technical feasibility in concept development
  • Motivated mentor for aspiring creatives
  • Proficient with presentation and design tools
  • Knowledge of game engines like Unity or Unreal
  • Familiarity with project management software like Jira
  • Solid understanding of the gaming market and passion for video games

Responsibilities

  • Define a clear and cohesive creative vision for the game
  • Work closely with team members to unify design, graphic, narrative, and technical elements
  • Communicate the creative direction to guide production teams
  • Pitch the game vision to editorial and upper management
  • Validate game consistency and ensure creative alignment with branding
  • Review production priorities, timelines, and scope with producers
  • Travel locally and abroad to present the game and liaise with external partners

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and mentorship
  • Collaborative work environment that fosters creativity
  • Chance to lead and influence game production
  • Involvement in high-level game strategy and direction
  • Varied interactions with industry professionals and external partners
  • Dynamic workplace with creative autonomy
Full Job Description
When you're a Creative Director at Ubi MTL, you define and communicate the high-level vision that shapes the game we produce. Responsible for setting the overall creative direction, you foster an environment of collective creativity that inspires teams to come up with the best ideas that they can to support it. You keep everyone's efforts channeled towards the same goal, the same common vision. You make sure that every choice made throughout production fits the feel of the game and brings its intended experience to life for players across the globe. What you'll do: • Define a clear, cohesive creative vision for the game. • Work closely with other core team members to develop their specific parts of the vision + unify your concepts to tie together all design, graphic, narrative, and technical elements. • Communicate (and emphasize) the creative direction across the production floor to guide teams. • Pitch the game vision to the editorial team and upper management + represent your team and the project to them. • Validate the consistency and quality of the game + ensure creative alignment between branding, experience, and strategy. • Review and discuss production priorities, timelines, and scope with the producer. • Travel locally and abroad to present the game, meet with external partners, visit co-development studios, etc. Qualifications • Strong creative leadership with the ability to define and sustain a long-term vision. • Exceptional organizational, interpersonal, and presentation skills. • Effective cross-departmental communication: you have the know-how to comfortably communicate with all disciplines (programming, art, design, marketing, and so on). • A highly collaborative and innovative spirit. • The ability to take technical and production feasibility into account when coming up with concepts. • Mentorship: you're motivated to share your expertise to guide the next generation of creatives. • Autonomy in using presentation and design tools (e.g. PowerPoint, Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.). • Knowledge of game engines (e.g. Unity or Unreal) and their limitations. • Familiarity with project management software (e.g. Jira). • A solid understanding of the market & a (fiery) passion for video games. What to send our way • Your CV, highlighting your education, experience, skills, and any games shipped. Additional Information

About Ubisoft

Ubisoft Entertainment SA is a French video game company headquartered in Montreuil with several development studios across the world. It publishes games for several video game franchises, including Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, Just Dance, Prince of Persia, Rayman, Raving Rabbids, and Tom Clancy's. The company's largest development studio is Ubisoft Montreal in Canada, which is responsible for the development of Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Watch Dogs, among others. Ubisoft is the fourth largest publicly traded game company in the Americas and Europe in terms of revenue and market capitalization, after Activision Blizzard, Electronic Arts, and Take-Two Interactive. The company has over 18,000 employees and has development studios in 35 countries. Ubisoft's revenue for the fiscal year 2020-2021 was ?2.2 billion.
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