Creative Lead: Gaming

7 months ago

Durban, South Africa Derivco Full time

Job Profile Summary:
At Derivco, we work alongside our clients who are considered giants in the industry, to create and develop the platform that hosts some of the best online casino games in the industry.

We are also Platinum partners with vendors such as Microsoft and we are proud to say we employ over 2,500 of the brightest minds across our offices in the USA, South Africa, UK, Spain, Malta, Sweden and Australia.

To work for Derivco means you will work with cutting-edge technology., in our designer offices. Our people are brilliant., our ideas fresh and our technology is trailblazing.

You will be inspired, challenged, and stimulated every day and you will receive an extraordinary number of high-fives - rewarded for work well done. A place where you will feel as if you have found your intellectual and creative home.

**_ Sounds pretty awesome, right?_**

Derivco is an equal opportunities employer. We value people as individuals with diverse opinions, cultures, lifestyles and circumstances and we are committed to equality of opportunity and to providing a productive working environment free from unfair and unlawful discrimination.

**Job Description**:
Derivco South Africa is seeking a highly skilled and motivated **Creative Lead: Gaming **to be part of our dynamic team.

**Creative Design & Direction**
- Define and communicate the overarching creative vision and direction for our gaming projects.
- Ensure alignment of creative concepts with the studio's strategic objectives and market trends.
- Lead cross-functional collaboration between artists, designers, sound engineers and writers to ensure creative high-quality output.
- Drive innovation in game design and graphics by exploring new concepts and pushing boundaries to maintain a competitive edge.
- Uphold and elevate the studio's artistic standards, encompassing character design, world-building, and visual storytelling.

**Project Management and Product Delivery**
- Coordinate the end-to-end creative process, from concept development, ideation to project completion, ensuring adherence to timelines.
- Maintain a strict quality control process to guarantee that all creative elements meet the standards.
- Collaborate with relevant teams to integrate creative elements into the final product, ensuring a coherent and captivating gaming experience.

**Planning & Direction**
- Develop and execute a tactical strategy for the creative & artistic design team, supporting the gaming studio strategy.
- Manage the creative & artistic design process, identifying and resolving process, quality and stakeholder issues.
- Measure creative & artistic design service delivery and implement improvements.

**Knowledge and Practices & Continuous Improvement**
- Developing, implementing, and enhancing the innovative processes essential for the seamless delivery of the creative services portfolio.
- Ensuring all creative & artistic design work meets legal and ethical guidelines, including copyright laws, data protection laws, and accessibility standards.
- Consistently explore cutting-edge technologies and propose enhancements to the creative practices, design tools, and processes, guided by a commitment to prioritizing excellence.

**Stakeholder Management**
- Engaging with internal and external stakeholders to ensure delivery aligns with expectations.
- Effective relationship building with internal and external stakeholders.
- Driving stakeholder adoption of any changes that may affect service delivery.

**People**
- Planning and managing team capacity, ensuring the team is fully staffed and equipped with the resources and skillset required for team effectiveness.
- Coach team members to continuously develop their capabilities, enabling improved performance and company culture.
- Manage employee performance in line with our values and principles.
- Coordination of team and task team delivery.

**Who you are**:

- Passionate about solving complex problems.
- Commercial mindset
- Team player
- Self-starter
- Motivated
- Innovative

**Why Join Derivco?**
- Hybrid working model
- Opportunities for personal and professional growth.
- Competitive salary package and benefits.
- Discretionary bonuses
- Employee Wellness - eg.Onsite Gym/Gym allowance
- Employee Assistance Program.
- School subsidies
- Study assistance.
- 3 o’ Clock Friday (Monthly)
- Daily meal & beverage subsidy
- Company social events

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