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Creative Director - Sony Bend Studio
Renowned for titles like Days Gone, Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Resistance: Retribution, and the Syphon Filter series, Sony Bend Studio is seeking a talented and visionary Creative Director to lead our next project. This role involves setting the creative vision, maintaining quality standards, and defining the emotional tone of the game. You will keep the team aligned, motivated, inspired, and engaged.
Responsibilities
- Own the overall creative vision, including visual style, quality, emotional tone, and narrative development.
- Lead the design team, aligning the creative vision with gameplay systems and player experience goals.
- Ensure project aligns with target audience needs, budget, schedule, and strategic objectives.
- Foster a creative culture that values contributions and trusts team leads to execute the vision.
- Collaborate with art and audio directors, producers, and other leads throughout development.
- Lead meetings, workshops, and reviews to refine and communicate the creative direction.
- Represent the creative vision in stakeholder presentations and milestone approvals.
- Provide clear feedback and ensure team alignment on tone, style, and vision.
Requirements
- Proven experience as a senior creative leader on at least one shipped AAA or high-profile game.
- Experience with multiplayer game development and design.
- Ability to unify and guide multidisciplinary creative teams.
- Collaborative mindset with decisiveness, able to navigate organizational structures.
- Strong communication skills to champion creative concepts internally and externally.
- A player-first approach prioritizing engaging, accessible gameplay.
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Salary range: $187,500 — $281,300 USD, based on market, location, experience, and other factors.
This role includes top-tier benefits such as medical, dental, vision, 401(k), paid time off, wellness programs, employee discounts, and potential bonuses. Learn more here.
Equal Opportunity Statement:
Sony is committed to an inclusive, diverse workplace and considers all qualified applicants without regard to gender, race, religion, age, sexual orientation, disability, or other protected categories. PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer, considering applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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