Creative Director

Job Description

1. ABOUT SKYBULL

SKYBULL Gaming Studio is a dynamic game production and publishing company founded in 2022. With a diverse team of professionals from various countries, our headquarters is located in Hanoi, Vietnam, while our team works globally. Joining SKYBULL means being part of exciting and promising projects, in a culture that promotes respect for differences and stimulates creativity. At SKYBULL, you will have the opportunity to innovate and grow alongside some of the best talents in the industry.

We are seeking a visionary Creative Director to lead our creative team and oversee the development of our next blockbuster game title. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of successful game design, a passion for storytelling, and the ability to bring innovative concepts to life.

1. JOB PURPOSES

• Define strategic product vision

Establish a clear and forward-thinking vision for product development, aligning with company objectives and market demands.

• Resource management and alignment

Ensure optimal utilization of production resources while harmonizing creative vision with overarching business objectives, fostering a unified development roadmap.

• Cultivate core product values

Foster and reinforce the core values of the product, ensuring consistency and relevance throughout the development lifecycle.

• Maintain graphic quality

Oversee the maintenance of the product's graphic quality at every stage of development, ensuring alignment with core product values and expectations.

• Enhance team creativity

Devise and implement strategies to cultivate the creative capabilities of the team, fostering an environment conducive to innovation and excellence.

• Problem solving and decision making

Actively participate in addressing challenges and resolving issues that arise during product development, leveraging expertise in game design and art direction to drive effective solutions.

• Continuous evaluation and feedback

Consistently assess and provide constructive feedback on various aspects of product development, offering insights and recommendations from both game design and graphic design perspectives to drive continuous improvement.

1. MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

a) Establishing graphic direction and controlling graphic quality:

• Ideate and define the overall creative vision and art direction of the game

• Direct the style for themes, tone, art style, and storytelling

• Develop an art style guidance that aligns with the core values of the product, to be applied across Concept, Model, Animation, VFX, and UI departments

• Monitor quality, provide feedback, and approve game concept art

• Monitor quality, provide feedback, and approve outputs from the 3D Model and 3D Animation departments

• Monitor quality, provide feedback, and approve outputs from the VFX, UI/UX departments

• Monitor quality, provide feedback, and approve marketing creatives

• Direct the team of artists, motivate and effectively enhance their creative capabilities

b) Coordinating game design:

• Collaborate with the Game Design Lead to define the core values of each product (core game pillars)

• Contribute ideas with the Game Design Lead to set the direction for the product at each stage, ensuring the development process stays aligned with the established core game pillars

• Participate in brainstorming sessions to discuss creative ideas

• Continuously evaluate and provide feedback on game design to ensure the game development plan is cohesive with the vision, core values, and business goals

c) Cross-departmental coordination:

• Analyze the creative vision of the game and clearly communicate it to the teams

• Contribute ideas with the Product Manager to identifyavailable resources and allocate them appropriately for concurrently developing projects

• Contribute ideas with the Marketing Lead to build effective campaigns

• Coordinate with the Technical Lead to identify emerging issues, find solutions, and resolve problems thoroughly

• Participate in the development process and present it to the board of directors, proposing necessary suggestions

• Be involved in project meetings at all stages (pre-production, production, soft launch, global launch, optimization, operations, etc.)

• Write clear and visual documentation to ensure information consistency