Creative Director - Los Angeles, United States - Supercell

Description

Responsibilities:

• Lead the planning and development of style guides, creative assets, PD tools, and serving as the primary driver behind the creation process.
• Collaborate with external agencies to source talent and manage the execution of creative projects, ensuring alignment with brand standards and objectives.
• Work closely with our Licensing agent(s) and directly with partners to facilitate onboarding, provide inspiration, and guide creative collaboration throughout the project lifecycle.
• Lead all stages of product development across all categories for any direct deals, including Brand Collaborations and Promotional Partnerships. Undertake general design tasks to support Licensing team's efforts, including but not limited to branding, packaging,promotional and marketing collateral trade show needs, and sales materials.
• Manage and maintain creative resources library, asset clearances, and serve as point person for Supercell's licensing management platform provider.
• Assist in the early stages of creative approvals, offering valuable input and feedback, until the establishment of a dedicated brand assurance role as project volume increases.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Design, Fine Arts, Marketing, or a related field.
• Proven experience years) in a creative leadership role, preferably within the licensing and consumer products industry.
• Exceptional design skills with proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite and other relevant design software.
• Strong project management abilities, including the capacity to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and manage resources effectively.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate across departments and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• A strategic mindset with a deep understanding of market trends, consumer behavior, and brand positioning.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with licensing agreements and understanding of intellectual property rights.
• Detailed understanding of the product development processes, production, and manufacturing.
• Previous exposure to brand management or brand marketing initiatives.
• Experience working with Licensing Software Management Platforms.

What Success Looks Like:

Short-term: Within the first 3-6 months, gain comprehensive knowledge of our games, build critical relationships, assess, develop and initiate an asset roadmap, and be leading the product development process.

Mid-term: Develop a clear creative vision that translates into actionable deliverables, implement processes to scale the business, while inspiring our partners and team with new creative directions.

Long-term: Powering creative excellence across our licensing efforts to deliver best-in-class, innovative products that drive fandom for our franchises.

Join us in shaping the future of our brand and driving creative excellence in the world of licensing and consumer products

Benefits and Compensation

While the salary range based on your background, skills, and experience for this position is $156k - $234k, your financial compensation model also consists of an annual bonus, RSU equity, and 401k.
Now, luring you in with glitter, glamour, and gems is not what we seek to do.

We develop Supercell as an employer for you to do your best work and to call this the best experience in your professional life.

We want you to enjoy your time here fully, so we structure our compensation and benefits to serve this purpose.

It starts with perceiving you as a human being, not a resource.


About Supercell

• We are a game company based in Helsinki, Finland, with offices in San Francisco, Seoul and Shanghai. Since our launch in 2010, we've released five games globally
• Hay Day, Clash of Clans, Boom Beach, Clash Royale and Brawl Stars.
• To make five games, we've killed dozens along the way. That's because we're obsessed with quality. Our goal is to make the best games played by millions, enjoyed for years and remembered forever. To achieve this goal, we create the best possible teams and give them the freedom and independence that are core to our success.
  You Might Love It Here...
• If you love to think, talk, play and make games, Supercell is the place for you. We're made up of proactive, independent teams with the freedom to do what they think is best for their players, our games and the company.
• We know it takes more than independence to make great games, so we also take good care of our people, providing them with the compensation, work environment and resources they need to succeed.