Creative/Game Director a.k.a. The Conjurer of Worlds

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Vile Monarch, a hard rock games studio from Warsaw, is looking for someone who can change an “awesome game idea” into an awesome game. Currently more than 70 royal followers reign in the studio, including veterans (who worked on This War of Mine, The Witcher series, Dying Light or Hard West), who in 6 years released 5 different games, conquering PC, Android, iOS, PS4, Xbox One and Switch.

• Growing Up - a life sim with visual novel elements, standing out with its unique art and mature take on childhood/parenting
• Weedcraft Inc - ambitious tycoon game about the marijuana industry
• Oh...Sir! The Insult Simulator series - hit party games based on building absurd sentences
• Crush Your Enemies - multiplatform bite-sized RTS

Vile Monarch feeds on creativity - we love making fresh things of different sizes, for different platforms, in different genres. We focus on compelling fantasies served through expertly designed game systems. Currently, we’re working on several unannounced titles: each very different, there’s realism and fantasy among them, humor and maturity, 3D art, and 2D. The biggest one is an ambitious city builder. But some of the projects need strong creative leadership to be taken off the ground - someone who has comprehensive knowledge of how games are made and how their different parts fit together.

Example responsibilities

• Defining/refining the game vision along with all its nuances
• Leading the multidisciplinary team to make the design, art, music and all other creative aspects come together as a unique experience
• Integrating the feedback and ideas coming from the team into the vision
• Communicating with a producer to turn the vision into a (doable) plan

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience in the game industry
• At least a year in a similar position (lead designer, producer, art director)
• Broad knowledge of culture in general (film, literature, music, etc)
• Exceptional creativity
• Leadership skills - clear communication, initiative, boosting motivation, sharing respectful, meritorical feedback. Problem-solving both on the project level and the human level.
• Discipline and self-reliance, organized work style
• Very good English, both spoken and written
• Staying in touch with our HQ in Warsaw on a daily basis
• Love for games, knowledge of various platforms and genres

Nice to have

• Game design background
• Experience in Unity and/or Unreal Engine
• Bringing your own game ideas (this time we mean it!)
• Willingness to work fully in Warsaw or Wrocław
• Love for beer, rock music and The Office gifs

We offer

• Fair salary
• Important role in an ambitious game (or games!). We aim for compact, mid-scale projects (1-2 years of development, 10-30 people)
• Stable job with flexible work hours
• Working in a comfortable office close to a metro station (Dworzec Gdański), overlooking the whole of Warsaw
• … OR in the heart of Wrocław, among universities and beautiful old townhouses (plac Grunwaldzki)
• Possibility of fully remote work (but regular visits are a strong nice-to-have)
• Encouragement for self-development: we often sponsor conference attendance, organize in-house - lectures and organize courses with a language school
• Cooperating with other experienced creative directors
• Emphasis on mutual care and mental health (including professional support)
• Very informal, friendly atmosphere - gaming and partying together, company trips, a fridge full of beer
• Private medical care, MultiSport benefit cards

So you think this is something for you? Send us your résumé along with this GDPR bit by aplying to the link below

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