Blackbirdinteractive

Creative Director - External Development

Vancouver, BC, Canada · Director

Sponsorship not specifiedCAD 185k-CAD 215kDetected 12 days ago

AccessibilityStakeholder ManagementBusiness DevelopmentLeadershipCommunicationMentoringPublic Speaking

About the role

Our studio operates as a remote-first workplace, offering flexible work arrangements.
This role combines creative judgement, product thinking, and project leadership to help teams solve complex development challenges.

What You'll Lead and Deliver
Partner with the Executive Producer and Technical Director to provide leadership and oversight across a portfolio of projects within the External Development business unit.
Help establish, communicate, and maintain creative intentions and appropriate quality bars across ports, remasters, live service initiatives, and co-development projects.
Work with project leadership teams to identify risks, uncover gaps in planning, and support mitigation strategies.
Collaborate with Design, Art, UI/UX, Engineering, Production, and Technical Art teams to align quality expectations and delivery strategies.
Support teams in evaluating trade-offs between quality, scope, schedule, cost, and player value.
Support project leaders and multidisciplinary teams by providing guidance on prioritization, initiative structuring, quality evaluation, and solution development.
Significant experience leading product, creative, design, or development teams within commercial game development, with a track record of influencing project direction and delivery.

You have a talent for looking at a project and quickly identifying where the greatest opportunities lie.

At this time, we are only able to hire candidates who are legally eligible to work in Canada and reside within Canada.

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