At Netflix, our mission is to entertain the world. Together, we are writing the next episode - pushing the boundaries of storytelling, global fandom and making the unimaginable a reality. We are a dream team obsessed with the uncomfortable excitement of discovering what happens when you merge creativity, intuition and cutting-edge technology. Come be a part of what’s next.
As the world’s foremost entertainment company, Netflix is looking for thoughtful, collaborative, courageous, and skillful creatives to join our gaming division in order to revolutionize entertainment.
We connect people globally with movies and shows by delivering outstanding content and technological innovation through the world's leading streaming entertainment app, with more than 240 million memberships in over 190 countries. Members can watch as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and now they can enjoy an expanding collection of Netflix curated and produced Games.
At Netflix, we have an insatiable need to continually improve our product experience and the creative elements that support it, providing great value to our members, and this team sits at the forefront of the effort.
About the Job
Creative Publishing is Netflix’s creative leadership for games, maintaining a consistently high bar across our portfolio. As a Senior Creative Designer, you will work across disciplines to support our developers in building the highest quality games. You will be a point of contact for creative guidance and feedback throughout each game’s development cycle, validating a cohesive experience for players and advocating for the essence of IP expression.
Responsibilities:
- Provide actionable feedback for design, art, audio, and narrative teams to ensure we are held to the highest standard of gamemaking
- Capture, communicate, and align creative priorities, and balance risks with opportunities to help guide our games to creative excellence
- Help define and champion player identity for a wide variety of genres and audiences
- Work with developers to ensure that Netflix and external IP is represented correctly within game adaptations, including tone and creative considerationsof
Qualifications:
- 7+ years experience developing games in a design or creative leadership role
- Experience working with distributed or external teams
- Ability to articulate critical and meaningful feedback to influence direction without relying on positional authority
- Excellent knowledge of game lifecycle from concept through live service and an understanding of how to tailor creative input to each game’s unique requirements
- A record of leading complex cross-functional projects with successful delivery of quality in design, art, audio, narrative, and additional creative fields
- Experience with Live Service and retention-oriented design
- Development and execution of internal creative tools and processes
- Licensed IP game experience a plus
- Experience with social, F2P, mobile, web, console, handheld a plus
About you:
- A proven track record of guiding teams to excellence both creatively and strategically
- A history of strong relationships with recognition as a valued partner in meeting company objectives
- An advocate for players, translating their needs, behavioral insights, and innovation into excellent entertainment
- Comfortable working with frequent context switching and bringing clarity to ambiguity
- Excel in a fast-paced, high-volume, high-agency environment
- Entrepreneurial, self-motivated, and committed to embodying Netflix's culture of high performance, curiosity, freedom, and responsibility
Generally, our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; we do not have bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. To determine your personal top of market compensation, we rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. The range for this role is $210,000.00 - $300,000.00. This compensation range will vary based on location.
Netflix provides comprehensive benefits including Health Plans, Mental Health support, a 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match, Stock Option Program, Disability Programs, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, Family-forming benefits, and Life and Serious Injury Benefits. We also offer paid leave of absence programs. Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off. Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off. See more details about our Benefits here.
Netflix is a unique culture and environment. Learn more here.
Inclusion is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. If you want an accommodation/adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your recruiting partner.
We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.
Job is open for no less than 7 days and will be removed when the position is filled.