Game Director

Roadhouse Interactive is looking for a self-motivated and highly organized Game Director to join and lead our Trophy Bingo team. The game is currently live and we are looking for strong leadership to continue to grow the game to great success. As a Game Director at Roadhouse, you are the unifying force behind the creative and business aspects of our game and can lead and inspire your team to succeed. You will play a key role in our Company, as you’re ultimately responsible for the title from concept through development, release and live operations.

We’re looking for a Game Director with production skills who’s creative, or if you prefer, a creative who can think like a producer. You will be collaborating with your team and team leads to iterate, improve, and update the game according to the current and future roadmaps that you and the team create.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Be the champion and leader of our social bingo game
• Direct the look and feel of the game, define and refine its vision while focusing on core game mechanics, compulsion loops and monetization strategy
• Oversee, evaluate and track progress of the creative and technical development
• Work with internal and external resources to ensure production schedules are met without compromising the quality of the project
• Own the product’s market positioning and monetization plans
• Analyze and report live product metrics and drive the team to improve key performance indicators
• Be a technical and business resource to the team and other designers and producers. Help resolve problems, and share your experiences with them
• Support strategic planning and budgeting processes for Roadhouse products, and provide financial, technical and creative input
• Research and keep up with mobile, social and free-to-play game market trends, patterns and best practices
• Implement and customize best practices to drive improvement in our development methodologies and studio processes

REQUIREMENTS

• 5+ years of experience in leading game development teams, preference given to experience in mobile and social games from development through to live operations
• Natural team leader who can inspire others to work together and stay focussed on the common goal
• Passionate about online, social, mobile and free-to-play games
• Passionate about social bingo
• Experience and passion for product development for casual and female demographics
• Understanding of how game design and business models fit together to drive a product’s success
• Demonstrated ability to create and oversee project plans and schedules
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills across multiple audiences, including team members, executives, marketers, users and press
• Resourceful, enthusiastic and self-motivated
• Experience with Agile and SCRUM
• Strong interpersonal and problem solving skills