Creative Director, Product Area (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Creative Director, Product Area (Gamedev): Leading a multidisciplinary design team to define and drive the creative vision for a key product area in Candy Crush Soda Saga with an accent on game systems, content, and monetization strategies. Focus on connecting deep player understanding with cross-functional collaboration to deliver engaging and scalable solutions that elevate the player experience and deliver business impact.

Company

hirify.global is a leading interactive entertainment company with more than 20 years of history of delivering some of the world’s most iconic games in the mobile gaming industry.

What you will do

• Lead and manage a multidisciplinary design team across UX, UI, Game Design, Level Design, and Economy Design.
• Own the creative vision for the product area, aligning design strategy with business and product objectives.
• Partner with Product, Analytics, Engineering, and Marketing to shape and validate features that drive player value and business impact.
• Drive consistency, cohesion and excellence in design execution across monetisation and core gameplay scope.
• Support design tooling, process improvements, and design systems that enable quality and efficiency at scale.
• Mentor and grow the creative team through coaching, feedback, and development planning.

Requirements

• Proven leadership experience managing creative teams in a fast-paced, product-focused environment.
• Strong design instincts paired with a deep understanding of player motivation and game systems.
• Demonstrated ability to align creative direction with business and monetisation strategy.
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills, with experience influencing product direction through design.
• Strong understanding of mobile UX/UI, game design principles, and player lifecycle.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken).

Nice to have

• Experience in mobile gaming or other live-service consumer products.
• Familiarity with economy design and its role in engagement and monetisation.
• Hands-on design experience in multiple disciplines (e.g. UX, UI, game design).

Culture & Benefits

• Committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment.