Description
Spinomenal is a dynamic force in the online casino sector, bursting onto the scene in 2014. Renowned as one of the fastest-growing content creators in the iGaming industry, Spinomenal thrives on fostering creativity and collaboration. By nurturing an environment where employees excel through teamwork and communication, Spinomenal maintains a rapid pace of innovation and development. Our dedication to collective effort and shared vision has propelled us to deliver captivating, cutting-edge gaming experiences to players worldwide.
About the position
We are seeking a strategic Creative Group Leader to lead and continuously develop our multidisciplinary creative organization, elevating creative quality, strengthening studio capabilities, and building scalable workflows that deliver exceptional game experiences.
Responsibilities
- Manage, mentor, and empower a group of 4 teams with over 20 creative professionals across Game Art & Animation, Sound Design, and Graphic Design, while developing strong Team Leads and building long-term creative capability.
- Creative Excellence - Elevate studio-wide creative standards, quality, consistency, and execution across all projects.
- Build strong game understanding across the creative organization, ensuring creative decisions reinforce game mechanics, feature clarity, pacing, and player experience.
- Translate product direction into clear creative guidance and unified creative standards across all projects.
- Optimize resource allocation and creative workflows to balance quality, efficiency, and delivery timelines.
- Design, implement, and continuously improve production pipelines that increase consistency, reduce rework, and improve delivery quality.
- Partner closely with Product, Game Design, and R&D to ensure creative execution supports the intended game vision.
- Continuously evolve the studio’s creative capabilities by introducing modern tools, AI-assisted workflows, and scalable ways of working.
Requirements
- Proven track record leading large creative teams (10+ headcount) across multiple creative disciplines.
- Deep background in the gaming industry, with a strong understanding of creative production pipelines and how visual design, animation, and sound contribute to player engagement and game experience.
- Passion for games, with a strong understanding of player behavior, industry trends, and competitor products.
- Proven success implementing scalable creative workflows that improve productivity, quality, and delivery.
- Strong ability to translate product goals into actionable creative execution.
- Experience adopting generative AI tools to accelerate creative iteration, improve quality, and enhance production efficiency.
- Proficiency with industry-standard creative tools (Photoshop, After Effects, Spine, etc.) and familiarity with Agile production workflows (Jira/Confluence).
Core Leadership Competencies
- Passionate about developing people, building strong Team Leads, and creating a high-performing creative organization through coaching, feedback, and continuous growth.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to build productive partnerships across Product, Game Design, Engineering, and Studio leadership.
- Proven ability to introduce new standards, methodologies, and organizational improvements while leading teams through changes.
