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Creative Executive (Creative Director)

Las Vegas, NV

Starts Mar 01

Full Time

Title: ESP Gaming
Job Requirements: Must be local to location (or willing to work as a local).

ESP Gaming is the premier competitive gaming production company in the world. With over 20 years of live event sports production experience, ESP is an industry leader in premium experiences for game developers, esports teams, and gaming communities. We are a full-service company providing game developers and the esports community with production, distribution, sponsorship sales, marketing, league operations and tournament facilitation. Our partners include the top game developers and platforms like Amazon, Twitch, Zynga, World Series of Poker, and Com2us.

A successful candidate will bring deep tv design experience, world class creative vision, passion for sports and competitive gaming, and desire to produce the best and most unique esports productions in the industry.

In this role, you will own the front-to-end design process for ESP Gaming’s production projects. You will be the creative mastermind and the creator of broadcast packages, animations and be responsible for the representation of each project’s brand in production. In addition, you will lead a team of freelance designers and artists to execute ESP’s creative vision and ensure overall success for the given projects.

Job responsibilities will include:
• Researching existing esports programs to improve, innovate and push creative boundaries in broadcast
• Work within brand guidelines to create custom broadcast graphics packages from scratch, including lower-thirds, chips, bugs, slates, stingers and animated backgrounds.
• Participate in weekly creative meetings with producer
• Maintain, edit and iterate on existing broadcast graphics packages to update look according to creative vision
• Create 3D animations and event logos based on provided brand guidelines
• Build graphics templates consistent with broadcast packages according to provided brand guidelines to be used on social media platforms
• Design templates for everyday use on an as-need basis
• Hire, assign work and manage freelance artists to deliver on deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications
• 7+ years in creating TV broadcast packages (sports or esports)
• Awareness and sensitivity to aesthetics, art direction and trends
• Passion for competitive video gaming and esports
• Possess strong network of creative freelancers
• Ability to think outside the box and push creative initiatives and ideas

Eligibility Requirements:

• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
• Must have valid Driver’s License
• Must be able to work evenings, weekends and holidays as needed
• Ability to quickly understand and assess opportunities and/or problems and respond with creative ideas and solutions
• Ability to meet deadlines and successfully manage multiple assignments concurrently
• Make priority decisions under deadlines
• Strong interpersonal skills

Applicant must be willing to move if not local to Las Vegas. Moving expenses negotiable.

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Responsibilities:

Support the creative team on multiple series in production. This could include attending meetings, taking notes, distributing material, research projects, and other general coordinating *** ween the production, studio, and other partners.
Provide and consolidate creative notes on all aspects of series production, including but not limited to premises, outlines, scripts, designs, storyboards, animatics, animation, casting, and music.
Suggest talent and compile lists to staff series, showing a clear understanding of the creative needs of the show and why talent will be a good fit.
Provide overall organizational help to support the series with the creation of presentation decks, organization, and tracking materials.
Develop and cultivate relationships with industry contacts (i.e. writers, agents, directors and studio executives).
Build strong relationships within the company to create a healthy and professional workflow supporting the series.
Liaise with Business Affairs and Legal on progress for talent negotiations.
Participate in group discussions about material, talent, and strategy for the division. Keep up to date with industry trends and innovations.
Attend and represent the company at local animation festivals and industry events as needed.

Job requirements:

A passion for narrative storytelling.
Strong writing skills.
Strong analytical capacity. Specifically, a strong sense of teleplay structure and character development.
Ability to effectively communicate, interact, and partner with talent and executives at both Sony and our distribution partners is crucial.
Motivated by the success of the team, as opposed to the individual.
Works well in groups and autonomously. Strong skills in the area of time management and organization.
Strong understanding of film/television production and the entertainment industry in general is vital, as well as a strong interest in and good understanding of the animation process.
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Work with the studio and show leadership to build and manage the production pipeline.
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Understanding of backend and frontend production pipelines.
Previous dynamic experience in a production role in CG animation.
Previous experience working with a production team of 30-40 employees.
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