Field Day Studio Director

Universities of Wisconsin • Madison, WI

10d • $110,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Field Day Studio Director is a creative leadership position responsible for overseeing the development of research-based, educational games.

Requirements

• 7 years minimum experience with managing multimillion dollar grant-funded research projects (mid-career).
• Experience supervising full-time staff.
• Direct experience leading a game design studio, including supervising a team of developers and designers, production, creative direction, and game design experience.
• Experience in creative game development
• Leadership experience in the roles of producer, creative director, and game designer.
• Demonstrated experience in academic writing and publishing and dissemination of work through presenting at conferences.
• A portfolio of currently accessible games

Nice To Haves

• Experience in grant writing
• Active member of both the professional and academic communities developing and studying educational games
• Experience working with grants funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF)

Responsibilities

• Develops, directs, and evaluates research program strategic planning initiatives and establishes objectives to ensure appropriate use of financial, administrative, and staffing resources in alignment with the strategic plan
• Develops, implements, directs, and evaluates research program operating policies and procedures to comply with regulations, institutional policies, and unit objectives
• Serves as the unit liaison and key spokesperson to internal and external stakeholder groups, providing organizational information and representing the interests of the research program
• Develops and audits research program budget(s)
• Exercises supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees
• Serves as a unit liaison to internal stakeholder groups to foster cross-unit partnership efforts regarding research programs and activities
• Disseminates the lab’s work through internal and external communications, including academic articles and conference presentations
• Serves as a consultant to project directors and provides technical expertise to research and operational personnel
• Collaborates with project directors and the full range of clients whose knowledge and expertise varies
• Determines unit personnel needs and the unit personnel resource allocation plan
• Collaborates closely with the Field Day Director to plan, execute, and implement strategy
• Supervises creative and developer staff
• Assists with planning, implementation, and management of strategic initiatives for a center or program
• Develops branding and communications strategy for each project and the Field Day Lab
• Manages large research projects for a center or program

Benefits

• generous paid time off
• competitively priced health/dental/vision/life insurance
• tax-advantaged savings accounts
• participation in the nationally recognized Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level