Senior Marketing Creative Director

Riot Games • Los Angeles, CA

4h

About The Position

As the Marketing Creative Director for VALORANT, you will report to the Director of Marketing Creative Direction for VALORANT. Partnering closely with internal teams and external production partners to deliver on the high demand for compelling creative content across gameplay trailers, cinematics, illustrations, UA assets and more–all crafted with authenticity and a deep connection to both the product and the player. Working with the VALORANT publishing team, you’ll help execute creative strategy, manage and guide vendor partnerships, and ensure each campaign meets its strategic goals and maintains the highest quality standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or demonstrated equivalent
• 6+ years of leading successful creative teams in games marketing or creative agency with focus on gaming projects
• Impressive portfolio that demonstrates a proven track record of developing 360 campaigns from strategic creation to final delivery while building the foundation of a brand identity with a unique creative platform
• Experience collaborating across multiple marketing craft disciplines from Brand, Creative, Comms and Channels
• Experience leading creatives with various levels of seniority
• Level-headed approach to change management, conflict resolution and patience through the fluctuating creative development process

Nice To Haves

• PC, Console marketing experience
• Understand what gaming competitors are doing to promote fandom, engagement, and acquisition
• Experience managing 360 creative marketing campaigns
• Prior experience in VALORANT or esports marketing is an advantage
• Expertise with Project Management tools (ie. Airtable, Favro, Smartsheets) and DAMs (ie. Iconik, Brandfolder) for database management, tracking, and archiving

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate and support craft excellence on gameplay and cinematic content across strategy, creative, art, writing, video and audio.
• Guide workstreams and help uphold the bar for creative craft excellence within Riot and in vendor partnerships.
• Strong eye for creative quality with experience in guiding asset reviews, offering actionable feedback, and elevating work to meet evolving creative and platform best practices.
• Partner across multi-disciplinary, international development, publishing, and central teams — including external partners — to align and elevate creative execution.
• Collaborate with writers, art directors, producers, editors, directors, artists, and more to deliver creative that surprises and delights our players.
• Effectively balance the needs of multiple stakeholders, with a focus on aligning with teams to achieve creative excellence — even as expectations and standards vary.
• You will work with our VALORANT leadership team to ensure timely resolution of needs and advocate for opportunities.
• Hold us accountable to be true partners to the other studio pillars, external vendors, regional hubs and regional vendors.
• Innovate in the space of creative marketing and storytelling.
• Be an active participant in the creative director discipline to ensure global creative quality bar is met and developed.

Benefits

• Riot focuses on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy and other perks such as flexible work schedules.
• We offer medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children, and a 401k with company match.

What This Job Offers

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