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Game Designer
A game designer defines how a game plays, crafting level design, game mechanics, and player experience through prototyping and detailed game design documentation. They work within engines like Unity or Unreal Engine to test ideas and iterate on player experience and UX, collaborating closely with programmers, artists, and producers throughout development. The role suits creative, systems-oriented thinkers who understand both storytelling and the mechanics that make gameplay engaging, and is found at game studios ranging from indie teams to large publishers.
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Senior Designer, Gameplay
Warner Bros. Discovery
Full-time · Salt Lake City, UT
This role designs the moment-to-moment gameplay mechanics and player abilities for AAA action RPGs at a major game studio, requiring deep expertise in character control, third-person systems, and the discipline to shepherd features from concept through shipped release. It suits experienced gameplay designers who thrive collaborating across art, engineering, and production to refine systems through iteration and playtesting.
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Senior Designer, Combat
Warner Bros. Discovery
Chicago, IL · $89,600 – $166,400
Senior Designer to lead combat system design and character implementation for action games at NetherRealm Studios, suited to experienced game designers with a track record shipping fighting games and melee-focused combat mechanics.
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Designer, Combat
Warner Bros. Discovery
Chicago, IL · $47,600 – $88,400
NetherRealm Studios seeks a designer to build and balance combat systems, character mechanics, and enemy AI for action games. This role suits experienced game designers with a portfolio of shipped titles, particularly those skilled in melee combat implementation and scripting.
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Where Game Designers commonly go next: Creative Director.
Sr. Creative Lead - Americas
Under Armour
Full-time · Baltimore, MD · $125,000 – $165,000
Under Armour seeks a senior creative leader to develop and execute brand campaigns across the Americas, working with internal teams and external partners to produce photography, video, and digital content that resonates with athletes. This role suits an experienced creative director comfortable directing on-set production and translating strategic briefs into multi-platform campaigns.
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Creative Director, Editorial
The Atlantic
$200,000 – $275,000
This role leads the visual and creative strategy for a major media organization across print, digital, and broadcast platforms. It suits an experienced design director with strong art direction skills, a portfolio of work with major publications or media outlets, and the ability to build and mentor a creative team.
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Creative Director
Starz
$160,000 – $190,000
This role leads the creative vision for STARZ's marketing campaigns across all media, developing the visual identity and cinematic aesthetic that defines the brand. It suits an experienced design leader who thrives collaborating across departments and mentoring multidisciplinary teams to deliver premium creative work.
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Creative Director, Marketing Campaigns
Suno
Full-time · New York, NY · $225,000 – $277,000
Lead the creative vision for Suno's marketing campaigns across brand, product, and cultural moments, developing distinctive integrated work that drives both growth and cultural impact. This role suits experienced creative directors who excel at translating brand strategy into ambitious campaigns, building multidisciplinary teams, and delivering high-craft work across all media.
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Creative Director
Misfits Market
Full-time · New York, NY · $160,000 – $170,000
Lead the visual direction and creative production for a sustainable e-grocery brand, managing an in-house team while overseeing external partners. This role suits someone with deep expertise in brand systems and packaging who thrives in cross-functional collaboration and hands-on creative direction in a fast-growing startup.
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Creative Director
Render
Remote: United States · $250,000 – $344,000
Render seeks an experienced Creative Director to lead the brand evolution of their developer-focused cloud platform, setting creative vision across all touchpoints while managing a founding team of senior designers. This is a strategic leadership role combining high-level brand positioning with hands-on creative direction, suited for someone who can balance craft excellence with organizational growth in a technical category.
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Group Creative Director - Credit Karma
Intuit
Oakland, CA · $213,500 – $289,000
Lead creative vision and strategy for Credit Karma's member communications across email, push, in-app, and CRM channels, managing a multidisciplinary team to deliver personalized experiences at scale. This role suits an experienced creative leader comfortable building systems and operating models that balance brand excellence with personalization across hundreds of millions of member touchpoints.
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Associate Creative Director, Earned Marketing (Temporary)
The New York Times Company
Contract · New York, NY · $85 – $97 / hour
Lead the creative vision for earned media and partnership activations across The New York Times' major products, developing culturally resonant campaigns designed to generate organic press coverage and social conversation rather than relying on paid advertising. This role suits an experienced creative strategist who can balance high-concept brand thinking with the fast-paced demands of news cycles while managing external partners and internal stakeholder relationships.
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Forward Deployed Creative Designer, Ads
Hightouch
Full-time · Remote, United States · $140,000 – $180,000
This role places a creative professional on the front lines with enterprise brands, helping them use Hightouch's AI platform to generate on-brand ad creative at scale. You'll translate brand guidelines into AI workflows, consult on strategy, and prove that machine-generated ads can match the craft and taste of hand-made work.
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Digital twin content engineer (Omniverse / OpenUSD)
Accenture
A 3D content specialist role focused on creating and optimizing digital-twin environments using NVIDIA Omniverse and OpenUSD standards. This suits artists and technical 3D professionals who want to bridge creative asset development with real-time rendering pipelines for industrial and enterprise visualization.
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Senior Technical Gameplay Animator
Bend Studio
Santa Monica, CA · $126,400 – $227,000
Naughty Dog seeks an experienced gameplay animator to create and implement high-quality character animations for their upcoming projects, working closely with design and engineering teams to solve complex animation challenges. This role suits animators with strong technical skills in both digital content creation and programming who want to contribute to narrative-driven, visually sophisticated games.
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