Game Director

As a leading mobile games developer, Jam City is looking to “level up” our talent for our talent team in Toronto. We’re on the hunt for innovators who consider themselves dynamic, collaborative and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

PERKS & BENEFITS Unlimited Vacation* Employer Paid Benefits* Additional Flex Healthcare Spending* Parental leave and Kin care* RRSP Matching* Company Events such as movie night, trivia, game shows & more… *Only applies to full-time positions.

RESPONSIBILITIES Product Vision and Strategy : Own the long-term product vision and strategic roadmap including:

Defining clear quarterly and annual objectives aligned with the company and studio goals

Identifying growth opportunities through feature innovation, content expansion, economy improvements, and player experience enhancements

Balancing short-term business performance with long-term franchise health

Live Operations Leadership: Lead LiveOps strategy, including events, promotions, content cadence, economy management and feature launches.

Ensure liveops delivers engaging player experiences while maximizing retention and monetization

Continuously optimize the player lifecycle through experimentation and data-driven decision making

Monitor industry trends and the competitor landscape to evolve our thinking and roadmap

Business Ownership: Own the games overall business performance, including:

Working closely with studio & executive leadership to set annual revenue and budget goals

Managing key KPI’s and metrics (revenue, bookings, DAU/MAU, Retention, monetization and overall game profitability

Monitoring performance against target and proactively adjust strategy to improve results

Team Leadership: Lead and inspire a multidisciplinary development team by:

Establishing a high-performance culture centered around accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement

Coach functional leaders while removing obstacles and aligning priorities

Fostering an environment where creativity and data-driven decision making co-exist

Partner closely with central leaders to ensure alignment around game objective and execution priorities

Player Experience: Lead and manage with a player first mindset and champion the player experience by:

Understanding player motivation and behaviors

Improving onboarding and progression

Enhancing social features

Reducing friction

Increasing long term engagement

Game Communication: Represent the game to internal and external partners, including:

Presenting product strategy, performance, and roadmap to executive leadership

Clearly communicating risks, opportunities, investment needs, and strategic recommendations

Representing the game during portfolio reviews and business planning cycles

REQUIREMENTS 5+ years in mobile free to play gaming

3+ years leading a live mobile game or product team

Experience owning or significantly influencing a P&L

Strong understanding of LiveOps strategy

Experience with free-to-play economies and monetization

Proven ability to improve engagement and revenue through product innovation

Excellent communication and leadership skills

Strong analytical and data-driven mind-set

NICE TO HAVE Casual casino or social casino experience

Experience managing Bingo or card-based games

Experience scaling mature live-service games

Familiarity with experimentation frameworks and A/B testing

Experience collaborating with User Acquisition and CRM teams

Experienced a full production from inception to live-ops of a high-profile f2p casual game.

Ability to prototype and demonstrate ideas is a huge plus.

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OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUITY, DIVERSITY, & INCLUSION We believe in creating games that unite people across the world and that showcase our commitment to providing an environment that is both inclusive and diverse for our players and employees. We strive to create a workforce that is reflective of our global player community as we know that we are stronger and better when we play together. To help promote an inclusive culture, we celebrate the visible and invisible diversity of our Jam Citizens through initiatives including Employee Resource Groups, cultural events, trainings, speaker series, and more. 

Jam City is an equal opportunity employer. We enthusiastically accept our responsibility to make employment decisions without regard to race, age, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, religion, ethnicity, marital, or domestic partnerships status, disability, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, veteran status, domestic violence victim status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expressions, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws. Our management is committed to following this policy with respect to hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, recruiting, pay, and other forms of compensation, training, and general treatment during employment.

ABOUT JAM CITY Jam City is a leading entertainment studio with a proven track record of creating some of the world’s most beloved casual puzzle and story-driven mobile games. As the creative force behind fan-favorite, award-winning titles such as Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Cookie Jam and Panda Pop, Jam City develops engaging and dynamic games that become an enduring part of our players’ lives. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles with a global network of studios and talent. For more information, please visitwww.jamcity.com.