Best Fiends- Audio Design Lead

Playtika, the leading mobile gaming company in Israel and a global leader in its genre, is looking for a passionate and visionary Creative Manager to join the Bingo Blitz team – one of the most successful and beloved games in our portfolio.

As a Creative Manager, you'll be at the heart of shaping the game's visual and narrative experience. You will lead the creative ideation, manage cross-functional collaboration, and oversee the execution of new features and reskins from concept to delivery. This role requires a strong creative vision, organizational skills, and a deep understanding of storytelling in interactive environments.

Key Responsibilities

Creative Ideation & Direction

• Lead brainstorming sessions for new game features, reskins, and game mechanics.

• Translate abstract ideas into strong creative concepts aligned with the game’s tone and player expectations.

• Develop engaging narratives and game worlds that enhance player immersion and emotional connection.

Creative Briefing & Scoping

• Build comprehensive creative briefs for Art, Animation, and Sound departments.

• Define the visual direction, character guidelines, environments, and motion vision for features.

• Scope creative assets with clear breakdowns: number of characters, backgrounds, animations, sound needs, and narrative elements.

Cross-Team Collaboration

• Synchronize with Product Managers, UX designers, Monetization, and other stakeholders to align feature goals with creative execution.

• Collaborate closely with UX to ensure a seamless narrative and visual flow across features.

• Act as the primary focal point for Art and Animation teams, consolidating feedback and managing iterations.

Project Ownership & Delivery

• Oversee the creative development process from concept through delivery.

• Review sketches, demos, animations, and illustrations—providing actionable feedback throughout.

• Manage Jira tasks related to art and animation deliverables.

Narrative Design

• Create new characters, complete with backstories and visual references.

• Ensure cohesive storytelling throughout features, maintaining consistency with the Bingo Blitz universe.

Meeting Presence

• Participate in task force (TF) meetings and weekly demos for the features you lead.

• Join ideation and planning meetings with Monetization and Product teams.

Compliance & Legal Coordination

• Suggest feature names and themes, conduct legal clearance (COPPA & COMPLIANCE), and work with legal department for approvals.

• Collaborate with the Art team on final naming, logo design, and brand consistency.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in creative leadership roles, preferably within mobile games or interactive media.

• Proven experience managing creative pipelines across art, animation, sound, and narrative.

• Exceptional organizational, communication, and presentation skills.

• Strong visual and storytelling skills.

• Experience using project management tools (e.g., Jira).

• Background in art, animation, or related creative fields – a significant advantage.

• Passion for pop culture and a deep understanding of casual mobile game audiences.

• AI savviness.
  

Bonus Traits

• Experience in narrative-driven game features.

• Familiarity with American pop culture and social trends.

• Ability to sketch or visually communicate creative ideas – even roughly – for briefing purposes.