Lead Creative

Job ID 10135486 Location Glendale, California, United States Business Disney Experiences Date posted Dec. 11, 2025

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Job Summary:

About the role & Team:

Disney Digital Entertainment is looking for a uniquely talented Lead Creative to join us on an ambitious and exciting new project. If you are an imaginative creator with the ability to envision and actualize the bridging of the physical and digital world in a gaming environment, and have a love of Disney/Pixar, ESPN, Star Wars, 20th Century and Marvel properties, you’ll want to check out this opportunity! We are building an experienced development team that will help create a groundbreaking game experience that will herald the next generation of Disney to the world. Working with top-class industry talent, this role is perfect for an imaginative experience creator looking to craft something epic - guiding and collaborating with a robust group of developers focusing on individual experiences to create a wonderfully rich and cohesive product that is truly “Disney”.

This is a remote opportunity and will report to the Director, Creative

What you will do:

Be a team leader and hands-on developer in the creation of content for several interactive games and experiences based on Disney’s robust portfolio of characters and worlds including Disney/Pixar, ESPN, Marvel and Star Wars.
Work closely with various parts of the Walt Disney company to conceptualize engaging experiences that will highlight new content releases and activations.
Guide, collaborate and manage the implementation of creative content across multiple disciplines including art, narrative, and gameplay both internally and through third-party developers.
Build and rally an energetic creative team to achieve their best, while having lots of fun along the way!
Create and communicate ideas for interactive experiences, settings and concepts using Miro, mood boards, PowerPoint and other image creation tools like Photoshop.
Engage with internal and external partners while leading an internal team, to produce high-quality audience interactions across the entire experience.
Champion the creative vision for the project within Disney, working with various internal partners to bring our content to life within the game experience.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

5 years of development experience, including holding a position of Creative Lead for 2 years.
Are always full of ideas and look at a blank page as an exciting opportunity to dream and ideate with others!
Possess a broad and deep understanding of the art and science of interactive experience development, including familiarity with various methodologies, prototyping approaches, tools, and how to work with the different development disciplines to iteratively build engaging content.
Excel at partnering and collaborating with key stakeholders, working through challenging problems and reaching consensus to achieve great things.
Have been a leader and developer on multiple shipped products and have familiarity with the unique aspects of game/interactive development.
Demonstrate exceptional product design knowledge, and judgment; experience guiding a compelling creative vision to reality.
Have a special appreciation of Disney’s IP, including characters and lore, linear media and movie franchises, theme parks design, and overall aesthetics.
Inspire passion and creativity in others with motivational and supportive leadership.
Enjoy creative problem-solving and building something new and innovative.
Can translate your passion and understanding of what makes something uniquely Disney into a creative new vision in an interactive space.
Understand the importance of reaching different generational audiences by tailoring content to meet them where they live and play.
Provide clear and concise direction, mentoring, feedback, and guidance.
Present ideas with clarity and conviction leveraging crisp examples that are compelling and understandable.
Value building an inclusive and positive team culture.
Balance the needs of conceptual designs with budget, schedule, technical limitations, and various audience requirements.
Know how to constructively push past perceived boundaries and limitations while never losing sight of the big picture and ultimate goal.

Education:

A Bachelor’s degree in a creative field such as Arts/Design/Media or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Our Benefits: Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits

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The hiring range for this remote position is $126,800 to $170,000 per year, which factors in various geographic regions. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

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About Disney Experiences:

Disney Experiences brings the magic of Disney stories and franchises to life through theme parks, resorts, cruise ships, unique vacation experiences, products and more around the world. Disney shines in the travel industry with six resort destinations in the United States, Europe and Asia; a top-rated cruise line; a popular vacation ownership program; and an award-winning guided family adventure business. Plus, Disney's global consumer products operations include the world's leading licensing business; the world's largest children's publishing brands; one of the world's largest licensors of games across all platforms; and Disney store locations around the world and on the web.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Disney Online, which is part of a business we call Disney Experiences.

Disney Online is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.

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