The Creative Director oversees the entire game development process. They are responsible for the overall vision and creative direction of the game, including aspects like story, art style, sound, and gameplay. The Creative Director works closely with other leads to ensure a cohesive creative experience and makes high-level decisions that impact the game's design. Experienced Creative Directors can oversee multiple projects.

1. Creative
Director
The
Creative
Director
oversees
the
entire
game
project;
they
are
responsible
for
the
look
and
feel
of
the
game.
They
are
linked
to
various
parts
of
the
making
the
game,
such
as
designing
the
story,
having
an
input
on
the
game
as
it’s
built,
and
the
soundtrack
and
voice
acting.
They
oversee
any
high-­‐level
decisions
that
affect
how
the
game
plays,
sounds,
and
looks.
Not
all
game
companies
employ
Creative
Directors.
Some
companies
prefer
to
continue
to
split
the
duties
between
a
game's
Lead
Artist,
Lead
Programmers,
Designers,
and
Producers.
Where
the
position
is
used,
each
game
development
team
has
its
own
Creative
Director.
Some
highly
experienced
and
talented
Creative
Directors
oversee
multiple
projects.
At
the
start
of
a
game’s
production,
the
Creative
Director
will
sit
down
with
a
small
core
team
of
writers,
and
outline
the
basic
story
and
characters
for
the
game.
As
the
game's
development
continues
and
more
staff
are
added,
the
Creative
Director
works
closely
with
the
Lead
Programmers,
Artists
and
Designers
to
ensure
all
the
code
and
art
assets
produced,
as
well
as
playable
versions
of
the
game,
are
of
a
sufficiently
high
quality.
They
deal
with
issues
arising
such
as
new
features
and
any
major
redesigning
of
characters
and
scenarios.
Aside
from
overseeing
the
game’s
production,
the
other
main
role
for
a
Creative
Director
is
to
promote
the
game,
this
varies
from
hosting
the
game’s
announcement
at
events
such
as
E3
and
discussing
the
game
in
interviews
with
companies
such
as
IGN,
GameInformer
etc,
they
also
promote
the
game
to
the
sales
and
marketing
department.
There
are
three
main
qualities
to
succeed
in
being
a
Creative
Director,
these
are:
experience,
artistic
vision,
and
the
ability
to
inspire
others.
Aside
from
the
main
route
of
having
five
years
experience,
there
are
two
other
ways
you
can
get
into
this
job
role;
one
way
is
to
work
your
way
up
through
different
jobs
such
as
a
Lead
Artist
or
Lead
Designer.
Another
way
to
progress
to
this
role
is
from
a
similar
position
in
the
film
or
special
effects
industries.

2. Creative
Director:
Jonathan
Blow
Jonathan
Blow
is
an
American
independent
video
game
designer,
who
is
most
known
for
his
2008
hit
Indie
Game
Braid.
He
is
currently
working
on
The
Witness,
which
is
due
out
some
time
this
year.
Before
Braid,
Blow
wrote
the
inner
column
for
Game
Developer
Magazine.
Braid
was
a
massive
success,
and
received
critical
acclaim
with
an
aggregated
score
of
93%
on
Metacritic.
Blow
stated
he
made
the
game
as
a
personal
critique
on
game
trends,
he
funded
the
three-­‐year
project
with
his
own
money.
The
game
was
unique
because
it
was
revealed
at
the
end
that
your
character
(the
assumed
protagonist),
was
actually
the
antagonist.
One
of
Braid’s
most
praised
features
is
the
ability
to
rewind
time
in
game,
this
feature
was
unique
as
it
not
only
allowed
players
the
chance
to
fix
any
mistakes
they
made,
but
it
was
also
essential
to
complete
the
game.
Webcomic
artist
David
Hellman
designed
the
artwork
for
the
game,
but
it
went
under
several
revisions
until
Blow
was
satisfied
with
it,
this
was
within
his
right
as
it
is
one
of
the
jobs
of
a
Creative
Director
to
do
so.