Editorial Director

Pocket Gems develops free-to-play mobile games that are ridiculously fun. Pocket Gems was founded in 2009 by Daniel Terry and Harlan Crystal. Their first products pioneered the free to play mobile games industry and have delighted and entertained millions of players.

Episode is hiring a Director on Episode Originals to help develop and maintain the vision for our Episode live story studio. You must be passionate about creating engaging stories and worlds, discovering new talent, brainstorming content strategy, mentoring and empowering creators, and iterating based on product performance and user data. You have strong insights around story and hold writers to a high bar. You inspire creative new talent to create amazing stories for women in their teens and twenties, while thinking critically about product metrics and performance. You follow genre development and media trends, and think critically about how to find the next hit. You are eager to learn about your product and audience. Your decisions are driven by creative intuition, knowledge of your team’s ability, user research, business goals, and market strategy. Above all, you’re passionate about storytelling in a new digital age and leading the creative process.

* Help design and maintain the vision for our Episode live story studio, putting us on the path to create hits for our current audience, while also thinking about how to expand it over time. * Provide critical and creative feedback on the stories being produced, to ensure they meet the Episode quality bar and incorporate product learnings and best practices. * Drive scaling and hiring for our team of story leads to achieve product and team goals. * Manage and mentor team members on story development, strategy, and process. * Organize and track the projects for the team of full-time story leads: * Plan milestones and deadlines with the team. * Set programming goals for the product, adjusting based on performance data and market response. * Be a thought partner for content innovation; ensure we’re testing new formats, genres, and ideas in a structured and data-driven way. * Manage and maintain the budget across the slate of productions.

* 5+ Years working in literary publishing or tv network programming * 5+ years managing creative writers and storytellers * Experience scaling and growing creative teams * Experience motivating and driving a team toward a shared creative vision * Passion for Episode’s vision and current audience * Bachelor’s Degree