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Packaging Editor, R&D
3 years ago
At Wizards of the Coast, we connect people around the world through play and imagination. From our genre defining games like Magic: The Gathering® and Dungeons & Dragons® to our growing multiverse, we continue to innovate and build new ways to foster friendship and connection. That’s where you come in
This Packaging Editor position draws on your love of language, mastery of grammar, and drive for consistency to ensure that when Magic products hit the shelves, they always meet our quality standards for templating, grammar, punctuation, factual accuracy, clarity, audience, tone, consistency between art and text, and layout. You’re organizing and perfecting the language on our packaging every step along the way, from gathering marketing copy to verifying final proofs, while helping guide the overall packaging production process.
What You’ll Do
- Facilitate communication across multiple teams, including creative/copy editing, graphic design, legal, design, and operations to collect, write, and edit content, marketing, and legal copy for all Magic packaging components
- Guide, improve, and document the processes involved in producing outstanding package copy
- Coordinate with localization teams in the production of packaging in other languages
- Manage multiple project timelines simultaneously
What You’ll Bring
- Experience writing, editing, or proofreading legal disclaimers or product packaging is required.
- Four-year degree in English, communications, or a related field.
- 2+ years experience as a paid copy editor or proofreader
- Flexible, adaptable attitude that thrives in a multifaceted and fast-paced environment
- Insightful, nuanced, and eloquent communication to convey excitement while maintaining precisely detailed information
- Deeply collaborative outlook and the confidence and trust to work with others, including key project stakeholders
- Organizational skills ready to be applied to processes, information flow, and documents
At Wizards, we believe diversity of experience is fundamental to creating accessible and fun gaming experiences for *all* of our players. We encourage everyone to consider being a part of our team.
We are an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer
The above is intended to describe the general content of and the requirements for satisfactory performance in this position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of the duties, responsibilities, or requirements of the position.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you are selected to move forward in our application process and need to request an accommodation, please let your recruiter or coordinator know.
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