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Principal Narrative Game Designer - Magic

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!

Are you an accomplished narrative game designer with experience crafting fun, accessible, and deep games for a variety of different types of gamers?

The mission: craft exciting experiences by bringing Magic gameplay to fans of some of the world's most beloved IPs.

The Magic Studio has an exciting opportunity for a Principal Narrative Game Designer on our emerging Universes Beyond product line. This role will lead the development of the creative platform and positioning for these projects, collaborate with teams within and without of the studio, and write a bunch!

What You'll Do:

• Drive the creative vision for Universes Beyond products, balancing product needs with business needs.
• Partner with the Principal Art Director and other narrative designers on all aspects of translation of various IPs into the Magic system.
• Collaborate with the Narrative Creative Director to establish consistency — and specialized differences — between Magic IP and Universes Beyond creative design.
• Maintain alignment on the creative pillars of our projects between the game designers, product teams, and external partners.
• Develop strategies for upfront style guide and reference development to ensure excellent execution at the card concept level.
• Work with the Creative Resourcing Manager to find and resource external IP SMEs to develop projects.
• Write style guides and art briefs, and review those written by other designers.

What You'll Bring:

• Writing for Games: 6+ years of narrative design experience, with a passion for leading a diverse group of creative developers through each project.
• Strategic Diligence: Analytic, strategic, resourceful, and structured thinking with the ability to write and maintain detailed and digestible design documentation— motivated by a creative heart.
• Strong intellectual curiosity: Can easily iterate on a number of complex and ambiguous scenarios to find the most exciting vision for your product.
• Persuasive and effective communication: Experience in diplomatically and effectively negotiating efficient solutions across cross-functional teams.

Bonus Modifiers:

• Magic Gameplay Knowledge: Experience as a Magic player and an understanding of the design ecosystem a plus
• TCG Design Experience: Experience developing a TCG a plus
• Licensed Partnership Experience: Experience working with licensed IP holders outside of your organization a plus

In the Wizards TCG Studio, 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.