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Senior Social Game Designer

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 a game design specialist with a focus on bringing people together through their love of games?

We’re seeking an experienced Senior Social Designer to join our newly formed games studio and help us craft the next big gaming and entertainment IP for the kid in all of us. You will be part of our small strike team as we iterate on and define our vision. We are exploring completely new ideas to entertain a new generation of gamers. Then you'll work with a diverse team of game developers to bring our shared vision to life. Share your passion for crafting engaging games for casual core to mid-core audiences and build the future of interactive entertainment!

What you'll do:

• Work with the team to brainstorm and craft the game design vision for development of IP for a largely Gen Z audience, collaborating with peers to cultivate awesomeness and business impact across gameplay, entertainment, and merchandizing
• Spearhead our thinking on social systems, in-game communication, and sharability/streamability of our content, both within the game and beyond
• Contribute to end-to-end game design execution, from concepting to prototyping through finished product, helping determine tools, schedules, and processes
• Lead by example and help to level up the team with your ideas, feedback, and broad knowledge of social game design
• Build positive relationships with internal teams and external partners by seeking shared success

What you'll bring:

• Extensive game design experience in video games or online/social platforms, ideally with significant experience making content for non-core audiences. 5+ years required, 7+ years preferred
• Completion of at least 1 full development cycle as a Sr. Designer, Game Design Lead or comparable position on a social or online product
• Deep experience with the way people play games together, and how people express and share their love of games across media
• Insight into the digital gaming and social preferences of Gen Z, coupled with a test-and-learn approach as you seek game design elements that contribute to player happiness
• Ability to communicate game mechanics in a way that is inspiring, creative, and elegant
• Rapid iteration of ideas: eager to seek out new perspectives, absorb feedback, pare it back to its core, and then fuel even better ideas
• A diplomatic and collaborative approach, eager to consider diverse perspectives
• A tuned sense of humor along with a love of kids, family, and cross-generational appeal entertainment and games, including foundational knowledge of leading properties and being on top of current trends
• Care about being excellent at your craft, helping others to succeed, and contributing to raising the bar on what it means for Wizards to be an industry leader
• Able to efficiently work from home, collaborating and sharing virtually until we return to the office
• When it is considered safe to do so, be willing to travel to meet with development partners
• Experience ideating on new IP and/or working in incubation is a strong plus

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.

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