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Sr Editor - Contractor

For decades, Wizards of the Coast has connected people around the world through play and imagination, with core games that have defined their genres - Magic: The Gathering® and Dungeons & Dragons®. We want to offer more ways to connect and play as the company grows. And that’s where you come in.

WHAT IS THIS ROLE ALL ABOUT

The Magic: the Gathering Franchise Team is looking for a Sr Editor to apply a directional vision to our publishing efforts, connect the correct author to each effort, and work with that talent to make each work of fiction stand out amidst the broader genre landscape. This team member will our partner in ensuring our narrative expressions are consistently as powerful as our visual expressions.

A DAY IN THE LIFE AS A Sr Editor

• You will work with Magic’s Franchise leadership to develop a three-year roadmap for fiction across the Brand, working to maximize the impact of each channel. This includes novels and novellas, audio, ePub, and marketing fiction.
• Act as the primary Franchise steward of overseeing and orchestrating the resulting narrative universe.
• Work with internal licensing leads and external licensors to find find the best possible talent for each publishing effort.
• Work with each author as their Licensor-side Developmental and Substantive Editor.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

• A track record of success as a genre editor as well as a deep knowledge of the publishing landscape and the talent it contains.
• A voracious love of reading and a healthy relationship with giving feedback.
• A love of working within the sandbox of an existing property.
• A ever vigilant eye toward what the future of that property could be.

We are an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer.