Game Design Producer (Contract/Temporary)

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!

The Magic Game Design team is a hardworking and vibrant team dedicated to making Magic fun, inviting, replayable, and exciting. Producers for the Game Design team shepherd play experiences from beginning to end, working with Game Designers and partners in Editing & Rules, Creative, Product Strategy, Digital, and Production to ensure we are crafting the best possible products and delivering them on schedule.

This Game Producer role draws on your enthusiasm for helping people, an ability to collaborate with others, deep Magic knowledge, and a drive to constantly seek improvements. You’ll join our team of outstanding Designers and Producers to conduct the process of building exciting products that our customers love, primarily for our Universes Beyond product lines.

A day in the life as a Game Design Producer

• Create and maintain Smartsheet templates, track project schedules, and follow up with Game Designers to keep us on target for our releases.
• Coordinate partner check-ins, take ownership of Game Design deadlines and achievements, and ensure Game Designers are set up to craft outstanding gameplay experiences.
• Build and maintain processes to improve teamwork between Game Design and other departments.
• Support our digital review processes for Magic Arena and Magic: The Gathering Online cardset implementation, partnering with several cross-functional teams to ensure that reviews and feedback are timely and effective.
• Prepare playtests and other feedback channels, and coordinate collection of feedback.
• Build documentation for game designers and create presentations for design leadership to stay updated on project statuses.
• Get things done! Take notes with action items to drive conversations to conclusions.
  
  

What You’ll Bring

• Project management: the ability to thrive with the early ambiguity of a project, while iterating your way towards established routines.
• Communication skills: everything from step-by-step documentation to product pitches.
• Passion: knowledge of and enthusiasm for Magic: The Gathering, its various play formats, and the ability to identify and understand key gameplay elements.
• Proactive mentality: genuinely enjoy problem solving and prevention.
• Growth mentality: excitement for continuous improvement and a desire to learn.
  
  

Additional Details:

Please note that this is a temporary assignment providing services to Wizards through an external staffing agency. If you are selected for this assignment, you will be employed by Eastridge as a W2 employee and will not be an employee of Wizards.

• Employment Type: Contingent Worker
• Location: Renton, WA (4-5 days in-office. Relocation assistance not provided.)
• Duration: 7 months
  
  

Compensation Range, Currency USD:

• Starting Pay Range: $47.00/hour
• Pay Range End: $57.00/hour
  
  

In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the hourly pay range for this role.

Eastridge offers US based Wizards temporary workers a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Health savings accounts
• Employee assistance program
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan
• Paid Sick Leave (variable based on location)
• Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay
  
  

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.