WotC Is Hiring A New D&D Game Designer

Want a job designing Dungeons & Dragons products for WotC? They're hiring! A new job opportunity has been posted on Hasbro's jobs website. "This position creates D&D products, such as a book updating a setting to 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons. It is responsible for leading one product at a time, while providing feedback on other products in production. The person in this role is responsible for the final product, and must oversee and coordinate the work of designers, writers, and editors to combine individual contributions into a cohesive whole. This position is also responsible for ensuring that the product is consistent with D&D game mechanics and that new game material is properly playtested."

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The job is based near Seattle, at WotC's main offices. Click here to check it out.

It's interesting that the task of "a book updating a setting to 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons" is specifically called out in the introduction.

 

[Anthro78]

Growing the team is great, but I wish Wizards would focus more on creating new properties instead of just updating old ones. Yes, I know, they have a built in fan base and all, but still, the only way for 5th edition to remain viable long-term is to grow that fanbase and a new setting would allow new players to enter at the ground floor. I read the Forgotten Realms stuff and it was fine, but I always felt like I had walked into the movie half-way through.

 

[jasper]

oR I bought the company and planning on firing everybody, and hire people from here.
hahahhaahhahhahhaahha
oh look coffee.

 

[Sacrosanct]

Sounds interesting, but it would be a pay cut with much less job security

I'll stay an indie designer

Although, I'm sure there are lots of really creative people who would love to have this, and are as of yet untapped into the industry. I'm all for giving new blood a chance. After all, Eberron was a fan creation.

 

[Tiles]

Doesn't someone already have this job and if so are they leaving? This sounds like someone high up is possibly headed out. I hope I'm wrong.

 

[Tiles]

I hope it's a sign that they are doing great and are adding people to add to inhouse production.

 

[Wiseblood]

Growing the team is great, but I wish Wizards would focus more on creating new properties instead of just updating old ones. Yes, I know, they have a built in fan base and all, but still, the only way for 5th edition to remain viable long-term is to grow that fanbase and a new setting would allow new players to enter at the ground floor. I read the Forgotten Realms stuff and it was fine, but I always felt like I had walked into the movie half-way through.

This, so much this.

 

[robus]

Paging [MENTION=6801286]Imaculata[/MENTION]! Wasn't I recently saying you'd be a great addition to the WotC team...?!

 

[CapnZapp]

Well, they need to advertise it before somebody known and trusted in the industry can apply for it. I don't think they headhunt.

I think his surprise is exactly because the position wasn't headhunted behind the scenes.

That said...

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[CapnZapp]

There are also potential legal issues if the job isn't posted for general application.

Those laws mostly just mean a load of paperwork.

If a (private) company wants to hire a certain someone no rule can prevent that, or force them to hire someone else.


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[CapnZapp]

Growing the team is great, but I wish Wizards would focus more on creating new properties instead of just updating old ones.

In fact, WotC and Hasbro is working hard on the reverse; associating "D&D" with a single kitchen-sinkified Realms of a setting, something amorphous and all-encompassing suitable for movies and action figures.


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