WotC WotC is hiring Senior Manager for Diversity, equity and inclusion.

[Haldrik]

@MGibster

"Collaborate with Talent Acquisition to build internal and external partnerships that help attract and amplify under-represented perspectives."

You interpret "recruiting", and this seems plausible. Partly, the job is to "attract" under-represented perspectives. And that sounds like recruiting. Even head-hunting.

Moreover, the job is to "build internal partnerships". This seems to imply a job to advocate on behalf of the points of view of the diverse workers who are now in the lower ranks of WotC design and research and development, to the executives in the upper ranks of design and research and development. Consider the previous worker Orion complained precisely about not being heard and not finding projects to do. The new position seems to address this complaint by making sure future workers do get heard by upper ranks for the creation of content for D&D products. And do find content to work on, so that they can contribute to this content from their own "under-represented perspectives".

In this context, to "amplify" these "under-represented perspectives" can only refer to future content for future D&D products.

The job is to facilitate and ensure that future D&D products include "under-represented perspectives".

 

[FrogReaver]

@MGibster

"Collaborate with Talent Acquisition to build internal and external partnerships that help attract and amplify under-represented perspectives."

You interpret "recruiting", and this seems plausible. Partly, the job is to "attract" under-represented perspectives. And that sounds like recruiting. Even head-hunting.

Moreover, the job is to "build internal partnerships". This seems to imply a job to advocate on behalf of the points of view of the diverse workers who are now in the lower ranks of WotC design and research and development, to the executives in the upper ranks of design and research and development. Consider the previous worker Orion complained precisely about not being heard and not finding projects to do. The new position seems to address this complaint by making sure future workers do get heard by upper ranks for the creation of content for D&D products. And do find content to work on, so that they can contribute to this content from their own "under-represented perspectives".

In this context, to "amplify" these "under-represented perspectives" can only refer to future content for future D&D products.

The job is to facilitate and ensure that future D&D products include "under-represented perspectives".

IMO you are trying to hard to fit and square peg in a round hole. The paragraph you quoted doesn’t naturally Aline to your interpretation. I’m with @MGibster that it boggles my mind how you arrive at your conclusion.

 

[MGibster]

You interpret "recruiting", and this seems plausible. Partly, the job is to "attract" under-represented perspectives. And that sounds like recruiting. Even head-hunting.

Keep in mind that recruiting applies to both internal and external applicants. Figuring out how to fill a job is all part of talent acquisition no matter where you find the talent.

Moreover, the job is to "build internal partnerships". This seems to imply a job to advocate on behalf of the points of view of the diverse workers who are now in the lower ranks of WotC design and research and development, to the executives in the upper ranks of design and research and development.

It doesn't imply this person will advocate on behalf of the points of view of workers. What the HR DEI manager will do is help the company create an environment where all employees can bring their own perspective to the table.

The job is to facilitate and ensure that future D&D products include "under-represented perspectives".

That doesn't mean this the manager DEI has any editorial control. That's up to other people.

And that's it, I'm done going over the job description.

 

[Olrox17]

I agree. It helps to be experienced in this field and at recognizing these themes to do this job. Being a BIPOC could help with the experience part of the job.

Question: with everything else being equal, who would be a better candidate for the position:

• a white English man that has lived in Japan for 10+ years
• Carlton Banks from the the fresh prince of Belair, a black person

What I’m clearly implying with this question: skills can be tied to one’s background, never to one’s race, on itself.

 

[Hussar]

Question: with everything else being equal, who would be a better candidate for the position:

• a white English man that has lived in Japan for 10+ years
• Carlton Banks from the the fresh prince of Belair, a black person

What I’m clearly implying with this question: skills can be tied to one’s background, never to one’s race, on itself.

Well, which one has experience working in the field? Since neither of the people you named have any relavent skills (at least, not in your example), I'm not sure you can really draw any conclusions here. Again, I'm not really sure how useful this line of reasoning is. "Sorry, but you're just not black enough" is not any better than "sorry, you're too white".

 

[Olrox17]

Well, which one has experience working in the field? Since neither of the people you named have any relavent skills (at least, not in your example), I'm not sure you can really draw any conclusions here. Again, I'm not really sure how useful this line of reasoning is. "Sorry, but you're just not black enough" is not any better than "sorry, you're too white".

Ok. Assume those 2 are the best candidates, skill wise and experience wise.
Who’s your pick?

 

[MGibster]

Ok. Assume those 2 are the best candidates, skill wise and experience wise.
Who’s your pick?

I'm probably going to go with Carlton. Not only is Carlton smart, but he's been working in the United States for the last ten years instead of Japan and is more likely to be up-to-date on federal employment law and how to apply DEI initiatives in a American environment.

 

[FrogReaver]

I'm probably going to go with Carlton. Not only is Carlton smart, but he's been working in the United States for the last ten years instead of Japan and is more likely to be up-to-date on federal employment law and how to apply DEI initiatives in a American environment.

That breaks from the hypothetical though. All else is equal. So they both are just as up to date on federal employment law. They also both know just as much about Japanese culture.

I’m fairly certain at that point you go with whoever you personally like better (assuming that personalities aren’t identical)

 

[Myrdin Potter]

I cannot believe the number of people that are acting like this job is for the D&D team. It is a WoTC position (read that as MtG with D&D as an afterthought) and reports into the head of this at Hasbro. It is not a creative team position, it is a corporate staff position and nothing in the position description says they will work on products. There is zero requirement other than qualifications and ability to get the job done. I have seen white males do an excellent job in this area. It tends to be someone else other than a white male because there is more interest in more marginalized people to create a more equitable playing field, but there is no requirement.

 

[Olrox17]

I'm probably going to go with Carlton. Not only is Carlton smart, but he's been working in the United States for the last ten years instead of Japan and is more likely to be up-to-date on federal employment law and how to apply DEI initiatives in a American environment.

As Frogreaver pointed out, no differences between the two candidates in terms of competence and skills. Just differences in background. An upper class American black person from a rich, privileged family, that has lived all of his life in wealthy part of the country, versus a middle class white englishman, that has lived and worked for many years as a gaijin in Japan.