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<blockquote data-quote="Egg Embry" data-source="post: 7761897" data-attributes="member: 6808965"><p>Looking for a gaming-related fulltime job? Interested in a part-time, freelance position? Do you have a short story you’d like to be paid to write? In this RPG jobs roundup, there are opportunities to share your work while being paid for, to raise your profile as a creator, game organizer, as an author, or a combination. These are not all of the gaming jobs available, and they may close at any time, but these give an idea of what employment awaits you. [PRBREAK][/PRBREAK]</p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH]102194[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://io9.gizmodo.com/io9-wants-your-short-fiction-on-the-future-of-death-1829209247" target="_blank"><strong>io9</strong></a></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Type of employment: </strong>Freelance Flash Fiction </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Assignment: </strong>Flash fiction about the future of death </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Rate of pay: </strong>$.50/word </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Deadline: </strong>October 25[SUP]th[/SUP], 2018 </li> </ul><p>If you’re not familiar with <strong>io9</strong>, they’re a blog with a focus on science fiction, science, technology, futurism, and the like. <u>WARNING</u>: This freelance opportunity – flash fiction for up to a grand – is like the lottery, everyone’s gonna give it a shot. With that in mind, expect stiff competition. To make matters worse, the subject matter, the future of death, makes it hard to imagine going wrong with your topic, which adds to the difficulty in making this one happen. Need another challenge? Keeping the scope of your story down to flash fiction levels – 2,000 words maximum – means every sentence has to be individually retweet-able. Wasted words, as well as poor grammar, will lead to the death of your submission. [Poor grammar and pun not retweet-able.] For more details about this opportunity, check the post on <strong>io9</strong> <a href="https://io9.gizmodo.com/io9-wants-your-short-fiction-on-the-future-of-death-1829209247" target="_blank">here</a>. </p><p></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH]102195[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://adventureaweek.com/jobs/?doing_wp_cron=1538169928.6667881011962890625000#Pathfinder_to_5th_Edition_Conversion_Expert" target="_blank"><strong>Adventure A Week</strong></a></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Type of employment: </strong>Freelancer with a year or more worth of assignments </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Assignment: </strong>“Conversion Expert” for <strong>Pathfinder 1e</strong> to <strong>D&D 5e</strong> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Rate of pay: </strong>Not disclosed </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Deadline: </strong>Not disclosed </li> </ul><p><strong>Adventure A Week</strong> is an excellent idea grown into a phenomenal company. An RPG company with some <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/profile/adventureaweek/created" target="_blank">well-funded Kickstarters</a>, a <a href="https://adventureaweek.com/subscribe/" target="_blank">subscription service</a> (that provides exactly what the title of the company suggests), and a <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/4409/AAW-Games" target="_blank"><strong>DriveThruRPG storefront</strong></a> that demonstrates the depth of products that they've created (872 as of this writing). They have a tremendous number of <strong>Pathfinder 1e</strong> modules that they intend to convert to<strong> D&D 5e</strong> and they’d like to hire you to assist in the task. You’ll be assigned to convert statblocks, magic items, relevant skill checks, and more quickly and correctly. For the right creator, this assignment will be a perfect fit. If this opportunity speaks to you, check out <strong>Adventure A Week’s</strong> website for more details <a href="https://adventureaweek.com/jobs/?doing_wp_cron=1538169928.6667881011962890625000#Pathfinder_to_5th_Edition_Conversion_Expert" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH]102634[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p> <a href="https://jobs.hasbro.com/job/Renton-Game-Designer-WA-98057/512134400/" target="_blank"><strong>Wizards of the Coast</strong></a></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Type of employment: </strong>Fulltime </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Assignment: </strong>“Game Designer” </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Rate of pay: </strong>Not disclosed </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Deadline: </strong>Not disclosed </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>Note:</strong> This job requisition lists Seattle and Bellevue, WA as the nearest markets for this position. </li> </ul><p><strong>Wizards of the Coast</strong>, subsidiary of <strong>Hasbro</strong>, is hiring a new game designer for their <strong>Dungeons & Dragons</strong> team. I could go into why should you consider this opportunity but writing for <strong>D&D</strong> is the Holy Grail of many RPGers. Full stop. Since there is no need to sale the position, let’s look at two key components of the job to consider: </p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">“Tackle the people problems that arise in working on a group project, such as keeping someone motivated after delivering tough feedback.”<br /> This note is an alert that some of your ideas will be rejected, and sometimes you’ll be expected to reject the ideas of your peers but in a professional manner to keep your peers motivated. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Several of the responsibilities relate to time management. As a job, you will not be able to create when you want to, you’ll have to create to a deadline. This is a key difference from <em>hobbylancing</em> (as <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?x=0&y=0&author=Ben%20McFarland&affiliate_id=814082" target="_blank">Ben McFarland</a>, frequent <strong>Kobold Press</strong> freelancer, dubs it); your best material has to happen on command, not just when you’re inspired. </li> </ul><p>There are additional boxes to check, but those two are the ones to keep in mind when trying to determine the corporate culture you’d be working in, you have to be able to accept that your ideas may be rejected yet stay motivated to meet deadlines that cannot be moved. While <strong>Wizards of the Coast</strong> has a number of opportunities, this one can be found <a href="https://jobs.hasbro.com/job/Renton-Game-Designer-WA-98057/512134400/" target="_blank">here</a>. </p><p></p><p>Does RPG journalism call to you? Would you like to write about tabletop RPGs for <strong>ENWorld</strong>? <a href="http://www.enworld.org/ensider/columnists.html" target="_blank">Check out <strong>EN World’s Columnist</strong> program and let us hear from you</a>. The rate is “$0.04c per word” for 600-word articles.</p><p></p><p>This article was contributed by <a href="http://tesseraguild.com/egg-embry/" target="_blank"><em>Egg Embry</em></a><em> as part of EN World's Columnist (ENWC) program. </em><strong><em>Do you have a tabletop RPG related job you’d like to share? </em></strong><a href="http://tesseraguild.com/contact/" target="_blank"><strong><em>Contact Egg Embry here to share the details</em></strong></a><strong><em>.</em></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Egg Embry, post: 7761897, member: 6808965"] Looking for a gaming-related fulltime job? Interested in a part-time, freelance position? Do you have a short story you’d like to be paid to write? In this RPG jobs roundup, there are opportunities to share your work while being paid for, to raise your profile as a creator, game organizer, as an author, or a combination. These are not all of the gaming jobs available, and they may close at any time, but these give an idea of what employment awaits you. [PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] [CENTER][ATTACH=CONFIG]102194[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [URL="https://io9.gizmodo.com/io9-wants-your-short-fiction-on-the-future-of-death-1829209247"][B]io9[/B][/URL] [LIST] [*][B]Type of employment: [/B]Freelance Flash Fiction [*][B]Assignment: [/B]Flash fiction about the future of death [*][B]Rate of pay: [/B]$.50/word [*][B]Deadline: [/B]October 25[SUP]th[/SUP], 2018 [/LIST] If you’re not familiar with [B]io9[/B], they’re a blog with a focus on science fiction, science, technology, futurism, and the like. [U]WARNING[/U]: This freelance opportunity – flash fiction for up to a grand – is like the lottery, everyone’s gonna give it a shot. With that in mind, expect stiff competition. To make matters worse, the subject matter, the future of death, makes it hard to imagine going wrong with your topic, which adds to the difficulty in making this one happen. Need another challenge? Keeping the scope of your story down to flash fiction levels – 2,000 words maximum – means every sentence has to be individually retweet-able. Wasted words, as well as poor grammar, will lead to the death of your submission. [Poor grammar and pun not retweet-able.] For more details about this opportunity, check the post on [B]io9[/B] [URL="https://io9.gizmodo.com/io9-wants-your-short-fiction-on-the-future-of-death-1829209247"]here[/URL]. [CENTER][ATTACH=CONFIG]102195[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [URL="https://adventureaweek.com/jobs/?doing_wp_cron=1538169928.6667881011962890625000#Pathfinder_to_5th_Edition_Conversion_Expert"][B]Adventure A Week[/B][/URL] [LIST] [*][B]Type of employment: [/B]Freelancer with a year or more worth of assignments [*][B]Assignment: [/B]“Conversion Expert” for [B]Pathfinder 1e[/B] to [B]D&D 5e[/B] [*][B]Rate of pay: [/B]Not disclosed [*][B]Deadline: [/B]Not disclosed [/LIST] [B]Adventure A Week[/B] is an excellent idea grown into a phenomenal company. An RPG company with some [URL="https://www.kickstarter.com/profile/adventureaweek/created"]well-funded Kickstarters[/URL], a [URL="https://adventureaweek.com/subscribe/"]subscription service[/URL] (that provides exactly what the title of the company suggests), and a [URL="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/4409/AAW-Games"][B]DriveThruRPG storefront[/B][/URL] that demonstrates the depth of products that they've created (872 as of this writing). They have a tremendous number of [B]Pathfinder 1e[/B] modules that they intend to convert to[B] D&D 5e[/B] and they’d like to hire you to assist in the task. You’ll be assigned to convert statblocks, magic items, relevant skill checks, and more quickly and correctly. For the right creator, this assignment will be a perfect fit. If this opportunity speaks to you, check out [B]Adventure A Week’s[/B] website for more details [URL="https://adventureaweek.com/jobs/?doing_wp_cron=1538169928.6667881011962890625000#Pathfinder_to_5th_Edition_Conversion_Expert"]here[/URL]. [CENTER][ATTACH=CONFIG]102634[/ATTACH][/CENTER] [URL="https://jobs.hasbro.com/job/Renton-Game-Designer-WA-98057/512134400/"][B]Wizards of the Coast[/B][/URL] [LIST] [*][B]Type of employment: [/B]Fulltime [*][B]Assignment: [/B]“Game Designer” [*][B]Rate of pay: [/B]Not disclosed [*][B]Deadline: [/B]Not disclosed [*][B]Note:[/B] This job requisition lists Seattle and Bellevue, WA as the nearest markets for this position. [/LIST] [B]Wizards of the Coast[/B], subsidiary of [B]Hasbro[/B], is hiring a new game designer for their [B]Dungeons & Dragons[/B] team. I could go into why should you consider this opportunity but writing for [B]D&D[/B] is the Holy Grail of many RPGers. Full stop. Since there is no need to sale the position, let’s look at two key components of the job to consider: [LIST] [*]“Tackle the people problems that arise in working on a group project, such as keeping someone motivated after delivering tough feedback.” This note is an alert that some of your ideas will be rejected, and sometimes you’ll be expected to reject the ideas of your peers but in a professional manner to keep your peers motivated. [*]Several of the responsibilities relate to time management. As a job, you will not be able to create when you want to, you’ll have to create to a deadline. This is a key difference from [I]hobbylancing[/I] (as [URL="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?x=0&y=0&author=Ben%20McFarland&affiliate_id=814082"]Ben McFarland[/URL], frequent [B]Kobold Press[/B] freelancer, dubs it); your best material has to happen on command, not just when you’re inspired. [/LIST] There are additional boxes to check, but those two are the ones to keep in mind when trying to determine the corporate culture you’d be working in, you have to be able to accept that your ideas may be rejected yet stay motivated to meet deadlines that cannot be moved. While [B]Wizards of the Coast[/B] has a number of opportunities, this one can be found [URL="https://jobs.hasbro.com/job/Renton-Game-Designer-WA-98057/512134400/"]here[/URL]. Does RPG journalism call to you? Would you like to write about tabletop RPGs for [B]ENWorld[/B]? [URL="http://www.enworld.org/ensider/columnists.html"]Check out [B]EN World’s Columnist[/B] program and let us hear from you[/URL]. The rate is “$0.04c per word” for 600-word articles. This article was contributed by [URL="http://tesseraguild.com/egg-embry/"][I]Egg Embry[/I][/URL][I] as part of EN World's Columnist (ENWC) program. [/I][B][I]Do you have a tabletop RPG related job you’d like to share? [/I][/B][URL="http://tesseraguild.com/contact/"][B][I]Contact Egg Embry here to share the details[/I][/B][/URL][B][I].[/I][/B] [/QUOTE]
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