TRPG Publishing Lead - D&D
Apply on company siteWe take play seriously. We’re looking for curious adventurers ready to find their party, fueled by imagination and drive to build what’s never been built before. At Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast, you’ll collaborate with passionate teams to reimagine our iconic brands and create experiences that spark joy, connection, and community through the magic of play. This is your chance to shape legendary play that lasts a lifetime.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the creative lead for externally developed D&D content, including adventures, campaign materials, guides, and artwork.
- Establish and communicate clear creative vision, pillars, tone, and quality standards for partners.
- Review and approve creative deliverables to ensure alignment with D&D lore, brand values, and player expectations.
- Participate in RFPs, pitches, and evaluations, providing creative and strategic assessments of partner capabilities.
- Act as a creative liaison between external partners and internal Wizards teams including Product Architects, Design, Art, Narrative, Franchise, Production.
- Gather, synthesize, and represent internal feedback, translating it into clear actions for partners.
- Ensure external work integrates cleanly with internal roadmaps, initiatives, and franchise priorities.
- Lead end-to-end execution for multiple external projects, from Product Architect brief and partner onboarding through final delivery.
- Define scopes, milestones, review processes, and approval checkpoints.
- Own planning, forecasting, and management of external content development budgets in partnership with Production and Franchise leadership.
- Hold accountability for quality and timeliness of partner deliverables; surface clear go/no-go recommendations at key gates.
- Identify risks, gaps, or quality issues early and proactively course-correct with partners.
- Contribute to broader franchise discussions about content strategy, audience needs, and creative evolution.
- Find opportunities where external development can expand capacity, explore new formats, or reach new audiences without compromising quality.
Required Qualifications
- Significant experience in creative leadership within games, publishing, entertainment, or transmedia storytelling.
- Proven success working with external partners or vendors on premium creative content.
- Strong understanding of narrative, worldbuilding, and visual storytelling principles.
- Demonstrated ability to give clear, constructive creative feedback.
- Experience collaborating cross-functionally with design, art, narrative, brand, and production teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Deep familiarity with Dungeons & Dragons, tabletop RPGs, or adjacent fantasy IPs.
- Experience with franchise or licensed properties.
- Experience managing creative budgets and making cost/quality tradeoffs for externally developed content.
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The pay transparency range for this role is listed below. The hiring range will vary based on factors such as experience, skills, location and market conditions. Additionally, employees may be eligible for annual and long-term incentives as part of their overall compensation package.
Employees may be eligible for annual and long-term incentives as part of their overall compensation package, depending on role, location, and eligibility. Benefits and programs may include:
- Health & Wellness
- Time Off to Recharge
- Financial Well-being
- Life & Family Support
- Volunteer and Community Initiatives
- Learning & Development
- Exclusive Perks
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