Art Director, Print Innovation

 

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!

Are you excited by the possibilities of combining compelling design with innovative print techniques? The Magic TCG Studio is looking for an Art Director who is passionate about fantasy art, physical product design, and exploring how specialty print can bring extraordinary collectible cards to life.

This is a tactical, hands-on role where you’ll explore visual treatments and card-frame designs while exploring how offset printing, specialty inks, materials, and finishes can become part of the creative expression. You’ll work closely with Production Artists and collaborate with creative, production, and manufacturing partners to turn creative ideas into exceptional collectible cards.

What You'll Do:

• Bring ideas, curiosity, and a collaborative spirit to shape ideas as a team.
• Concept and pitch specialty print finishes, partnering with creatives and print suppliers to test and refine concepts into compelling, manufacturable cards.
• Provide Production Artists with clear creative direction and constructive feedback from concept through final execution.
• Bring an analytical eye to print-ready files, print separations, proofs, and physical samples to anticipate how builds will come together and ensure quality.
• Explore visual trends, collectible products, materials, and emerging print technologies to bring new ideas to Magic.

What You'll Bring:

• 4+ years of professional graphic design and/or art direction experience, ideally with physical products, print, packaging, or collectibles.
• Hands-on experience developing specialty print treatments and a strong understanding of offset printing, prepress, color separations, materials, and finishing processes.
• A portfolio demonstrating strong visual judgment, graphic design, art direction, and physical print execution.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator, with a strong eye for detail and experience preparing technically accurate print-production files.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to balance creative ambition with manufacturing feasibility and a passion for experimentation and continuous learning.

 

Wizards is committed to equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment. We are committed to making all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, marital status, or any other legally protected status.

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.

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