Creative Manager, D&D Universes Beyond

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Renton, WA, USA
In-Office
151K-235K Annually
Senior level
Gaming • Information Technology • Software
The Role
Leads creative teams and manages complex tabletop product work, including capacity, freelancers, budgets, timelines, playtesting, risks, workflows, and cross-functional alignment. The role supports employee growth and team health while translating ambiguous creative goals into scoped plans, decisions, deliverables, and repeatable processes. It also coordinates vendors, external partners, reviews, documentation, feedback loops, and product development priorities for Dungeons & Dragons universes and licensed entertainment experiences.
Summary Generated by Built In

We 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.

Do you love helping creative teams turn big, messy ideas into clear plans? Do you like asking smart questions, surfacing risks, and keeping complex work moving?

We’re looking for a Creative Manager, D&D Universes Beyond who loves tabletop games and helping teams do their best work. This role is ideal for an organized, production-savvy people manager who can create clarity in ambiguity, and keep product work focused, healthy, and on track.

This is a hybrid role requiring three days a week in our Renton, WA office. 

WHAT YOU'LL DO
  • Lead and manage creative teams, supporting performance, career growth, workload health, and team culture.
  • Own task tracking for assigned products, balancing capacity, freelancers, budgets, timelines, playtesting needs, and shifting priorities.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams within the studio to turn product goals into clear vision, deliverables, and decisions.
  • Keep teams aligned by running stand-ups, tracking risks, documenting decisions, supporting feedback loops, and clarifying next steps.
  • Build practical processes, onboarding, documentation, review structures, vendor pipelines, and scalable workflows for emerging product models.
WHAT YOU'LL BRING
  • 5+ years demonstrated ability in creative production, tabletop publishing, games, entertainment, project leadership, or a related creative field.
  • 2+ years of experience managing creative professionals or project-based teams, including coaching, workload planning, career development, and team culture.
  • Experience leading complex, cross-functional creative projects with shifting priorities, external contributors, and multiple stakeholders.
  • Strong operational instincts, including improving processes, creating documentation, coordinating reviews, and building repeatable workflows.
  • Experience with freelancers, vendors, budgets, schedules, playtesting coordination, creative pipelines, and external partner relationships.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to turn ambiguous creative goals into scoped plans, trade-off recommendations, and clear next steps.
NICE TO HAVE
  • Experience with licensed products, entertainment franchises, external creative collaborators, or brand extensions.
  • Familiarity with tabletop roleplaying games, fantasy storytelling, Dungeons & Dragons, or D&D Beyond.
  • Fluency in tabletop game development workflows, including project planning, feedback tracking, approvals, editing collaboration, and digital implementation support.

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.

Pay Range
$150,500$235,200 USD

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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Skills Required

  • 5+ years of experience in creative production, tabletop publishing, games, entertainment, project leadership, or a related creative field
  • 2+ years managing creative professionals or project-based teams, including coaching, workload planning, career development, and team culture
  • Experience leading complex, cross-functional creative projects with shifting priorities, external contributors, and multiple stakeholders
  • Strong operational skills, including process improvement, documentation, review coordination, and building repeatable workflows
  • Experience managing freelancers, vendors, budgets, schedules, playtesting coordination, creative pipelines, and external partner relationships
  • Strong communication skills and ability to convert ambiguous creative goals into scoped plans, trade-off recommendations, and clear next steps
  • Experience with licensed products, entertainment franchises, external creative collaborators, or brand extensions
  • Familiarity with tabletop roleplaying games, fantasy storytelling, Dungeons & Dragons, or D&D Beyond
  • Fluency in tabletop game development workflows, including project planning, feedback tracking, approvals, editing collaboration, and digital implementation support
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The Company
HQ: Berea, OH
8,446 Employees
Year Founded: 1923

What We Do

Hasbro is a toy and game company whose mission is to entertain and connect generations of fans through the wonder of storytelling and exhilaration of play. Hasbro delivers engaging brand experiences for global audiences through toys, consumer products, gaming and entertainment, with a portfolio of iconic brands including MAGIC: THE GATHERING, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, Hasbro Gaming, NERF, TRANSFORMERS, PLAY-DOH and PEPPA PIG, as well as premier partner brands. Hasbro is guided by our Purpose to create joy and community for all people around the world, one game, one toy, one story at a time. For more than a decade, Hasbro has been consistently recognized for its corporate citizenship, including being named one of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens by 3BL Media, one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute and one of the 50 Most Community-Minded Companies in the U.S. by the Civic 50. For more information, visit https://corporate.hasbro.com

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