Game Developer

• Review card files and mechanical submissions with game designers to provide analytical feedback on card effects, mechanical complexity, and overall set architecture.
• Source, vet, and manage a dedicated network of external playtesters and community alpha/beta groups.
• Gather, synthesize, and interpret qualitative feedback and quantitative match data from playtests to address dominant strategies and power creep.
• Collaborate with designers to translate narrative horror elements into elegant analog rules that evoke psychological tension and thematic gameplay.
• Act as the primary technical liaison for external co-development partners, ensuring all deliverables meet design, balancing, and documentation standards.

• Proven track record in tabletop game development, set design, or technical editing within trading card games or systems-heavy board games.
• Profound structural understanding of physical trading card game systems and the competitive landscape.
• Strong ability to model game economies, track card asset lists, and analyze set distribution.
• Exceptional technical writing skills with a focus on logic, syntax, and clarity for crafting airtight physical rules and card text.
• Specialized knowledge of the aesthetics and history of the horror genre.

_The anticipated pay range for candidates who will work in New York is $38 to $40 Per Hour. The offered pay to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to years of experience within the job, years of experience within the required industry, education, etc. Spin Master Inc. is a multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions that work only in other states.

Our mission is to Make Life More Fun with a vision to push the boundaries of innovation, creativity, and fun.

• Growth and Career Opportunities
• Flexible Work Hours
• Innovation, Collaboration and Fun
• Comprehensive Benefits
• Other fun Perks!

What’s it like to work here?

Spin Master is a fast-paced, hands-on organization that provides many great opportunities for impactful decision-making; though our challenging start-up atmosphere isn’t for everyone, we have a proven record of opportunities for future advancement and internal transfers for our passionate and results driven team.

Everyone is welcome in our sandbox and we are committed to an accessible and inclusive hiring process that provides reasonable accommodation to all applicants.