Ministry of Stories
- Job Title: Design Brief – Playable Writing
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Salary: £25k-£30k
(pro-rata) - Hours:
Part time - Artform: Design
- Role: Creative
- Contract: Temporary
- Closing date: Fri, 03 Oct 2025
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Location:
Remote
Job Summary
Job Description
Ministry of Stories is looking for a designer to collaborate on a new project that engages local children with creative writing.
Our Autumn term project is all about playable writing. Our young writers, aged 6-15 will begin the term with an exploration of the many kinds of playable writing and game devices and formats: from playable card decks, to world-building for board games. In the second half of term they will then develop two games ideas: creating a design brief and all of the content required for a designer to then prototype the games, ready for our young writers to play at the end of term.
£1,200 fixed fee, inclusive of VAT.
Up to £300 budget for print/materials.
Job Requirements
Game 1 (20%): Our under 12s will devise a card-based game, likely a twist on an existing game format, for example their own version of top trumps, or forfeits for snakes and ladders. The designer will create a design template / typesetting approach for the cards.
Game 2 (80%): Our 11-15s will work on a board game concept, likely to be set in the world of our magical shop, http://www.monstersupplies.org/ – Hoxton Street Monster Supplies. The designer will work up the board design, character/playing pieces, and any associated cards / challenges / forfeits – depending on the game format.
Timeline
Deadline for expressions of interest: 3rd October 2025.
Successful candidate contacted by: 10th October 2025.
Design briefs supplied by Ministry of Stories by: 10th November 2025.
Concept designs supplied by designer for approval by: 17th November 2025
All written / game content supplied by Ministry of Stories by: 24th November 2025
Make completed/delivered by: 5th December 2025.
How to Apply
Please send us:
– Examples from two projects that showcase skills relevant to the above brief, including indication of the total project budget for each
– 1-2 paragraphs (or short video clip) introducing yourself, explaining what attracts you to the project, what you think you would bring, and any initial thoughts about how you would approach it
– Current CV / link to your website, LinkedIn or portfolio
Please send expressions of interest to [email protected], with the subject line ‘Playable Writing – Design Brief’.
- Contact name: Rob Smith
- Contact email: [email protected]
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