Announcements

We are looking for talented and creative people to join us on our mission to bring the benefits of tabletop roleplaying games to young players. Story Tables has been running rpg programs for children ages 8-18 at schools, game stores, and online for over eight years. We are now seeking to add new Story Guides (Game Masters) to our team in order to bring these roleplaying games to a wider audience. Ideal candidates will have deep experience with running tabletop roleplaying games and a resume that includes work with children.

 

As a Story Guide, you are tasked with designing and facilitating age-appropriate adventures for up to 8 players. All games are run in our own proprietary roleplaying-game system, “Isles of Mist,” in a magical fantasy world appropriate for young players. This fictional setting is a persistent world, with history shaped by each generation of players, and you will be responsible for creating a unique story for each campaign which fits into the existing lore of the world. A Story Guide is part actor, part storyteller, and part teacher; it is your responsibility to hold a safe space and provide an engaging experience of collaborative storytelling and gaming for these children. We are always available to provide support with story development or table challenges as needed.

 

Our typical schedule in the school year is 2 hours per week, typically after school or on weekends, with programs lasting 10-15 weeks. One hour of paid prep time is allotted per 2 hour session. A Story Guide may run one program or several concurrent ones. In the summer, we run full-week programs, and we also occasionally run birthday parties or holiday events. Which groups you accept depends on your schedule and availability. 

 

Essential Functions

• Empathy and communication with children of diverse ages and capabilities

• Understanding, explaining, and using game mechanics

• Acting and improvisation

• Creativity and understanding of story structure

• Willingness to recommend and promote Story Tables

• Effective verbal and written communication skills

• Enthusiastic attitude

• All the many creative and interpersonal skills that go into running a tabletop roleplaying game

Requirements

• Ability to pass a background check

• Experience with children in some capacity (teacher, camp counselor, coach, librarian, tutor, day care worker, family nurse, pediatrician, parent, ect)

• Reliable transportation to physical locations.

• Stable internet connection (for online games and monthly staff meetings)

• Decent onboard or external computer camera and microphone (for online games and monthly meetings)

• Ability to connect to Zoom and Discord

• Willing and able to master the nuances of a full tabletop roleplaying game system

• Ability to keep track of multiple storylines, characters, and notes

• Patience and understanding with children

Bonus Points

• Current or past experience as an educator in some form

• Professional or hobby experience with running tabletop roleplaying games

• Degree in education, performance art, or english

• Acting or public speaking experience

• Connections to promote and facilitate additional Team Story Tables in your community

 

While we do offer online programs, most of our work is local, at physical locations, so at this time we are only considering applicants who are local to Albuquerque, New Mexico. Having physical transportation to get to the site is a requirement. To illustrate that you read the entire job description, please clearly state in the cover letter of your application where you are located and that you are capable of physically commuting to locations in and around Albuquerque.

 

Story Tables is an equal opportunity employer. People from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Our staff and students are diverse and our Story Guides must be comfortable working with people of all sexes, races, creeds, sexual orientations, gender identities, and cultures.