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We have multiple contract openings for Certified RPG Tabletop Game Master Level 1 contractors.
CONTRACT: 4-40 hours per week.
REQUIRED (NON-NEGOTIABLE):
MUST HAVE CURRENT LEVEL 1 GAME MASTER CERTIFICATION FROM RPG THERAPEUTICS LLC
MINIMUM 5 YEARS GAME MASTER FOR TABLETOP ROLE-PLAYING GAMES.
1099 INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
MUST PASS CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK BEFORE WORK BEGINS
MUST SHOW PROOF OF CURRENT GL INSURANCE MINIMUM $1M COVERAGE
Department(s): Entertainment / Recreation
Location(s): Washington State, Northern Idaho, Northern Oregon, Western Montana.
Reports to: Programs & Contractors Director
Description: The Certified Level 1 Game Master (CGM1) will run regular tabletop role-playing game sessions with clients, at various client locations. The CGM1 may need to teach new players how to play the applicable role-playing game.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
The CGM1 will:
Prepare to run tabletop role-playing game sessions (TRPG).
Provide prepared player character sheets for players, including pregenerated when appropriate.
Run TRPG sessions for clients, including children, adults, and seniors.
Typically 3-6 players per session.
Sessions typically last 3-5 hours each.
Session will vary from 1-shots to ongoing campaigns recurring weekly.
Prepare adventures in accordance with our Codes of Conduct, Professional Standards, Rules and Guidelines.
Provide and gather player assessment forms and enter into journal.
Complete GM assessment forms.
Address any group interpersonal issues, and maintain players compliance with Player Code of Conduct.
Education and Training
Required minimum Level 1 GM Certification
Required minimum 3 years D&D 5th Edition GM experience
Prefer at least 5 years experience with other non-D&D game systems.
Prefer at least 3 years The One Ring RPG LM experience
Prefer at least 1 year No Thank You Evil experience
Prefer at least 1 year experience with Doctor Who RPG experience
Prefer at least 1 year experience with Adventures in Middle-earth RPG experience
Optional but preferred:
Other RPG Related certifications/training.
Recreation /event management training/certification.
Therapeutic Recreation /Recreational Therapy training or certification (CTRS)
American Sign Language proficiency
Other languages proficiency
Knowledge and Experience
Required:
5+ years experience as GM for TRPG.
Preferred:
10+ years experience as Game Master (GM)
Working knowledge/experience with therapeutic recreation / recreational therapy.
Working knowledge/experience with playing 1+ music instruments.
Working knowledge/experience with music therapy.
Ideal Candidate:
20+ years experience as GM for TRPG
10+ years experience as GM for LARP
5+ years recreation therapy / therapeutic recreation (TR/RT) experience
Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) certification
Board Certified Music Therapist
5+ years drum circle facilitation
5+ years music therapy experience
Core Competencies
Exceptional GM organization skills
Exceptional RPG player group dynamics conflict resolution skills
Exceptional storytelling skills
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
Strong general organization skills.
Strong logging skills
Strong assessment skills
Enthusiastic communication style that excites others with your passion about the topics discussed.
"Can do" attitude, and an eye for seeing where people need help before they have to ask.
Outgoing presence.
Well organized approach to preparing for game sessions and tracking participant progress
Passionate supportive energy
Empathetic, compassionate, and supportive
Working Conditions
Game Master will frequently work at our offices or other locations including but not limited to:
Client sites
Parties / birthday parties / company parties
Conventions
Libraries
Community centers
Educational institutions
Care facilities
Mobile Facilities such as the RPG Trailer, RPG Bus, etc., at various locations
As 1099 independent contractor, will be responsible for own taxes, etc. (no employer benefits).
As 1099 independent contractor you get to determine how many hours you are available each week, minimum 4 hours, maximum 40 hours, to work with out clients.
Though an independent contractor, must agree to comply with our company's professional standards and policies.
Job Type: Contract
Salary: $20.00 to $40.00 /hour
Experience:
working with adults ages 18-80+ in recreation / RPG: 3 years (Required)
Japanese language speaking: 5 years (Preferred)
recreation therapy: 2 years (Preferred)
TRPG 1-shot GM: 3 years (Required)
TRPG Campaign GM: 3 years (Required)
overall game master: 10 years (Preferred)
working with children ages 5-9: 3 years (Preferred)
Drum circle facilitator: 1 year (Preferred)
Therapeutic Recreation: 2 years (Preferred)
Russian language speaking: 5 years (Preferred)
Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition: 3 years (Required)
working with youth ages 9-17: 3 years (Required)
game master (GM) tabletop role-playing game (RPG): 5 years (Required)
The One Ring RPG: 3 years (Preferred)
working with Deaf / Hard of Hearing (HoH) population: 2 years (Preferred)
working with people with visual impairments: 2 years (Preferred)
Spanish language speaking: 5 years (Preferred)
American Sign Language: 5 years (Preferred)
License:
Certified Game Master Level 1 (Required)
Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (Preferred)
Board Certified Music Therapist (Preferred)
Language:
English (Required)
Japanese (Preferred)
Russian (Preferred)
Spanis (Preferred)
Work authorization:
United States (Required)
Shifts:
Evening (Preferred)
Morning (Preferred)
Mid-Day (Preferred)
16 days ago
Seeing as one of the requirements is 5+ years of drum circle facilitation (whatever the hell that means), yeah, it's a joke.
The D.O.N.G. does not recognize this certfication.
If it's a joke, they actually managed to make it funny;). "No, Thank You, Evil" was the icing on the cake!
I am more curious to what you were searching to pull that up?
Quote from: Ras Algethi;1054705I am more curious to what you were searching to pull that up?
You'd be surprised by how many weird things come up on job finder sites
after I've exhaustively stated my qualifications. I get listings looking for a neurosurgeon despite the fact that I'm not a surgeon, nor even a physician.
I personally find the concept hilarious.
There are quite a few independent numpties trying to charge for GMing. I've been seeing a few pop up on youtube over the last year or two. GrimJim interviewed one on a live stream a few weeks back.
Quote from: Warboss Squee;1054651Seeing as one of the requirements is 5+ years of drum circle facilitation (whatever the hell that means), yeah, it's a joke.
From my brief time in music class this is what I thought of.
QuoteA drum circle is any group of people playing (usually) hand-drums and percussion in a circle. They are distinct from a drumming group or troupe in that the drum circle is an end in itself rather than preparation for a performance.
Quote from: The Exploited.;1054734I personally find the concept hilarious.
There are quite a few independent numpties trying to charge for GMing. I've been seeing a few pop up on youtube over the last year or two. GrimJim interviewed one on a live stream a few weeks back.
Yeah it has come up here and over on BGG about DMs wanting to be paid to DM. You can guess how well that goes over.
What I was though introduced to early in my introductions to RPG groups was the idea of a group pool where members could donate cash towards getting new product like modules. If everyone chipped in even a buck a session it would not take long to have enough to get a new module or supplement.
Quote from: Omega;1054740Yeah it has come up here and over on BGG about DMs wanting to be paid to DM. You can guess how well that goes over.
What I was though introduced to early in my introductions to RPG groups was the idea of a group pool where members could donate cash towards getting new product like modules. If everyone chipped in even a buck a session it would not take long to have enough to get a new module or supplement.
Hah... Yeah, they seem to get a roasting wherever they pop up which warms the old cockles. I must say. It really irks me, as you can get the same gaming experience that they charge for, online and totally FREE!
But some kind of communal fund for buying games is cool. We used to do that in college, as we were all totally strapped for cash back then. But it gave us the opportunity of buying more stuff for the group.
I can't really begrudge someone getting paid to offer a service. Whether I think it's a service I'd pay is another matter.
What are they doing in these games that requires a million dollars in liability coverage?
Quote from: Almost_Useless;1054752What are they doing in these games that requires a million dollars in liability coverage?
In case someone sues for emotional distress after you kill their character.
Quote from: Almost_Useless;1054752What are they doing in these games that requires a million dollars in liability coverage?
In case you refer to someone with their non-preferred gendered pronoun.
:o I qualify for too many of the required and preferred candidate details! I am mortified. :o
Quote from: Kyle Aaron;1054755In case someone sues for emotional distress after you kill their character.
I would laugh at this if I did not read on another forum of something similar. In the first book of Pathfinder Rise of the Runelords to showcase how bad Goblins are in the game world. They kill a npc guard dog. The players have not even had a chance to get to know or even become remotely attached to said animal. Apparently a player character began crying her eyes out at the senseless murder of the dog at someone else table. Totally ignoring the context and possible playing the wrong rpg.
No, this is real: http://rpgtrailer.com
(My Investigation Skill is obviously through the fucking roof...)
That's the guy with the mobile "Play RPGs for Therapy" bus, remember? He was here talking about it and asking questions a while back. He's a recreational therapist. This is legit, pretty sure.
The RPG Trailer was a cool project idea (a mobile gaming space for the rural disabled). I have no idea if it ever worked out. The website isn't working for me beyond the front page.
http://go.rpgtherapeutics.com (http://go.rpgtherapeutics.com)
Quote from: Almost_Useless;1054752What are they doing in these games that requires a million dollars in liability coverage?
That's basic for any interaction with the public. Crazy shit happens sometimes and everyone sues at the drop of a hat.
I really have to wonder if the whole thing wasn't some kind of backward con? Like, some dude trying to work as a "professional GM" setting this up as a kind of proof that his skills are in demand?
Quote from: RPGPundit;1055099I really have to wonder if the whole thing wasn't some kind of backward con? Like, some dude trying to work as a "professional GM" setting this up as a kind of proof that his skills are in demand?
I think it's simply that demand has now outstripped supply. It's no more different than when I had to bring on deputy GMs at the club to handle the overflow at the big table: 'cept instead of being reimbursed financially, they're straight paid a salary or hourly rate. I think that's progress for the hobby, ultimately. It's the second step in professional legitimization (first step being clubs that financially reimburse members, attract sponsors, require relatively substantial fees from players etc...).
We're already seeing players pay for GMs both online and offline for several years now in a relatively more public manner. When I was running LDRC, players paid £5 ($6-7 for US posters)
every session to join -- many paid in advance for the month because a level of trust was established, both with me personally but more so the
brand because I had taken the time to build it over the years. Roll20 took the plunge a couple years ago and officially facilitate GMs who want to charge for their games -- and now like a third of the games are paid-for and many of those same games actually have players signed up for them.
It's just maturation of the hobby and someone seeing a niche and having the initiative to do something with it (a man after my own heart, honestly).
Quote from: Almost_Useless;1054752What are they doing in these games that requires a million dollars in liability coverage?
In case someone gets triggered because your pregens were not diverse enough.
Quote from: PrometheanVigil;1055135I think it's simply that demand has now outstripped supply. It's no more different than when I had to bring on deputy GMs at the club to handle the overflow at the big table: 'cept instead of being reimbursed financially, they're straight paid a salary or hourly rate. I think that's progress for the hobby, ultimately. It's the second step in professional legitimization (first step being clubs that financially reimburse members, attract sponsors, require relatively substantial fees from players etc...).
We're already seeing players pay for GMs both online and offline for several years now in a relatively more public manner. When I was running LDRC, players paid £5 ($6-7 for US posters) every session to join -- many paid in advance for the month because a level of trust was established, both with me personally but more so the brand because I had taken the time to build it over the years. Roll20 took the plunge a couple years ago and officially facilitate GMs who want to charge for their games -- and now like a third of the games are paid-for and many of those same games actually have players signed up for them.
It's just maturation of the hobby and someone seeing a niche and having the initiative to do something with it (a man after my own heart, honestly).
My thoughts exactly. Though I just find it funny to think about the legal jumble that is about to be created by (and for) the GMs that use pre-published adventures;).
Quote from: PrometheanVigil;1055135We're already seeing players pay for GMs both online and offline for several years now in a relatively more public manner. When I was running LDRC, players paid £5 ($6-7 for US posters) every session to join -- many paid in advance for the month because a level of trust was established, both with me personally but more so the brand because I had taken the time to build it over the years. Roll20 took the plunge a couple years ago and officially facilitate GMs who want to charge for their games -- and now like a third of the games are paid-for and many of those same games actually have players signed up for them.
It's just maturation of the hobby and someone seeing a niche and having the initiative to do something with it (a man after my own heart, honestly).
Roll20 really did not facilitate paid GMing that implies that they enforce the payments in some way. It was obvious for some time that paid GMing was going on as a lot of GMs were resorting to it to deter flakes as opposed to GMs wanting an income stream. Roll20 is simply covering their asses requiring all GM's asking for payment to put a disclaimer in their posts.
Quote from: PrometheanVigil;1055135I think it's simply that demand has now outstripped supply.
In my experience, demand for DMs has
always surpassed the available supply. That measure is relative only to the number of players vs the number of DMs. What we're seeing here is the size of the overall gaming community growing enough to support DMing as an an actual profession. In theory.
Quote from: RPGPundit;1055099I really have to wonder if the whole thing wasn't some kind of backward con? Like, some dude trying to work as a "professional GM" setting this up as a kind of proof that his skills are in demand?
Unfortunately a similar subject came up over on BGG.
In that case a member was asking about a seminar at a convention where a woman claimed she was a "professional DM" and got payed to DM. Her advice was to "Never prep. Make it all up as you go. And this little gem. Dont bother learning the rules. Just have the rules lawyer in the group do that for you and make up the rest.
Quote from: Omega;1055638Unfortunately a similar subject came up over on BGG.
In that case a member was asking about a seminar at a convention where a woman claimed she was a "professional DM" and got payed to DM. Her advice was to "Never prep. Make it all up as you go. And this little gem. Dont bother learning the rules. Just have the rules lawyer in the group do that for you and make up the rest.
That covers most of how I GM. I learn the rules though.
Quote from: PrometheanVigil;1055135I think it's simply that demand has now outstripped supply. It's no more different than when I had to bring on deputy GMs at the club to handle the overflow at the big table: 'cept instead of being reimbursed financially, they're straight paid a salary or hourly rate. I think that's progress for the hobby, ultimately. It's the second step in professional legitimization (first step being clubs that financially reimburse members, attract sponsors, require relatively substantial fees from players etc...).
We're already seeing players pay for GMs both online and offline for several years now in a relatively more public manner. When I was running LDRC, players paid £5 ($6-7 for US posters) every session to join -- many paid in advance for the month because a level of trust was established, both with me personally but more so the brand because I had taken the time to build it over the years. Roll20 took the plunge a couple years ago and officially facilitate GMs who want to charge for their games -- and now like a third of the games are paid-for and many of those same games actually have players signed up for them.
It's just maturation of the hobby and someone seeing a niche and having the initiative to do something with it (a man after my own heart, honestly).
Hmm, surprising. Still, I can't buy the notion that any significant number of people are making a living off it. Also, the notion of quality control would be right nonsensical.
Quote from: Warboss Squee;1055658That covers most of how I GM. I learn the rules though.
Same. but I usually at least prep a map, or have a map to jot down details on, or think of the general area the campaign starts in.
Quote from: CRKrueger;1054872That's the guy with the mobile "Play RPGs for Therapy" bus, remember? He was here talking about it and asking questions a while back. He's a recreational therapist. This is legit, pretty sure.
It is legit. He's a real guy in the Spokane community, and as far as I know the "recreational therapist" thing is legit. Everything he does, though, is strictly in service to his own ego and to garner attention. There isn't much altruism about it.
Quote from: Zalman;1055610In my experience, demand for DMs has always surpassed the available supply. That measure is relative only to the number of players vs the number of DMs. What we're seeing here is the size of the overall gaming community growing enough to support DMing as an an actual profession. In theory.
Being a GM is not a profession. Nobody makes a living doing it.
I question whether any "recreational therapy" is really "legit".
Quote from: RPGPundit;1057171I question whether any "recreational therapy" is really "legit".
It is insofar as he holds an actual degree in it:
http://catalog.ewu.edu/arts-letters-education/physical-education-health-recreation/therapeutic-recreation-ba/
I still share your skepticism that it's a valid, useful degree to hold, at least in terms of the application to which it's being applied.
Quote from: Angry_Douchebag;1057247It is insofar as he holds an actual degree in it:
http://catalog.ewu.edu/arts-letters-education/physical-education-health-recreation/therapeutic-recreation-ba/
I still share your skepticism that it's a valid, useful degree to hold, at least in terms of the application to which it's being applied.
Yeah, well, certainly I think the idea of 'playing RPGs as therapy' is a crock of shit. Of course, roleplaying exercises of other kinds (not ttrpgs, but specifically designed stuff) could serve therapeutic purposes, with a real therapist.