Content Designer + Terminologist, Games Design System

Our client is looking for a Terminologist/Content Designer to join their Games Design Systems team! This is a fully remote, six-month contract that will require 40 hours/week, with the ability to work across time zones.

• Establish a cohesive terminology foundation by auditing live and in-progress game interfaces to identify patterns, inconsistencies, and opportunities for clarity and alignment.
• Design and maintain a centralized terminology system that supports a broader content design framework, enabling teams to ship with confidence and consistency at scale.
• Set clear naming standards and conventions that balance creative intent, technical constraints, legal considerations, and localization needs.
• Partner deeply with content designers, product leaders, legal, and localization teams to ensure shared language decisions are thoughtful, defensible, and user-centered.
• Apply systems thinking to language governance, helping define processes and models - potentially leveraging automation or AI to keep terminology accurate, current, and evolving.
• Advocate for language as a product asset, influencing teams through insight, collaboration, and clarity rather than authority.
• Bring a gamer’s mindset to the work, applying an understanding of gaming mechanics, player expectations, and industry terminology (even if your background comes from adjacent product spaces).

• 5+ years experience with senior-level experience in content design, terminology management, linguistics, or related disciplines, with a clear point of view on naming and standards.
• A strong content design foundation within product and technology environments, with demonstrated experience shaping language for complex digital systems.
• Fluency in games culture and terminology, whether through professional experience or deep personal engagement as a player.
• Proven ability to build and evolve terminology databases, glossaries, or language systems that scale across teams and surfaces.
• Exceptional systems thinking and editorial judgment, paired with meticulous attention to detail.
• Strong cross‑functional communication skills, with the ability to make nuanced language decisions understandable and actionable.
• Comfort operating in a contract capacity, delivering impact quickly and independently across time zones.

The pay for this W-2 position ranges from $90-$110 per hour. This position may be eligible for PTO, health and dental insurance, and/or 401(k) benefits upon meeting certain length of service and hours requirements.

Mathys+Potestio values applicants of all backgrounds and experiences. We do not discriminate based on race, color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, religion or religious creed, disability or handicap, sex or gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.