MALO

About

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Miguel is based out of Portland, OR. He is currently a Worldbuilding Designer at Wizards of the Coast, working on Magic: The Gathering. Previously, he was a partner at Massif Press, and the lead narrative designer and writer of Lancer.

Much of his current work is under NDA, but you can view his most recent Magic: The Gathering set here, and Lancer here. As a Worldbuilding Designer, Miguel works as his set’s coordinator and creative lead, working to synthesize design, art, and worldbuilding into a single seamless product.

Miguel’s PDF resume can be found here.

Email: onlyonelopez@gmail.com

Work History

  • Worldbuilding Designer @ Wizards of the Coast, 2020 - Present

  • Narrative Lead & Partner @ Massif Press, 2017 - 2020

  • Showrunner @ XRAY.FM 2017 - 2019

  • Food service, political organizing, grad school, etc 2011-2018

  • Teenager (worked in a bakery, cash-under-the-table landscaper, etc) 2007-2010

  • Kid 1989-2007

Narrative Design and Worldbuilding

  • End-to-end experience leading and working collaboratively on AAA design teams, building engaging and mechanically-relevant worlds packed with compelling narrative hooks, rich lore, and vibrant characters.

  • Collaborative work across in-house teams and external vendors to ensure unified tone and canon agreement across products.

  • Pitch, develop, plan, write, and edit short- and long-form, player-facing fiction and creative text; writing for multiple channels of storytelling, including conventional web-published text, podcasts, trailers, and games.

Portfolio

  • Set Lead: Unannounced Q3 2027 Magic IP, Magic: The Gathering

  • Set Lead: Unannounced Q1 2025 Magic IP, Magic: The Gathering

  • Set Lead: The Lost Caverns of Ixalan, Magic: The Gathering

Education

MFA @ Portland State University, 2017

BA, Cultural Anthropology @ University of Oregon, 2011