I strategically let it slip in a Zoom meeting with some of my management team that I won't be with my current employer come January 1... and then moved the conversation along, because I didn't want to derail the meeting and have that become the topic under discussion.

"Yeah, I agree, I want to get rolling on that work now, and gett that knowledgebase built right away, because by January 1st I wont be in this role any more."

I have about a dozen resumes out circulating right now, but that's mostly performative. I've never gotten a job from my resume - it's just too weird for people to grok. Every job I've ever gotten was through a personal recommendation.

The most interesting opportunity I came up with is with Wizards of the Coast, the makers of Magic The Gathering and oodles of other games. I'd be responsible for working directly with creatives who are making digital assets for the various games, and managing a database of these assets so internal resources can find what they need easily and quickly, or order the creation of the asset from one of my artists.

Working directly with creatives, to get art made, and then ensuring the processes and tools are in place for internal teams to find and make use of those assets is a nice blend of teamwork, interaction with creatives, and tech tool geekery that fits my interests perfectly!

And Wizards is a local success story, and apparently a groovy place to work, too.