Narrative Designer

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for a natural storyteller who can be comfortable in a hybrid role as both designer and writer. You will be working hands-on with the team to shepherd their stories from inception into gameplay. You will be creating stories behind locations and objects, designing the narrative of missions, building story arcs, and contributing to building the player’s emotional journey.

Responsibilities

• Craft narrative structure, and write dialogue to support your intentions
• Ensure the consistency of the game’s narrative voice and execution of creative vision throughout production, starting from initial concept and foundational development, to character development, important narrative milestones, and through to the final polish
• Under the direction of the Game Director, act as a champion of story, characters, thematic coherence, and narrative, through gameplay across development
• Support narrative and design needs of other departments
• Support other writing, design, narrative, and lore requirements of the game, as needed or directed

Requirements

• An extensive knowledge of different genres of games
• An understanding of storytelling
• 2-3 years as a professional designer with experience in Game Design and knowledge of contemporary gameplay and narrative design
• Experience creating, designing, or directing game stories or other storytelling experiences
• Experience with various methods and mediums of storytelling in games (such as environmental, music or quest)
• Excellent English communication, organization, and written skills
• Be collaborative and be able to work with constructive criticism and incorporate notes into revisions
• A good balance of technical and creative ambition

Pluses

• Mobile Experience
• Storyboarding experience
• Gameplay Scripting Experience (especially with dialogue system)