Job Description

Responsibilities: 

The role of the Narrative Designer is to act as the champion of a game’s narrative elements, functioning as the central resource for all things narrative related (story, structure, character, context, dialog, etc). The Narrative Designer works closely with a project’s core design team at every step to develop a strong symbiotic relationship between the game’s mechanics, design, and structure and the narrative used to support and enhance those elements.

Working fully remotely alongside the Narrative Director and a global team of dedicated, friendly and talented writers, you will:

• Contribute creatively to multiple projects developed in studios around the world (majority in CET and ET time zones)
• Collaborate with development teams to brainstorm creative ways to encapsulate a game’s core mechanics through story and narrative
• Work on licensed properties, coordinating with teams and licensors to ensure brand consistency and presentation that reflects the licensors’ needs
• Help establish the tone of the game world and propose creative and efficient ways to effectively present this world to the player
• Generate and maintain design documents for all narrative elements
• Identify narrative problems and brainstorm creative solutions with colleagues
• Write all dialogues and in game texts
• Collaborate with cinematic and sound teams to create and maintain consistent narrative execution
• Assist in generating detailed voice over scripts and gathering needed materials for the sound team
• Participate in our writers rooms where you will give and take feedback respectfully
• Take on other fun narrative centric tasks as required from the wider Gameloft community

Qualifications

 Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree (or passionately self-taught) in English, Creative Writing, Theatre, or Film and/or professional experience as a writer in the video game industry or another dramatic medium
• A strong editorial eye and an ability to craft sharp, clear dialog
• Able to design clear and coherent stories for diverse demographics through excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Understanding of visual theory, storytelling, plot, structure, and character
• Knowledge and passion for the history and theories governing interactive storytelling, including how story is used to support game mechanics and enhance player retention
• Passionate about gaming, boasting an in-depth knowledge of games and the fundamentals of their design, game culture, and the entertainment industry as a whole
• Mastery of the English language
• Able to present a clear narrative concept and design using Excel, PPT, Miro or other related tools
• Strong research, analytical, and problem-solving skills, and an awareness of how to navigate limitations and work flexibly with available resources
• Refined attention to detail

Our team characteristics are: collaborative, flexible, fun, kind, curious, honest and inclusive – if you are those things, you will fit in well here!

Additional Information

WHY WORK FOR GAMELOFT?

• You want to be part of an exceptional experience, within a company that is constantly growing.
• You want to work with talented people who are industry pioneers.
• You want to join a global company and meet great people around the world from all walks of life.
• Motivating, challenging and rewarding work on the next great frontiers in games.
• Career-development opportunities.
• Exceptional library of diverse top games with broad distribution.

For more information go to www.gameloft.com and https://www.gameloft.com/for-brands/

• EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Permanent
• HOURS: Full Time with Hybrid working mode office/WFH
• SALARY: 60k USD + Bonus based on product quality
• BENEFITS:  Mobile phone allowance, and a company laptop.  We are a truly global Vivendi company, offering opportunities to collaborate around the world within Gameloft and inside Vivendi Group.