Lead Narrative Designer

Longdue Games; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading game development studio in the United Kingdom is seeking a Narrative Lead to join their remote team. This role involves leading writers and shaping the story for an innovative RPG project. Candidates should have over five years of experience in narrative management within the gaming industry, particularly in RPGs. The position emphasizes collaboration, strong communication, and the ability to deliver narrative work within development milestones. This is an opportunity to influence a thought-provoking project that challenges conventions and explores deep human themes.

Benefits

Creative Freedom

Thought-Provoking Project

Flexible Working

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience leading a narrative team, particularly in the RPG genre.
• Track record of delivering narrative work on schedule and coordinating with production.
• Proven ability to write character-driven stories.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of writers through early development stages.
• Align narrative goals with production milestones.
• Help shape the story while building narrative systems.

Skills

Experience leading a narrative team

Organizational and planning skills

Strong communication skills

Experience with project management tools

Tools

Basecamp

YouTrack

Job description

Overview

Hopetown is a new narrative-first RPG inspired by Disco Elysium, built by a team that contributed to Disco Elysium, including Martin Luiga, Lenval Brown, and Piotr Sobolewski. We are moving into early production, building foundational systems, characters, and mechanics to define the experience. We aim to transform Hopetown from a great cRPG into an unforgettable living universe of stories, surprises, and challenges.

Longdue is a studio founded to create rich, emotional, story-first games that challenge players\' expectations. We are a remote team of writers, artists, designers, and engineers, with talent from across the industry. We believe extraordinary games can come from small, focused teams that value creativity, openness, and care over convention.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team of writers through the early stages of development, balancing storytelling vision with clear planning, coordination, and delivery.
• Collaborate closely with design, production, and tech to align narrative goals with development milestones and ensure the narrative team\'s output fits smoothly into the broader pipeline.
• Shape Hopetown\'s story while helping to build the systems and structures that make great narrative work possible.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience leading and/or managing a narrative team on a narrative-first game, ideally in the RPG space.
• Proven ability to plan, organize, and deliver narrative work within production milestones, with experience coordinating pipelines, tracking progress, and aligning with design or production teams.
• Proven experience writing emotionally resonant, character-driven stories.
• Experience overseeing multiple writers\' work and edits to ensure cohesion in tone and style.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Basic understanding of how other disciplines integrate with narrative and design.
• Familiarity with production and project management tools (e.g., Basecamp, YouTrack, or similar).

Nice to Have

• Experience shipping or contributing to a narrative-driven RPG title, especially in a small or startup-style team.
• Strong familiarity with Disco Elysium-like, dialogue-heavy storytelling structures.
• A creative and adaptable mindset suited to an early-stage, highly collaborative studio environment.
• A love for narrative experimentation, psychology, and surreal or philosophical themes.

Benefits

Creative Freedom: We foster an environment where your unique voice and vision can shape a groundbreaking RPG.

Thought-Provoking Project: Help create a game that challenges conventions, offers a deep philosophical experience, and invites players to explore the world and the depths of human psychology.

Flexible Working: We are a remote-first studio, offering you the freedom to work from wherever inspiration strikes.