Narrative Director

Electronic Arts (EA); Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Narrative Director to shape the future of a renowned gaming franchise. This role involves directing a talented writing team and crafting compelling narratives that enhance player experience. Join a collaborative environment where your creativity can flourish and impact the gaming world. This exciting opportunity allows you to lead innovative storytelling efforts and work closely with cross-disciplinary teams to deliver a high-quality AAA gameplay experience. If you are passionate about narrative design and want to influence the next generation of gaming, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Paid time off

Free games

Flexible working hours

Health and wellness programs

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience as Narrative Director on AAA games.
• Strong understanding of narrative gameplay best practices.

Responsibilities

• Direct narrative vision and oversee writing team.
• Integrate narrative into all game aspects.

Skills

Narrative Design

Creative Collaboration

Project Management

Game Design

Narrative Writing

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Game Design or related field

Master's Degree in Creative Writing or related field

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Description & Requirements

Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.

Description & Requirements

Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.

Battlefield is a storied franchise renowned for uncompromising combat gameplay for over two decades. 100 million players and 5 billion hours played later, the Battlefield team is looking to define the future of the first-person shooter. Composed of 4 world-class studios across Criterion, DICE, Motive and Ripple Effect – all powered by the Battlefield Central Technology (BCT) team – what’s forming on the horizon is a connected Battlefield universe filled with immersive experiences built on our unique DNA.

This is an opportunity to join us at either our UK or Sweden based studios, Criterion (UK) or DICE (Sweden) - where you will help shape the future of Battlefield!

Two studios with a rich history of crafting award-winning games with passion and innovation – we offer an inclusive environment where your ideas shine and you can unleash your creativity.

We value collaboration, diverse perspectives, and creating the best experiences for our players - that continues to impact in the world of FPS.

The Narrative Director will be responsible for directing our efforts to create a coherent fiction for our world. The role will have broad influence, from contextualizing our gameplay, to defining the game’s ‘voice’, to directing our writing team to deliver a strong core story.

We are looking for a candidate who is willing to explore avenues that put more of the story into the player’s hands while still delivering on narrative beats that contextualize and motivate the actions of our player and the character they are playing.

This role will report into the Creative Director, working with the creative leadership to define the Narrative vision for the product in close collaborations with other chapter directors, producers, narrative team members,and other key stakeholders, to develop a high-quality narrative AAA gameplay experience.

Responsibilities

• Be a key participant in shaping the themes, tones, and atmosphere of the game’s setting and overall experience
• Build and direct a writing and narrative design team
• Set the narrative vision, pillars and strategy for the product.
• Establish, communicate, maintain and champion the narrative direction for the project, both internally and externally – in harmony with overall creative vision and gameplay goals and structure and ensure that they are executed to the expected quality
• Partner closely with the other discipline directors and producers to integrate the narrative into all aspects of the game.
• Find innovative ways to communicate stories through the world that promotes player agency.
• Support and guide the environment team in researching history, locations, and events to develop the game’s narrative vision and underlying themes
• Determine the production priorities, high level schedule and eventual scope adjustments with the Producers and other senior stakeholders, to ensure the game is completed on time and within budget.
• Be a key stakeholder in the casting and recording processes
• Guide the ideation process as the team brainstorms ideas, characters, quests and narrative structure.
• Manage senior members of the Narrative team.
• Mentor and develop others on the narrative and wider design team in narrative design principles and methodologies
• Collaborate with and lead other game writers and narrative designers to design, develop, and implement narrative gameplay elements.
• Work with the game design team to develop gameplay features that will support and convey the story
• Provide regular feedback
• Support and encourage a mindset of diversity and inclusion not just in the workplace, but in the content we create
  
  

Requirements

• As a director, you are passionate about quality, innovation, and achieving a highly impactful and memorable player experience.
• You are focused on creating narrative designs that put the story in the player’s hands.
• Previous experience as the Narrative Director on AAA game.
• Significant experience with narrative writing.
• Significant experience with game design.
• Fluent knowledge of spoken and written English.
• Understanding of best practices for creating high quality narrative gameplay experiences
• Passion for games, and bringing your experience and passion for narrative to help shape the culture of a team.
• You are an expert at creative collaboration and collaborative communication.
• You excel at creating and communicating your vision to various stakeholders and leading strategic efforts with your team.
• Your team leadership experience equips you to navigate through challenges, provide constructive feedback, and streamline workflows
• Experience managing quality, consistency and coherency across a team of creatives and designers
• Strong knowledge of the competitor landscape
• Excellent organizational and project management skills
  
  

About Electronic Arts

We’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth.

We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.

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