Quest Designer - Live Content / World building

Soulbound; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a Live Content / Quest Designer to create engaging quests for a groundbreaking MMORPG. This role offers the unique opportunity to design and own weekly content that will be integrated into a vibrant game world. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment, leveraging advanced tools to craft compelling narratives and gameplay experiences. With a focus on player engagement and creativity, you will have the autonomy to shape the game’s content, ensuring it resonates with a dedicated player base. Join a passionate team committed to pushing the boundaries of game design and delivering unforgettable experiences.

Benefits

Creative control over story and systems

Immediate impact in a lean team

Access to artists and animators

Flexible working arrangement

Internal live ops system for fast content shipping

Qualifications

• Experience designing repeatable and one-time narrative quest structures.
• Capable of delivering end-to-end content, testing, and producing.

Responsibilities

• Own the weekly playable experience and design tight quests and narrative moments.
• Work with narrative, design, and live ops to launch content weekly.

Skills

Quest Design

Narrative Design

Gameplay Focus

Dialogue Writing

Player Experience

Content Iteration

AI Tool Utilization

Education

Experience in Game Design

Tools

Twine

Ink

Unity

Lua

Unreal Blueprints

Job description

Quest Designer - Live Content / World Building

We're building a next-generation browser-based MMORPG — system-driven, content-rich, and scaling fast. We've raised $10M in funding, we have an active community (25k+ Discord) and a deeply unique vision that's pushing the boundaries of multiplayer game design. We ship weekly content updates and build fast.

The Mission

We're looking for a Live Content / Quest Designer who can own the weekly playable experience. You'll be the architect of short-form content: tight quests, emotional arcs, narrative moments, repeatable missions, and world-building that actually plays. You'll have a stable build 7 days a week, and push content into dev/production whenever you want.

You'll work directly with narrative, design, and live ops — with a direct line to the founder. You'll design content that launches weekly and lives in the game forever.

You'll be given full autonomy to design and own:

• Quest formats
• Dialogue flows
• Story arcs (1-2 week loops)
• Repeatable content templates (e.g., faction dailies, bounty boards)
• Event scripting
• Narrative-driven reward loops

Why This Is the Best Job in the World for a Quest Designer

We've built the most advanced LiveOps quest-building system the industry has ever seen — and it's 100% in-browser. If you've ever dreamed of building quests in a 2D pixel MMORPG, with a real player base and a live world, this is where you thrive.

Building a quest takes minutes, not hours. And it's safe — fully sandboxed and QA-tested.

Requirements

Who You Are

• You live to build quests — not just write docs
• You dive into tools, break things, and get playable demos running fast
• You don't wait for approval — you ship, test, and iterate to learn
• You are a gameplay-focused narrative designer or quest/content designer who's shipped live content
• Experienced designing repeatable and one-time narrative quest structures
• Obsessed with player experience, story pacing, and moment-to-moment engagement
• Able to write dialogue, design systems, and build experiences with minimal oversight
• Understands progression, rewards, and how to keep players coming back
• Comfortable working in a high-cadence team where shipping weekly is the norm
• You want to make games that mean something — and that feel good to play
• An IC or team player that's capable of delivering end-to-end content, testing and producing
• Using AI tools to improve the speed and quality of your work, making you a 100x designer.

Bonus Points

• You've shipped quests or content in games like: RuneScape, Genshin, Warframe, WoW, Albion, Fallout, Cyberpunk.
• You've used tools like Twine, Ink, Unity, Lua, Unreal Blueprints, or custom in-house scripting tools
• You've built or documented content pipelines before — even in hacky ways
• You've worked in a live game or MMO and understand how LiveOps and story work together
• You've done writing for games, short films, or ARGs that reached real audiences

Benefits

• Creative control over how story and systems meet the player — weekly
• The chance to help shape one of the most ambitious MMOs being built today
• A lean team where your impact is immediate and felt
• Access to artists and animators that can bring your characters and gameplay to life
• The opportunity to build founding quests in a generational MMO that will reach millions worldwide.
• Competitive salary
• Flexible working arrangement, London in-office or hybrid available on discussion
• An internal live ops system where content is shipped in hours, not weeks
• A team obsessed with building something that lasts

Seniority Level

Mid-Senior level

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Function

Design

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting