Remote Game Narrative Designer — World-Build & Storytelling

Placements24; Queenstown; Hybrid; NZD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary & bonuses

Fully remote role

Health, dental, vision insurance

Career development

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly creative Game Narrative Designer to join a fully remote development team. You will craft stories, lore, and character arcs that define our games and collaborate with writers, designers, and artists to weave narrative into gameplay.

Ideal candidates bring at least 4 years of narrative design or game writing experience, a strong portfolio, and excellent writing and collaboration skills for a remote team.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of experience in narrative design or game writing.
• Proven ability to craft engaging stories, characters, and dialogue.
• Strong understanding of game mechanics and how narrative can enhance them.
• Experience with narrative scripting tools or engines (e.g., Twine, Ink, or proprietary tools).
• Excellent writing, communication, and collaboration skills for a remote team.
• A strong portfolio showcasing narrative design work for games.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement compelling narrative structures and storylines for games.
• Develop rich lore, character backstories, and world-building elements.
• Write engaging dialogue, quest descriptions, and other in-game text.
• Collaborate with game designers to integrate narrative effectively into gameplay mechanics.
• Work with voice actors and sound designers to ensure narrative delivery is impactful.
• Maintain narrative consistency and quality across the entire game experience.

Skills

Storytelling

Writing

Collaboration

Communication

Tools

Twine

Ink

Proprietary tools

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a highly creative Game Narrative Designer to join a fully remote development team. You will craft stories, lore, and character arcs that define our games and collaborate with writers, designers, and artists to weave narrative into gameplay.

Ideal candidates bring at least 4 years of narrative design or game writing experience, a strong portfolio, and excellent writing and collaboration skills for a remote team.