RPG Design Lead — Create Epic Worlds & Quests

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Poland

Remote

PLN 120,000 - 190,000

Full time

4 days ago
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Job summary

Larian Studios is seeking an RPG Designer to join the worldbuilding team and help craft high-caliber games. You will work with a team to transform narrative into engaging gameplay that reacts to player actions.

This on-site, full-time role requires strong collaboration, agile mindset, and passion for RPGs. You’ll design narrative and gameplay content, own areas, and ensure quality across dialogs, areas, and quest design.

Qualifications

  • Lead a creative element of the game and coordinate with multiple teams.
  • Develop creative solutions to new problems without reinventing the wheel.
  • Strong narrative beats and pacing understanding.
  • Understand player motivations and expectations daily.
  • Observe players and filter feedback to inform design.
  • Proficient with digital tools and software (G Suite, Confluence, Jira).
  • Excellent organization and communication skills in an agile environment.
  • On-site, full-time role requiring presence in the office.

Responsibilities

  • Design narrative and gameplay content within an area of the game, own it through implementation.
  • Ensure logical and well-paced narrative flow in dialogs and areas.
  • Create solutions for quest design problems and follow their implementation.
  • Conduct progress reviews, gather feedback, collaborate to reach final state.
  • Write and update documentation, communicate changes to teams.
  • Take a holistic approach; decisions impact multiple departments.
  • Understand player motivations and expectations.

Skills

Creative leadership
Narrative design
Communication
Agile environment
Collaboration
Design documentation
Problem solving
Digital literacy
Attention to detail
Feedback gathering

Tools

Jira
Confluence
G Suite

Job description

Larian Studios is seeking an RPG Designer to join the worldbuilding team and help craft high-caliber games. You will work with a team to transform narrative into engaging gameplay that reacts to player actions.

This on-site, full-time role requires strong collaboration, agile mindset, and passion for RPGs. You’ll design narrative and gameplay content, own areas, and ensure quality across dialogs, areas, and quest design.

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