Senior RPG Designer

Larian Studios; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Larian Studios, based in Warsaw, seeks an RPG Designer to join the worldbuilding team and help craft high-quality RPGs like Baldur’s Gate 3 and Divinity: Original Sin 2. This on-site role requires strong collaboration and storytelling skills.

You will own a game area, lead narrative and gameplay design, and coordinate with multiple departments to translate player motivations into compelling quests. An on-site, creative role suited for RPG storytelling enthusiasts.

Qualifications

• Lead a creative element of the game and coordinate feedback.
• Creative problem solving and implementation focus.
• Strong narrative beats and pacing understanding.
• Understand player motivation and expectations.
• Observe players and learn from feedback.
• Proficient with digital tools (G Suite, Confluence, Jira).

Responsibilities

• Design narrative and gameplay content for a game area and own its quality.
• Ensure logical, well-paced narrative flow across situations and areas.
• Provide quest design solutions and oversee implementation.
• Collaborate with other departments, gathering feedback.
• Write and update documentation; communicate changes.
• Consider impacts on other teams when making region changes.
• Understand player motivations and expectations.

Skills

Creative leadership

Narrative design

Collaboration

Agile mindset

Tools

G Suite

Confluence

Jira

Job description

With multiple awards to our name, Larian Studios has proven that we’re dedicated to delivering high-quality role‑playing games. As we move on to new projects, the studio that brought you Baldur’s Gate 3 & Divinity: Original Sin 2 is looking for an RPG Designer to join the worldbuilding team and help us in crafting the high caliber games our fans have come to expect.

Responsibilities

• Design narrative and gameplay content within an area of the game, take ownership of the area throughout implementation, and responsibility for its final quality.
• Ensure logical and well‑paced narrative flow in the combination of situations, dialogs and areas.
• Create solutions for quest design problems and follow their implementation.
• Conduct progress reviews for your area, gathering feedback from the other departments and working with them to reach the optimal finished state.
• Write and update documentation, communicate changes to the teams.
• Take a holistic approach when implementing changes to your region. Every decision will impact a range of departments, so you’ll need to take their limits and priorities into account.
• Understand player motivations and expectations.

Requirements

• The ability to take the lead of a creative element of the game, communicate with all parties involved, gather feedback, and sink their teeth into it until it’s finished.
• The ability to come up with creative solutions to new problems, or identify issues that don’t require reinventing the wheel.
• A strong understanding of narrative beats and pacing.
• The ability to imagine what it’s like seeing the game for the first time every single day; you understand player expectations.
• The ability to observe players and learn from their actions and filter their feedback.
• A high level of digital literacy and can adapt quickly to new software and tools (G Suite, Confluence, Jira, etc.)
• Attention to detail and undaunted by complexity and change.
• A great collaborator, has excellent organization and communication skills.
• Comfortable in an agile environment with evolving needs.
• This is a full‑time, on‑site role, requiring your presence in the office to support collaboration and creativity.

Nice to haves

• Has handled game engines, has programming skills or implementation experience.
• Has shipped games with a narrative focus.
• Has extensive experience as both a player and maker of RPGs.
• Familiarity with Larian’s games and capable of emulating our distinctive style.

Traditionally we receive a high amount of interest in RPG Design positions so please bear with us if there is a delay in us getting back to you with news on your application.