Head Writer & Narrative Lead (Remote)

HellaGoodAudio; United States; Remoto; USD 90.000 - 130.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

HellaGoodAudio is seeking a Lead Writer to own the script and narrative execution across quests, cutscenes, dialogue, and environmental text. You will lead a small writers' team while continuing to write, ensuring consistent canon and storytelling within strict production constraints.

You will collaborate with Quest and Level Design to translate outlines into branching quests with meaningful endings, and you will write for camera moments and non-verbal storytelling.

Competenze

• 5+ years of experience writing for games, including at least one shipped title with quests.
• Experience leading or mentoring writers, including small teams.
• Ability to give clear and constructive feedback that improves the next draft.
• Experience building branching quests and understanding the purpose of each branch.
• Ability to use levels, environmental storytelling, objects, and other non-dialogue elements as narrative tools.
• Near-native written English.
• Ability to take notes and feedback from designers who are not writers, and push back when needed.

Mansioni

• Own the script: main quests, side quests, characters, cutscenes, barks, item descriptions, environmental text, and other narrative content.
• Read and edit the script inside the engine.
• Lead a team of writers: help producers assign work and balance workload, review drafts, provide constructive notes, and hire as the team grows.
• Work with Quest and Level Design from the whiteboard stage.
• Turn the Story Director's outline into quests that branch, with endings that cost the player something either way.
• Write for the camera: cutscenes, scripted moments, and characters who do not communicate through words.
• Keep the canon. You're the person who knows why a name, a date or a god's title can't change on a whim.
• Write within hard limits such as line length, string budgets, and VO session length.

Conoscenze

Story scripting

Leadership

Feedback

Branching quests

Non-dialogue storytelling

Localization awareness

Near-native English

Descrizione del lavoro

HellaGoodAudio is seeking a Lead Writer to own the script and narrative execution across quests, cutscenes, dialogue, and environmental text. You will lead a small writers' team while continuing to write, ensuring consistent canon and storytelling within strict production constraints.

You will collaborate with Quest and Level Design to translate outlines into branching quests with meaningful endings, and you will write for camera moments and non-verbal storytelling.