Narrative Design Lead - Story-Driven Game Worlds

The Donovan's Venom 501c3; Lilburn (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

The Donovan's Venom, INC. is seeking a seasoned Narrative Design Manager to lead storytelling across our video game projects.

You will oversee story concept, worldbuilding, character development, and dialogue integration with gameplay, working closely with design, art, and engineering teams to deliver cohesive player experiences. Success requires guiding writers, maintaining narrative consistency, and balancing creative vision with production realities while ensuring localization readiness and

Qualifications

• Experience in narrative design, game writing, or related field.
• Ability to integrate story with gameplay and systems.
• Strong writing, editing, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and manage the narrative vision for game projects.
• Lead story development, worldbuilding, and character arcs.
• Collaborate with design, art, engineering, and audio teams.
• Mentor narrative designers and writers across projects.
• Coordinate production plans and version control for narrative assets.
• Review scripts and dialogue for quality and consistency.
• Ensure localization readiness and narrative stability across releases.

Skills

Narrative design

Game writing

Cross-functional

Project management

Job description

The Donovan's Venom, INC. is seeking a seasoned Narrative Design Manager to lead storytelling across our video game projects.

You will oversee story concept, worldbuilding, character development, and dialogue integration with gameplay, working closely with design, art, and engineering teams to deliver cohesive player experiences. Success requires guiding writers, maintaining narrative consistency, and balancing creative vision with production realities while ensuring localization readiness and