Remote Writer & Narrative Designer for Fallen London

Failbetter Games Ltd; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Visa sponsorship available

Job summary

Failbetter Games Ltd seeks a Writer and Narrative Designer to work on Fallen London in a permanent, full-time, remote role. The position supports a live-service narrative game set in a richly imagined Victorian London, demanding strong prose and flexible interactive storytelling.

You will pitch arcs, craft stories of varying length and tone, design quality-based narrative structures, update content for events, provide feedback, and create marketing copy and artist briefs.

Qualifications

• Strong writing skills and high proficiency in English, with experience in narrative prose.
• Ability to translate ideas into quality-based narrative for interactive media.
• Familiar with interactive writing beyond branching narratives and ability to pitch story arcs.

Responsibilities

• Pitch story arcs to writers and participate in long-range planning.
• Write stories of varying length and tone for Fallen London.
• Design quality-based narrative structures that support story and gameplay.
• Update existing content for seasonal events.
• Provide constructive feedback on others' writing.
• Draft marketing copy for released or upcoming stories.
• Draft briefs for artists to illustrate work.

Skills

Story writing

Narrative design

Prose craftsmanship

Editing

Pitching ideas

Feedback

Job description

Failbetter Games Ltd seeks a Writer and Narrative Designer to work on Fallen London in a permanent, full-time, remote role. The position supports a live-service narrative game set in a richly imagined Victorian London, demanding strong prose and flexible interactive storytelling.

You will pitch arcs, craft stories of varying length and tone, design quality-based narrative structures, update content for events, provide feedback, and create marketing copy and artist briefs.