Senior Quest Designer — Narrative Architect

CD Projekt; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 118,000 - 196,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical healthcare

Mental health support

Paid leave

401(k) matching

LSA allowance

Menstrual leave

Parents network

Professional trainings

Welcome pack

Dog-friendly office

Job summary

CD PROJEKT RED in Boston, MA, is seeking a Senior Quest Designer to join the Narrative Design team to shape Cyberpunk 2. You will design, implement and direct stories within UE5, collaborating across disciplines in a hybrid, in‑office role.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in quest/narrative/open world design on AAA titles, shipped narrative-driven games, and strong storytelling, communication, and mentorship abilities. Pre-employment background checks apply.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience as Quest, Narrative or Open World Designer on AAA projects.
• At least 1 shipped narrative-driven AAA game.
• Excellent understanding of interactive storytelling.
• In-depth knowledge of game development and game design.
• Proficiency with game engines and visual scripting.
• Proficiency with UE5.
• Well-developed communication and organization skills.
• Ability to give, receive and act on feedback.
• Ability to thrive in multinational, interdisciplinary teams.
• Ability to mentor and train members of the team.
• Strong critical and analytical thinking.
• Published Books, Comic Books, Movies, or other narrative works is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Create detailed storylines and believable worlds around them
• Design quests, NPC communities and open world events.
• Implement designed content through visual scripting using a proprietary toolset within UE5.
• Plan the assets required to create your content.
• Collaborate with other departments as part of an interdisciplinary content creation team.
• Integrate delivered assets including gameplay elements, locations, characters, dialogue and other content into a seamless, engaging and unique experience.
• Consistently maintain a high quality bar through review, iteration, and bug fixing.
• Attend content reviews and iterate on designs and implementation based on feedback.
• Create and maintain design documentation.

Skills

5+ years experience as Quest Designer

At least 1 shipped narrative-drivenAAA

Interactive storytelling

Game development knowledge

Game engines & visual scripting

UE5 proficiency

Communication & organization

Feedback collaboration

Multinational teams

Mentoring & training

Narrative works a plus

Tools

UE5

Job description

CD PROJEKT RED in Boston, MA, is seeking a Senior Quest Designer to join the Narrative Design team to shape Cyberpunk 2. You will design, implement and direct stories within UE5, collaborating across disciplines in a hybrid, in‑office role.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in quest/narrative/open world design on AAA titles, shipped narrative-driven games, and strong storytelling, communication, and mentorship abilities. Pre-employment background checks apply.