Senior Quest Designer — Narrative Architect (AAA Open World)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Dog-friendly office

International working environment

Flexible working hours

Job summary

CD PROJEKT RED in Boston is seeking a Senior Quest Designer to join our Narrative Design team and help shape Cyberpunk 2. You will design and implement stories, quests and open-world events within UE5, collaborating across disciplines to deliver an engaging experience.

This role focuses on narrative-driven design, requires 5+ years in AAA quest or open-world design, and a shipped narrative game. Hybrid in-office position with a strong emphasis on collaboration, mentorship and high-quality

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

Narrative design

Open world design

Quest design

Storytelling

Visual scripting

UE5

Team collaboration

Mentoring

Feedback iteration

Multinational teams

Tools

Unreal Engine

Job description

CD PROJEKT RED in Boston is seeking a Senior Quest Designer to join our Narrative Design team and help shape Cyberpunk 2. You will design and implement stories, quests and open-world events within UE5, collaborating across disciplines to deliver an engaging experience.

This role focuses on narrative-driven design, requires 5+ years in AAA quest or open-world design, and a shipped narrative game. Hybrid in-office position with a strong emphasis on collaboration, mentorship and high-quality