Senior Writer

Gofractional; Carlsbad (CA); Hybrid; USD 82,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) with company match

Relocation assistance

Paid holidays & vacation

Job summary

High Moon Studios is seeking a Senior Writer (Temporary) to craft and refine dialogue and narrative across cinematics, in-game scenes, and UI. You will work remotely within the US with a collaborative, iterative process and contribute to a world-class game experience.

The role requires8+ years in AAA games writing, screenplay experience, and strong communication. You will collaborate across disciplines and provide concise feedback while adapting to a fast-paced development cycle.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in the games industry in a writing or narrative design role with multiple shipped titles (AAA).
• Screenplay or game writing experience required.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Egoless, receptive to feedback, collaborative and iterative/agile process.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Write, review, and edit dialogue and text for cinematics, in-game scenes, assets, UI, and related materials.
• Collaborate with designers, engineers, artists, producers, and animators to deliver a world-class game narrative.
• Research narrative topics to ensure authentic experiences.
• Independently execute high-level direction as a proactive self-starter.
• Play builds and provide prioritized feedback.

Skills

AAA writing experience

Strong problem-solving

Excellent communication

Collaborative / agile

Independent execution

Tools

PowerPoint

Word

Excel

Visio

Job description

Senior Writer - High Moon Studios (Temporary)

Job Title: Senior Writer - High Moon Studios (Temporary)

Requisition ID: R028054

Location: Carlsbad, California, United States of America

Work Arrangement: Remote work within the US

Duration: Temporary position estimated to be for approximately 11 months

Compensation: Standard base pay range $82,240.00 - $152,160.00 Annual (US locations). Employees may be eligible for incentive compensation.

What you'll be doing…

• Write, review, and edit dialogue and text for cinematics, in-game scenes, game assets, UI, and other related materials.
• Collaborate effectively with other disciplines including designers, engineers, artists, producers, and animators to deliver a world-class game narrative.
• Research subject matter relating to the narrative to ensure an authentic experience.
• Be a proactive self-starter that can independently execute high-level direction.
• Play builds of the game in-progress and provide concise, prioritized feedback.

To succeed you must have…

• 8+ years in the games industry working in a writing or narrative design capacity, with multiple shipped titles in the AAA console / PC space.
• Screenplay or game writing experience.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Passionate and egoless attitude that welcomes feedback and criticism, and enjoys working in a collaborative, iterative, and agile process.
• Impressive communication skills.
• Ability to quickly execute high-level direction in a fast-paced team environment.
• Solid understanding of modern single-player design with ability to clearly discuss trends.
• Passion for games with a desire to make an impact at an industry level.
• Expertise in creating high and low-level documentation using tools like Power Point, Word, Excel, Visio, etc.

We'd love it if you also have…

• Familiarity with the Call of Duty franchise and Warzone.
• The ability to implement dialogue and text for cinematics, in-game scenes, game assets, UI and other related materials.
• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the FPS games space.
• Prior experience working on a AAA first-person shooter.
• Experience with programming/scripting languages.

Benefits: Subject to eligibility requirements, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance, 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching, paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave, mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs. Relocation assistance may be available if required.