Remote Lead Game Narrative Designer

Placements24; Bloemfontein; Hybrid; ZAR 700,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Competitive salary

Performance bonuses

Access to industry tools

Creative collaboration culture

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Lead Game Narrative Designer to shape the overarching narrative strategy for upcoming titles. You will guide a team of writers and narrative designers, ensuring cohesive storytelling across dialogue, lore, and quests.

You will collaborate with designers, artists, and engineers to weave narrative into gameplay, while maintaining style guides and high-quality content for immersive worlds. This remote role emphasizes leadership and creative excellence.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in game narrative design/writing, 2+ in leadership.
• Portfolio demonstrating narrative work in video games.
• Proven ability to craft engaging stories, characters and worlds.
• Strong grasp of narrative structures, pacing and player engagement.
• Excellent writing and editing, plus clear communication.
• Experience leading and mentoring creative teams.
• Familiarity with Unity/Unreal and narrative tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own the narrative vision and strategy for game projects.
• Create compelling storylines, character arcs, dialogue, and lore.
• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of narrative designers and writers.
• Collaborate with designers, artists, and programmers to integrate narrative into gameplay.
• Write scripts, quest text, item descriptions, and environmental storytelling.
• Oversee narrative implementation in the game engine for consistency.
• Establish narrative style guides and team documentation.
• Provide feedback and stay updated on trends in game narrative design.

Skills

Leadership

Narrative design

Storytelling

Writing

Editing

Communication

Team mentorship

Remote collaboration

Game narrative theory

Education

Creative writing degree

English degree

Game design degree

Tools

Unity

Unreal Engine

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Lead Game Narrative Designer to shape the overarching narrative strategy for upcoming titles. You will guide a team of writers and narrative designers, ensuring cohesive storytelling across dialogue, lore, and quests.

You will collaborate with designers, artists, and engineers to weave narrative into gameplay, while maintaining style guides and high-quality content for immersive worlds. This remote role emphasizes leadership and creative excellence.