Remote Lead Narrative Designer – Visionary Story Architect

Placements24

Noord-Kaap

Hybrid

ZAR 1,469,000 - 2,122,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary
Fully remote
Health insurance
Paid time off
Professional development
Creative culture

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Lead Narrative Designer to spearhead storytelling across upcoming game projects in a fully remote team. You will guide a writers' team, oversee the story bible, and collaborate with game directors to ensure a cohesive and immersive player experience.

The role requires mentoring, writing dialogue and lore, and integrating narrative with gameplay. A strong portfolio and 7+ years in narrative design (2+ in lead roles) are essential, as is excellent remote

Qualifications

  • Minimum 7 years of experience in narrative design or writing for games, with at least 2 years in a lead role.
  • Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills with a proven ability to craft engaging narratives.
  • Strong understanding of interactive narrative structures and techniques.
  • Experience leading creative teams and managing narrative development pipelines.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, crucial for a remote setting.
  • Portfolio demonstrating outstanding narrative design and writing work.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and own the overarching narrative, plot, characters, and lore for game projects.
  • Write dialogue, quests, item descriptions, and other in-game narrative content.
  • Collaborate with game designers to ensure narrative and gameplay are tightly integrated.
  • Lead and mentor a team of narrative designers and writers, providing feedback and direction.
  • Maintain the narrative bible and ensure consistency across all story elements.
  • Explore innovative ways to deliver story in interactive mediums.

Skills

Narrative design
Storytelling
Team leadership
Remote collaboration
Portfolio
Interactive narrative

Job description

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Lead Narrative Designer to spearhead storytelling across upcoming game projects in a fully remote team. You will guide a writers' team, oversee the story bible, and collaborate with game directors to ensure a cohesive and immersive player experience.

The role requires mentoring, writing dialogue and lore, and integrating narrative with gameplay. A strong portfolio and 7+ years in narrative design (2+ in lead roles) are essential, as is excellent remote

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