Remote Senior Game Narrative Designer - Story Architect

Placements24; Centurion; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement contributions

Paid time off

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Game Narrative Designer to join a fully remote mobile game development team. You will craft overarching narrative frameworks, write dialogue, and ensure consistency across features while mentoring junior writers.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years in game narrative design, a strong portfolio, and experience with narrative tools (Twine, Ink). Remote collaboration and knowledge of agile processes are valued.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 years of professional experience in game narrative design or related writing roles.
• Proven track record on shipped titles, preferably mobile or free-to-play.
• Exceptional writing skills with a strong portfolio.
• Experience with narrative design tools (Twine, Ink) and scripting languages.
• Understanding of game design principles and how narrative interacts with gameplay.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute narrative concepts, storylines, and character backstories for mobile games.
• Write high-quality dialogue, in-game text, item descriptions, and lore content.
• Design and implement narrative systems and events within the game engine.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (art, design, engineering, QA) to ensure narrative integration and quality.
• Maintain narrative consistency and tone across all game updates and new content.
• Create and manage narrative documentation, including plot outlines, character bibles, and style guides.
• Lead narrative reviews and provide constructive feedback to other writers and designers.
• Mentor and guide junior narrative designers and writers.
• Champion the importance of narrative in player experience and contribute to best practices.
• Stay current with trends in game narrative, interactive storytelling, and the mobile gaming market.

Skills

Storytelling

Narrative design

Dialogue writing

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Twine

Ink

Scripting languages

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Game Narrative Designer to join a fully remote mobile game development team. You will craft overarching narrative frameworks, write dialogue, and ensure consistency across features while mentoring junior writers.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years in game narrative design, a strong portfolio, and experience with narrative tools (Twine, Ink). Remote collaboration and knowledge of agile processes are valued.