Remote Senior Narrative Designer — Storytelling Architect

Placements24; East London; Hybrid; ZAR 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Health benefits

Dental & vision

Generous PTO

Professional growth

Flexible hours

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Narrative Designer to craft rich stories and immersive worlds for our upcoming projects. This remote role collaborates with designers, writers, and artists to weave cohesive lore and memorable characters.

You will develop plotlines, dialogue, and narrative systems, iterate based on playtests, and ensure consistency across the game. Expect a fully remote setup with flexible hours and opportunities for growth in a creative, boundary-pushing studio.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in narrative design or writing for video games.
• Ability to write engaging dialogue, story arcs, and world-building elements.
• Experience with narrative scripting tools or game engines (Unreal/Unity).
• Strong storytelling skills and collaborative mindset.

Responsibilities

• Develop and write compelling storylines, backstories, and in-game lore.
• Design and implement narrative systems, dialogue trees, and quest structures.
• Collaborate with designers to ensure narrative coherence within the game world.
• Work with voice actors and audio teams to deliver narrative content.
• Iterate on narratives based on playtests and team feedback.
• Maintain narrative consistency and quality across all aspects of the game.

Skills

Narrative design

Story writing

Dialogue writing

Unreal/Unity scripting

Remote collaboration

Tools

Unreal Engine Blueprints

Unity

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Narrative Designer to craft rich stories and immersive worlds for our upcoming projects. This remote role collaborates with designers, writers, and artists to weave cohesive lore and memorable characters.

You will develop plotlines, dialogue, and narrative systems, iterate based on playtests, and ensure consistency across the game. Expect a fully remote setup with flexible hours and opportunities for growth in a creative, boundary-pushing studio.