Senior Narrative Designer - Remote Immersive Storytelling

Placements24; Paarl; Hybrid; ZAR 1,493,000 - 2,156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Remote-first culture

Paid time off

Professional development

Flexible hours

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Narrative Designer to join a fully remote game studio. You will craft core storylines, world-building, and character arcs, writing dialogue and lore that drive immersive gameplay.

Collaborate with designers, artists, and audio to weave narrative into gameplay, oversee voice sessions, and mentor junior designers. Remote-first culture emphasizes creativity and collaboration for a global audience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in narrative design or game writing.
• Two shipped titles in a significant role.
• Strong portfolio with dialogue, outlines and world-building.
• Experience creating and managing narrative documentation (bibles, dialogue trees).
• Experience integrating narrative within interactive systems and gameplay.
• Excellent remote collaboration and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and document the core narrative structure, plot, themes and backstories for games.
• Write high-quality dialogue, in-game text, quest descriptions and lore documents.
• Collaborate with level designers, game designers and system designers to integrate narrative into gameplay.
• Oversee voice recording sessions with audio directors to align performances with narrative intent.
• Create narrative bibles and style guides for consistent storytelling.
• Develop branching narrative structures and player choice systems.
• Champion the narrative vision across development disciplines and iterate on elements from playtesting feedback.
• Mentor junior narrative designers and provide constructive feedback.

Skills

Narrative design

Game writing

Dialogue writing

World-building

Collaboration

Remote teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Scripting languages

Visual scripting

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Narrative Designer to join a fully remote game studio. You will craft core storylines, world-building, and character arcs, writing dialogue and lore that drive immersive gameplay.

Collaborate with designers, artists, and audio to weave narrative into gameplay, oversee voice sessions, and mentor junior designers. Remote-first culture emphasizes creativity and collaboration for a global audience.