Senior Remote Narrative Designer for Interactive Games

Placements24; Rustenburg; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-friendly

Home office stipend

Performance bonuses

Professional development

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Interactive Game Narrative Designer to craft compelling narratives and weave them into immersive gameplay. This remote-first role rewards a seasoned storyteller who can shape the player's journey with emotional depth.

You'll collaborate with designers, artists, and engineers across the globe, maintain narrative bibles, create branching dialogue, and script key cinematic sequences to drive engagement.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in narrative design or game writing.
• Strong portfolio of shipped titles.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for remote collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design, write, and implement narrative structures, character arcs, dialogue, and lore.
• Collaborate with game designers, level designers, and artists to ensure narrative integration.
• Develop and maintain narrative bibles, character profiles, and story outlines.
• Create branching dialogue systems and quest narratives responsive to player choices.
• Script cinematic sequences and in-game events to convey narrative progression.

Skills

Storytelling

Narrative design

Remote collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Creative Writing or related field

Tools

Unreal Engine

Unity

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Interactive Game Narrative Designer to craft compelling narratives and weave them into immersive gameplay. This remote-first role rewards a seasoned storyteller who can shape the player's journey with emotional depth.

You'll collaborate with designers, artists, and engineers across the globe, maintain narrative bibles, create branching dialogue, and script key cinematic sequences to drive engagement.