Senior World-Building Narrative Designer

Placements24; Randburg; On-site; ZAR 540,000 - 780,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits package

Professional development

Opportunities for advancement

Creative studio environment

Job summary

Placements24 in Randburg is seeking a Senior Narrative Designer specializing in world-building to shape immersive game universes. You will craft lore, histories, cultures, factions, and backstories, ensuring they integrate with gameplay, art, and design.

The role demands masterful storytelling, strong writing, and the ability to translate complex lore into engaging player experiences. Collaboration with level designers, writers, and media teams is essential to keep narratives cohesive across

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Narrative Designer or Writer in the video game industry.
• Exceptional writing, editing, and storytelling skills.
• Deep understanding of narrative structure, character development, and thematic consistency.
• Experience creating comprehensive lore documents and style guides.
• Ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain core lore, history, cultures, and overarching narrative framework for game projects.
• Create detailed world-building documents including backstories, factions, and environmental narratives.
• Collaborate with level designers, artists, and gameplay designers to integrate narrative and environment.
• Write dialogue, item descriptions, journal entries, and other in-game text.
• Ensure narrative consistency and coherence across all aspects of the game.
• Contribute to story conception, plot development, and character arcs.
• Provide narrative direction for cinematics, quests, and interactive sequences.
• Work with voice actors and media teams to maintain narrative integrity.
• Research historical and mythological contexts to inform world creation.
• Mentor junior narrative designers and contribute to best practices.

Skills

World-building

Narrative design

Storytelling

Writing

Portfolio

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in English, Creative Writing, History

Job description

Placements24 in Randburg is seeking a Senior Narrative Designer specializing in world-building to shape immersive game universes. You will craft lore, histories, cultures, factions, and backstories, ensuring they integrate with gameplay, art, and design.

The role demands masterful storytelling, strong writing, and the ability to translate complex lore into engaging player experiences. Collaboration with level designers, writers, and media teams is essential to keep narratives cohesive across