As Senior Narrative Designer your main job is to develop canon, stories, plots, and written content for different game projects. This includes generating world backgrounds, storylines, characters and all in-game descriptions and explanations like quest content, dialogue, and item descriptions. The role requires strong creative writing skills in English, an ability to work as a team player, and organizational and communication skills to address the demands of different disciplines and departments.
- Creating the overall story of a product while maintaining the vision of the product
- Quickly writing compelling dialogue for missions as well as descriptions for factions, characters, items, new features, etc., which are suitable for the target audience
- Cooperating closely with game teams, community managers, and graphic artists to create a coherent narrative context for the game
- Writing in-game ad copy (e.g. payment texts, teasers, special offers)
- Proofreading and editing of in-game and marketing texts
- Maintaining a consistent tone and voice within a game’s texts, while keeping its vision in mind
- Defining, designing, and implementing narrative systems from conception to realization
- Working within a narrative team to identify plot lines, story arcs and narrative beats that support the game design and the underlying IP
- Supporting the Game Design team in defining systems and structures to support the game experience throughout the entire game
- Doing research, gathering information and creating documentation (e.g. game canon, character and story bibles)
- Participating in brainstorming sessions to define ideas for future game updates as well as coming up with new ideas for how the storyline can be extended as the game develops
- Managing the interface between the product and localization teams: Preparing content and context material for localization, contextual support during the localization process within the time allotted by production
- Being prepared to rewrite and revise work (often several times) following feedback
- Support with organizational tasks and in mentoring and development of junior designers
- Duties as assigned.
- 5+ years' experience in writing or narrative design for games
- An excellent understanding of (non-) linear narrative systems and structures
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- Able to create compelling content for use in an interactive world, using literary skills to develop themes and storylines, while making characters and plots believable
- Able to craft a story that shows off the features that the game is built around
- Focused on creating narrative systems that tell the player’s story
- Able to quickly come up with creative ideas for storylines, characters, and general content without prior preparation
- Good understanding what style of writing works best for the game and its target audience
- Avid gamer with a solid understanding of game development and game genres
- Knowledge of Game Design, Creative Writing, Literature or equivalent gained through practical work experience and/or academic studies
- Familiarity with common scheduling, documentation, task and issue tracking tools (such as Confluence, Jira, etc.)
- Able to proofread and edit content
- Able to work and thrive in a team environment to create the best player experience possible
- Able to plan, prioritize, multi-task and perform in a deadline-oriented environment
- Self-motivated and pro-active with a strong work ethic.
Why you will love working at BIGPOINT... - Entertain millions of players with high-quality games, disrupt the markets with new multiplayer ideas in multiple different genres and tech projects
- Matrix structure that offers the possibility to work on multiple projects with a lean hierarchy for fast decision-making
- Work-Life Benefits fully remote from around Germany, flexible working hours, 30 days of vacation
- Visa & Relocation Support
- Wellbeing Benefits attractive rates for a gym membership in cooperation with QUALITRAIN
- Mental Health Benefits anonymous employee counselling at Fürstenberg Institute
- Activity Package regular team events, hackathons, and company events
- Education Package yearly education budget for every employee
Any questions? Feel free to take a look at our FAQ!For direct application: please send only completed application (CV, Cover Letter, References) to career@bigpoint.net and refer to the job reference number.
