Narrative Designer (Game Writer)
Core
Design and write the core narrative, lore, world-building, and dialogue for a sci-fi roguelite real-time strategy game with city-building elements.
Role type
Narrative Designer (Game Writer)
Builds
A floating city on an ever-changing alien ocean within a roguelite RTS framework
Domain
Video Games / Sci-Fi / Real-Time Strategy
Required skills
Sci-Fi writing, narrative design, design documentation, system integration, playtesting, English (C1)
Preferred skills
Shipped commercial game experience, Unreal Engine, hard sci-fi genre knowledge, narrative strategy game familiarity, portfolio with style variety
Technologies
Unreal Engine
Responsibilities
Write core narrative, lore, and world-building; Design and write dialogue; Integrate storyline into core game systems with Game Design and Director; Playtest narrative content; Maintain narrative design documentation
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on IC