Narrative Designer

This role will be responsible for creating the narrative structure, writing screenplay, dialogues and assisting with implementation of cutscenes / quests inside the game engine (Unity). They will be part of a small design team and work closely with the lead game designer. They will collaborate with VO / mocap artists, level designers and assist with creation of in-game cutscenes that are in line with the vision and emotional experience of the game as defined by our creative director.

Responsibilities:

1. Come up with an engaging narrative that evokes the desired emotional response

2. Maintain pacing of the narrative to keep the player engaged

3. Create and define characters, their backstory, motivations, etc. for the game

4. Write screenplay and dialogues for in-game cutscenes, tutorials, NPC conversations

5. Plan locations, characters, props, etc. that are needed

6. Write content and flavor text (for UI), shouts and calls (for NPC) for quests / missions

7. Work with the concept team to assist creation of storyboards

8. Dictate camera angles, perspectives, shot composition, etc.

9. Incorporate feedback from the creative director

10. Iterate on storyboards as needed

11. Collaborate with art (2D, 3D) team to assist with creation of assets for cutscenes / tutorials

12. Iterate on assets / level with feedback from the design lead and the creative director

13. Coordinate with VO / mocap artists / animators to create cutscenes

14. Ensure that the desired emotional response is present in the delivered voice overs

15. Collaborate with animators to get the right look and feel for the scene

16. Collaborate with level / game designers to implement the cutscene in the mission / quest

17. Playtest the quest / mission / tutorial with rest of the team after implementation

18. Iterate on cutscene / conversation / tutorial as needed with the playtest feedback