Narrative Designer
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Narrative Designer at Smoking Gun Interactive creating interactive narrative content for AAA games. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance storytelling and player agency in game design.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with a Lead Designer and Creative Director to deliver on the creative vision for the project;
- Help evangelize and communicate the design vision to the team;
- Write and implement dialogue, character interactions, and narrative content using proprietary tools;
- Structure branching conversations and player choices that support gameplay and player agency;
- Integrate narrative assets including dialogue, VO timing, and supporting content;
- Collaborate with Quest, Cinematic, Audio, and Gameplay teams to ensure narrative content integrates seamlessly;
- Help maintain narrative tone, style, and storytelling consistency across the project;
- Troubleshoot issues related to narrative flow, pacing, logic, and implementation;
- Maintain organization standards for naming, structure, and documentation;
- Work with art and programming disciplines to achieve project goals;
- Maintain high proficiency in workflows and pipelines, collaborating to improve tools and methodologies;
- Ensure a high level of quality in all aspects of your work;
- Take initiative in problem-solving and collaborating as needed to facilitate effective resolutions;
- Help liaison between the design team and QA.
Requirements:
- 2 to 3 years experience as a Narrative Designer working on AAA game projects
- Shipped at least 1 title as a Narrative Designer on a PC or Console Game
- Demonstrate experience writing interactive dialogue and branching narrative
- Experience implementing narrative content within a game engine or narrative tool
- Strong understanding of interactive storytelling, pacing, and player agency
- Experience with Word, Excel, Photoshop
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, able to communicate ideas clearly
- Ability to accept and provide direction, work well under pressure, and handle multiple tasks
- A naturally self-driven demeanor, taking initiative when needed, demonstrated ability to work independently
- Willingness to push the envelope and innovate within game parameters
- Passion about gaming and striving to improve the quality of games
- A positive attitude and a great team-player.
Benefits:
- 10 days vacation leave
- 5 paid days personal leave
- 7 paid sick days
- Life Insurance & Accidental Death & Dismemberment
- Dependent Life Insurance
- Long Term Disability (LTD)
- Extended Healthcare Benefit
- Dental Care
- RRSP matching
- Hybrid working
- Training & Development
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