Narrative Designer

Job Summary
We are looking for a Narrative Designer to join our fully remote game development team for an unannounced project within a high-profile IP.
We are in development on an ambitious, unannounced, cross-platform Strategy/MMO title, creating a team of talented and passionate game makers to join us on this exciting journey. This could be your opportunity to make a lasting impact on one of our next big releases.
Key Responsibilities
As a storytelling specialist, you will be creating with the narrative team an epic serialized journey that immerses the player in the world of a globally recognized IP and offers agency to customize the story in a meaningful way through branching narrative design. As a teammate, you will bring to our writers’ room your professional integrity, inventive ideas, and IP knowledge. As an individual, you will autonomously deliver best-in-class narratives across outlines, scripts, and features.
Demonstrate experience with crafting and implementing system-driven, player-owned, branching narratives
Proactively contribute in the writers’ room to story development
Design story outlines that align with IP requirements, product goals, and art, animation, and production scope
Write emotionally rich scripts featuring authentic dialogue for an expansive cast of IP and original characters
Collaborate within and across departments, proactively communicating and applying feedback efficiently and effectively
Contribute to the development of narrative features and events
Assist in the training of more junior designers as the team grows
Requirements
Experience in serialized storytelling for multi-year game and/or TV projects
Strong RPG storytelling, writing, and branching narrative design skills
IP knowledge* and enthusiasm for working within the boundaries of an IP
Understanding of F2P game development pipelines and monetization strategies
Implementation experience to convert scripts to in-game conversations as well as block, light, and direct dialogue scenes
Organizational agility, task management, and communication skills
Ability to interface with departments across game design, including Level Design, Engineering, Art, Animation, Audio, and Production.
High degree of professional integrity and discretion
*Qualified candidates will be asked to sign an NDA and complete a project-specific narrative assessment.
Nice-to-Have Qualifications
A passion and predilection for team writing
Avid player of games, especially Narrative RPG and 4X Strategy
Familiarity with industry-standard development tools such as Unity, Jira, Confluence, Miro, and Git.
Directing experience - character blocking, camera positions and editing abilities.
Compensation and Benefits:
Salary range: $85,000 - $125,000 USD
Unlimited PTO (used responsibly and subject to business needs)
Medical, dental, and vision coverage
401(k) with company match
Fully remote work
Smile Break is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, or any other legally protected characteristic.
Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the country in which they reside. Visa sponsorship is not currently available for this position.

Work arrangement
Yes