Cinematic Scripter

2 Months ago • 2 Years + • Videography

Job Summary

Job Description

Ghost Story Games is seeking a Cinematic Scripter to join their team and contribute to the development of Judas. The role involves scripting and storytelling to develop dynamic, narrative-driven systems and content. The candidate will be responsible for developing and maintaining C++ and Blueprint systems, designing pipelines for cinematic and narrative content, providing technical direction for character animation integration, and collaborating with various teams to enhance storytelling. They will also drive performance optimization to support project goals and creative iteration. The ideal candidate should be passionate about narrative first-person shooters.
Must have:
  • 2+ years of development experience in game industry
  • Strong understanding of narrative delivery timing and pacing
  • Experience with at least one shipped title with strong narrative
  • Excellent communication and organizational skills
  • Excellent visual scripting and/or programming skills

Job Details

 

Who We Are: 
Ghost Story Games is a self-publishing game development studio. Our studio designed and released award-winning games, such as System Shock 2, BioShock and BioShock Infinite. We are currently working on Judas and would love for you to be part of our team.     
 

The Challenge: 
Ghost Story Games is on the search for a Cinematic Scripter to join the Cinematics Team. Combine your love of scripting and storytelling and help us develop Judas’ dynamic, narrative-driven systems and content. 
 

What You’ll Take On: 

  • Develop and maintain high-performance C++ and Blueprint systems that support in-game cinematics, scripted events, and narrative-driven gameplay. 

  • Design extensible pipelines and tooling for cinematic and narrative content, enabling cross-disciplinary teams to deliver high-quality experiences with minimal engineering support. 

  • Provide technical direction for character animation integration and runtime control, focusing on improving emotional fidelity and storytelling impact. 

  • Collaborate closely with audio, lighting, animation, and narrative design teams to build systems that unify presentation layers and enhance dramatic storytelling. 

  • Drive performance optimization, reliability, and scalability of all narrative systems to support long-term project goals and creative iteration. 

What You Bring: 

  • 2+ years of development experience in the game industry with recent hands-on implementation experience. 

  • Strong understanding of timing and pacing of narrative delivery. 

  • Contributed to at least one shipped title recognized for its strong narrative and/or mission design. 

  • Excellent communication, collaboration, and organizational skills. 

  • Excellent visual scripting and/or programming skills. 

  • Passion for narrative first-person shooters. 

  

What You Have: 

  • Ability to work within a schedule and deliver effectively to deadlines.  

  • Ability to receive feedback and not only apply it but learn from it.  

  • Ability to work independently to diagnose and proactively solve problems.  

  • Experience with task/bug-tracking software and pipelines.  

  • Experience with Perforce or similar version control software.  

 

 

Please be aware that Ghost Story does not conduct job interviews or make job offers over third-party messaging apps such as Telegram, WhatsApp, or others. Ghost Story also does not engage in any financial exchanges during the recruitment or onboarding process, and the Company will never ask a candidate for their personal or financial information over an app or other unofficial chat channel. Any attempt to do so may be the result of a scam or phishing exercise. Ghost Story's in-house recruitment team will only contact individuals through their official Company email addresses (i.e., via a ghoststorygames.com email domain). If you need to report an issue or otherwise have questions, please contact Careers@ghoststorygames.com

As an equal opportunity employer, Ghost Story Games ("Ghost Story") is committed to fostering and celebrating the diverse thoughts, cultures, and backgrounds of its talent, partners, and communities throughout its organization. Consistent with this commitment, Ghost Story does not discriminate or retaliate against any employee or job applicant because of their race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, and genetic information (including family medical history), or on the basis of any other trait protected by applicable law. If you need to report a concern or have questions regarding Ghost Story’s equal opportunity commitment, please contact Careers@ghoststorygames.com.

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About The Company

A self-publishing game studio located near Boston Massachusetts, our staff has been widely recognized as some of the industry’s leading game developers. Many members of the team have earned a reputation for creating story-driven, award-winning games like System Shock 2, Freedom Force, BioShock, and BioShock Infinite. If you’re interested in working at a studio that is committed to delivering genre-defining games and driving industry innovation, then we may just be the place for you!

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