Job Description
Ghost Story Games is a self-publishing game development studio known for award-winning games like System Shock 2, BioShock, and BioShock Infinite. They are currently developing Judas. The studio is seeking a Cinematic Scripter to join their Cinematics Team. This role involves combining scripting and storytelling skills to develop dynamic, narrative-driven systems and content for Judas, contributing to the overall success of the team by enhancing the game's immersive world-building and gameplay.
Good To 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.
Must Have:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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.
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