Cinematic Scripter

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.