Game Designer

Position: Gaming Writer

Location: Burbank CA – 100% Remote

Duration: 3+ months

Interview: Video

Job Summary:

• Responsible for developing original treatments, stories, scripts, and dialogue for assigned game project.
• This role provides a key component of the studio's mission to create games that have a positive and lasting impact on people's lives by writing compelling stories and by modeling great collaboration.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

• Works with Creative Director, story team, and other production members to develop characters, plot, and key storytelling moments
• Writes scripts for games with emphasis on complete description of scenes and characters (camera moves, facial expressions, sets, lighting, etc.)
• Writes scripts for real-time and cinematics sequences, and coordinates with various groups to get them implemented
• Participates in writer’s room sessions for brainstorming, story development, and narrative problem solving.
• Regularly reviews scripts by other writers and gives thoughtful feedback.
• Provides notes and feedback to other production departments to shape and hone the expression of story
• Responds to notes from and works closely with brand and publishing partners to achieve story goals
• Writes a variety of dialogue for AI and emergent gameplay events
• Works closely with the production team to create and implement in-game moments to reinforce the story arc
• Writes game trailers and other extraneous projects as necessary (examples: marketing pieces, web content, etc.)
• Assists in writing all text and dialogue in game (menus, descriptions, etc.)
• Maintains schedule and scope during various stages of production
• Demonstrates an understanding of resource limitations and works closely with other production departments to find elegant solutions to complex story problems
• Other duties may be assigned

EXPERIENCE: Typically requires 4-6 years of related experience.