Junior Quest Designer

1 Month ago • 1-2 Years • Game Story Writing/Narrative Design

Job Summary

Job Description

This Junior Quest Designer role involves creating detailed storylines, designing and implementing quests using Unreal Engine 5, planning required assets, collaborating with other departments, integrating assets into engaging experiences, maintaining high quality, fixing bugs, and creating design documentation. Responsibilities include crafting narratives, working within a game development lifecycle, receiving feedback, and demonstrating strong critical thinking and analytical skills. Experience with modding cRPGs and sandbox games is a plus. The role is based in Warsaw, Krakow, or Wroclaw with a hybrid work model, requiring at least 3 days a week in the office.
Must have:
  • Storyline creation
  • Quest design & Unreal Engine 5 implementation
  • Asset planning & integration
  • Collaboration with teams
  • Maintaining quality & fixing bugs
  • Design documentation
  • Scenario/screenplay writing
  • Passion for gaming (cRPGs)
  • Feedback application
  • Fluent English & communication
Good to have:
  • Game modding experience
  • Knowledge of game editors (RED kit, etc.)
  • Credited narrative work (movies/books)
  • Unreal Engine 5 Blueprints
  • Witcher universe knowledge
  • Fantasy genre familiarity
Perks:
  • Flexible working hours
  • Welcome pack
  • Trainings & courses
  • Merch
  • Private medical healthcare
  • Psychological care
  • Multisport card
  • Dog-friendly office
  • Social events
  • Healthy office snacks
  • International environment
  • Sustainable campus
  • Onsite gym
  • Car & bike parking
  • No dress code

Job Details

Company Description

To create revolutionary, story-driven RPGs which go straight to the hearts of gamers — this is our mission. Want to dive deeper into our company’s culture? Explore our social media and check out our  where we share behind-the-scenes insights and stories direct from our team members!

Job Description

We are excited to expand our Quest Design team and are looking for talented individuals who are passionate about narrative-driven and emotional design. If you have experience with visual scripting and a talent for directing complex projects, we want to hear from you! As a  Quest Designer you will have the opportunity to create, implement, and direct your own stories within our immersive worlds. Join us and be a part of creating unforgettable experiences in the iconic worlds of The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077. Apply today and bring your storytelling expertise to life!

Key Responsibilities:

  • Creating the storyline on a detailed level.
  • Designing quests and implementing them using Unreal Engine 5.
  • Planning assets required for the creation of the quests.
  • Cooperating with other departments.
  • Integrating delivered assets (like gameplay elements, locations, characters, dialogue etc.) into a seamless, engaging and unique experience.
  • Maintaining the highest possible quality of quests, and fixing reported bugs.
  • Creating and maintaining design documentation.

Qualifications

  • Creativity and multiple unique ideas on how the story should be presented in the game.
  • Basic level of proficiency with writing scenarios, screenplays or short stories.
  • Ability to effectively work across teams involved in a game development lifecycle. A real passion for playing games (cRPGs or pen & paper role-playing systems).
  • Ability to receive and apply feedback in a highly iterative environment.
  • Broad interest in culture and pop culture (literature, cinema, etc.)
  • Strong critical thinking and analytical skills.
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet production deadlines.
  • Fluent English.
  • Excellent communication skills & ability to effectively work across teams involved in a game development lifecycle.
  • Experience in modding games (cRPGs and sandbox games preferred) would be a plus.
  • Knowledge of any game editor (most commonly used: RED kit, Shadowrun, Divinity: Original Sin, etc)

Nice to have

(Please note that these skills are not required to apply for the position)

  • Credited work on narrative field for movies, plays or books.
  • Knowledge of Unreal Engine 5 Blueprints.
  • Knowledge of Andrzej Sapkowski's Witcher universe.
  • Familiarity with the fantasy genre in games, movies and literature.

Candidates for all Quest Design positions are kindly requested to provide portfolio/examples of the projects they did.

Additional Information

Working mode

  • Hybrid. For this role, you can choose to work from one of our offices located in Warsaw, Krakow, or Wroclaw for at least 3 day a week.

Perks & Professional Growth

  • Flexible working hours — start your workday anytime between 8:00 and 10:00 AM.
  • A welcome pack filled with goodies — to help you feel right at home once you join the team.
  • Trainings, lectures and courses — internal workshops, external training for each employee, ‘Meet a star’ events, knowledge-sharing initiatives, online tutorials, and e-learning classes are all available. There’s always something to learn!
  • Merch — gifts for newborn rebels and regular chances to nab some cool swag!

Health & Well-being

  • Private medical healthcare — a selection of medical plans with dental care to choose from, which are also accessible for your partner and relatives.
  • Psychological care — free mental health support and various well-being webinars. 
  • Multisport card — gain access to a wide number of sporting and fitness facilities across the city.

Social Activities & Life in the Office

  • Dog-friendly office — dog owner? Bring your pooch with you and look after them while working! There’s always a furry friend or two to meet at the studio.
  • Social events — we host regular gatherings at the studio where we can all unwind, play games, and just have some fun together.
  • Healthy selections — ​​organic fruit, snacks, muesli, organic honey, vegan milk, and speciality coffee are all at your disposal around the studio. Enjoy!
  • Truly international working environment — a chance to meet and work with a diverse selection of people from all around the world.

Head office in Warsaw

  • Sustainable campus with an eco ethos — solar panels provide green energy, 2000 plants and an air-filtering system to help provide clean air, electric car charging points, flower meadows, and more green features in the works.
  • An onsite, well-equipped gym with a climbing wall, daily Gym Assistant support and yoga and healthy spine classes.
  • Car and bike parking spaces.
  • A designated space for your bicycle, as well as bicycle repair equipment and showers available whenever you need them.
  • No dress-code — we like to keep it casual.

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About The Company

CD PROJEKT RED is home to over 1000 game-making professionals from all over the globe. We speak many different languages, but share one love — video games.


We are creators of The Witcher series of games, including the acclaimed The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Most recently, we have created Cyberpunk 2077 and its spy-thriller expansion Phantom Liberty.


We are headquartered in Warsaw, Poland, with studios in Cracow and Wroclaw. In North America, we operate in Vancouver and will be opening a new studio in Boston to drive development on the followup to Cyberpunk 2077. 


We’re proud to have a gamer-first approach, a diverse & supportive culture, and a focus on mature, meaningful storytelling that will inspire gamers for years to come.


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