Junior Scripter

9 Minutes ago • All levels

Editorial

Job Description

Larian Studios, an award-winning developer known for Baldur’s Gate 3 and Divinity: Original Sin 2, is seeking a Junior Scripter to join their Dublin-based team. This role involves collaborating with various teams, including Cinematics and Writing, to implement and enhance narrative vision using proprietary tools and game editors. The Gameplay Scripting team is crucial in defining the player experience by ensuring depth, consequence, and resonance in every game decision.

Good To Have:

Experience developing or modding games, ideally RPG genre.
Experience with running or participating in ‘DnD’ or other tabletop RPGs.
Experience with scripting or programming languages (Lua, Python, C++ etc.).

Must Have:

Analyze narrative pitches to create gameplay sequences prioritizing player agency and fun.
Collaborate with the Worldbuilding team and other design departments to iterate game content.
Plan and implement content using proprietary game editor and internal scripting languages.
Align with Lead Scripter and Senior Producer on priorities and deadlines.
Analytical skills to review complex documentation and devise solutions.
Creative Game Design skills, focusing on player experience and iteration.
Technical skills in game development software and/or writing adaptable code.
Collaborative skills to work with diverse teams.
Willingness to work onsite.
Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

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With multiple awards to our name, Larian Studios has proven that we’re dedicated to delivering high-quality role-playing games As we move on to new projects, the studio that brought you Baldur’s Gate 3 & Divinity: Original Sin 2 is looking for a Junior Scripter to join the team and help us in crafting the high calibre games our fans have come to expect.

At Larian, the Gameplay Scripting team plays a central role in breathing life into our projects. Scripters collaborate with a range of Larian teams, from Cinematics to Writing, to implement and augment the narrative vision - using our proprietary tools and game editor. Gameplay Scripting truly defines the player experience in a Larian game - by ensuring every decision made has depth, consequence and resonance.

Responsibilities

Take internal narrative pitches and analyze them, to create potential gameplay sequences that prioritise player agency and a fun experience
Collaborate closely with the Worldbuilding team, iterating game content in collaboration with other teams like writing, narrative, other design departments, etc.
Plan the implementation of content, or work from existing designs - and complete the implementation using our proprietary game editor and internal scripting languages.
Align with the Lead Scripter and Senior Producer on priorities and deadlines

Requirements

Analytical skills to review complex documentation and identify important pieces, devise solutions to layered problems
Creative Game Design skills - keeping the player experience front and center, showing an ability to innovate and iterate consistently with feedback.
Technical skills - proficiency in game development software, and/or writing adaptable, easy to maintain code
Collaborative skills - enjoys collaboration with a diverse range of teams, and can influence positively
Must be willing to work onsite
Fluent in English, both written and spoken